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SCOTT PILLING staff Stanislav Joukov gives his figure skating pupil, Lauren O'Neil, some help during the figure skating class at United Skates in the Woodbridge Community Center. More...
Woodbridge cop took half-nude photos of teen, assaulted stepson

Douglas Karlson, a veteran Woodbridge police officer, was sentenced to up to 17 years in prison last week for taking hundreds of suggestive photographs of a 15-year-old Colonia girl and, in a separate case, for sexually assaulting his stepson, 26, beginning when the boy was 14 years old. More...

Whether institution is recognized elsewhere varies from state to state

Same-sex couples all over New Jersey applied for civil union licenses when a new law that allows them to took effect last week. While the moment was seen by rights groups as a step forward, it was also seen as a sharp reminder that gay and lesbian couples still cannot technically g... More...


The Colonia Senior Citizens Club has announced several trips and events for the coming new year. The club sponsors Atlantic City day trips on the third Monday of each month. The trip leaves from St. John Vianney Church parking lot on Inman Avenue at 11 a.m. For more information, c... More...


Fifth annual Memorial Bowling Event to fund blood cancer research

WOODBRIDGE - Avenel resident Stephen Cohorsky III has kept his father's memory alive for the past five years through the annual Stephen Cohorsky Jr. Memorial Bowling Benefit for the Cancer Institute of New Jersey. The benefit marks its fifth year since Stephen J. Cohorsky Jr., who ... More...


Account would allow for private money to be raised for animal shelter

WOODBRIDGE - With ideas still up in the air for the public animal shelter, Mayor John E. McCormac announced last week that he will seek a budget rider to allow for the private donation of funds to assist in the care and housing of abandoned animals. More...


Congregation Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, will hold its annual Scholar-in-Residence program beginning March 23, featuring Richard Freund, Ph.D., director of Jewish studies at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. Freund will speak about "Judaism's Symbols and Secret Codes... More...
The state has finalized its deal with the unions. I cannot say I am surprised by the most generous contract terms the unions obtained from Gov. Corzine with very little negotiating on his part. The governor gave in on almost every point where he stated saving could and should be made. The ret... More...
Gr eg B ean Coda My grandfather, who once worked as the administrator of a state government institution, told me about a technique used at budget time called "shooting the cocker spaniel." "Here's how it works," he said. "No voter wants to hear about tax increases, and ... More...
Shirley Krentzman Mrs. Krentzman, 79, of Freehold, died Feb. 15, 2007, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she had lived in Woodbridge before moving to Howell in 1987. Mrs. Krentzman was a colorist in the garment industry and had worked in a fabri... More...
Lincoln Elementary donates proceeds from 'Coin a Day' to tower
EDISON - It was like a telethon without the phone banks. Scores of cheering supporters hooted and howled as each amount total was announced and flashed on giant cards for all to see. An enthusiastic woman was reading the totals, pumping up the crowd for the big finish, the total am... More...
EDISON - Bishop Ahr High School wrestling team's Joe McAuley heads the list of area grapplers headed to Atlantic City's Convention Hall this weekend to compete for a state title. McAuley captured the Region 5 title at 140 pounds with a pin over Will Buchan of Woodbridge in the final... More...