Executive order meant to streamline twp. offices Dept. of Rec. and Resident Services and Dept. of Media and Communications created BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       Mayor John E. McCormac issued his first executive order of the year to streamline Woodbridge government and consolidate services at last week's Township Council meeting. More ...       Kay Karlick of Carteret, who has been volunteering for the soup kitchen at the Trinity Episcopal Church on Rahway Avenue for 15 months, serves Frank Kayla the main course of the day - vegetable lasagna with green beans. Story, page 3. More ... Soup kitchen serves up hope, and lasagna BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE - The kitchen at the Trinity Episcopal Church on Rahway Avenue starts bustling with movement every Friday morning as a soup kitchen. More ... Seniors may get some relief from heating bills BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE -Seniors may be eligible for financial assistance to help pay for their rising heating bills. "While we are experiencing an unusually warm winter, colder weather is on the way," said Mayor John E. McCormac. "That means many low-income senior residents will face unusually h... More ... Freeholders sworn in at reorganization meeting Crabiel gets nod for 12th consecutive year as freeholder director BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer       John Pulomena and H. James Polos and were sworn in as Middlesex County freeholders and David B. Crabiel resumed the position of board director for the 12th consecutive year during a reorganizational meeting held at the Middlesex County College Performing Arts Center on Friday. More ... Delivery driver robbed at gunpoint       WOODBRIDGE - Police are looking for two males who robbed $5,400 worth of money and boxes of cigarettes at gunpoint outside of an Exxon gas station in Iselin last week. The incident occurred between 10:30 a.m. and 10:40 a.m. on Dec. 29, police said. More ... Hashing is more than just a walk in the park Runners take part in fun run with water hazards and false trails BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer       EDISON - Running is often considered a solo sport. It is just one man against himself, the coarse and the clock. Just do not tell that to the hashers. More than 50 men and women came to Thomas Edison Park on Saturday to take part in the annual Freezing Cold Hash Run, a 6-mil... More ... Mayors expected to officiate civil unions Most mayors cite legal compliance as reason for conducting ceremonies BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       Middlesex County mayors mostly approve of the bill that allows same-sex couples to enter civil unions, which are legally similar to marriage. The mayors of North and South Brunswick as well as Woodbridge, Metuchen and South River all said that they will officiate a civil union cere... More ... Civil unions end at the New Jersey border BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       While the civil union bill has given same-sex couples a plethora of additional rights and responsibilities, its effects stop short at the federal level, according to legal and financial experts. Felice T. More ... Naked cop exonerated by Superior Court judge His future with Edison police hinges on outcome of departmental charges BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer       EDISON - A state Superior Court judge overturned the conviction of former Edison Patrolman Ioannis Mpletsakis on Jan. 3, nullifying a conviction for hindering apprehension in Dunellen Municipal Court in June. Judge Melvin L. Gelade overturned the conviction on appeal, citing that ... More ... Health Dept. helps single father during holidays       WOODBRIDGE - A township man, who is a single father with six children, received a blessing over the holidays with the help of the Woodbridge Health Department. "His children range from 10 to 17 years old," said Kimberly Jenkins, who has been working as a senior clerk typist at the depa... More ... Zoning Board denies bakery new parking lot Residents cite fumes from delivery trucks as main concern BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE - Avenel residents living in the vicinity of Santos Bakery on Rahway Avenue were relieved when the Zoning Board of Adjustment denied Alblio Santos' proposal last week to construct a new parking lot adjacent to his bakery. More ...