SCOTT FRIEDMAN Keeping his eye on the ball, Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac gets ready to swing during a charity softball game with the Woodbridge Chamber of Commerce for the Middlesex County Habitat for Humanity in Woodbridge on Aug. 30. More ... Boy, 9, charged in death of infant Day-care worker charged with endangering the welfare of a child BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       A9-year-old boy was charged with the death of an 11-month-old Carteret boy at a home-based day-care center in Iselin, last week. Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan announced in a statement on Aug. More ... Police arrest two men in connection with burglaries BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE - Two transient men were arrested and charged last week with nine counts of burglary and theft from businesses and properties in the Port Reading section of the township since May, police said. More ... Mobile museum may be rolling up to Woodbridge Rep. Ferguson seeks fed. funding for traveling history museum BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE - With the help of Congressman Michael Ferguson (R-12), the township is one step closer to developing a "traveling" historical museum that would be displayed at libraries and public schools and during events in the township. More ... Towns by district       About these statistics Staff members at Greater Media Newspapers recently studied the legislative records of each lawmaker in our coverage area for the 2006-07 legislative session. All figures were current as of Aug. 5, while the Legislature was on summer recess. More ... Lawmakers face roadblocks on the hard road to success Some say system in Trenton must be changed BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       The idea that there is too much politics in Trenton has been around for so long, it has become a cliché. The familiar bugaboos of partisanship and petty rivalries disrupting the legislative process are well known and well despised. More ... Most new laws Read the Story... Least new laws Read the Story... Woman starts support group for teenage girls Sisters of Promise holds discussions, invites inspirational speakers BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE - Four years ago, as Fords resident Shirley Genty was substitute teaching in the township school district and going to school at Rutgers University's Douglass College, she realized what her purpose in life was. "I had in mind that I wanted to help kids," said Genty. "However, I didn't... More ... State ABC director to decide nightclub's fate Studio 9 was the location of two riots, violations, late last month BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE - The state director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control board, Jerry Fisher, will decide whether or not to allow the owners of the Studio 9 restaurant and cocktail lounge on King Georges Road to continue to operate. More ... Batter Up      PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Clockwise from top: A warm summer night added to the fun as state Sen. Joe Vitale and the Woodbridge Chamber of Commerce play a charity softball game for Middlesex County Habitat for Humanity in Woodbridge on Aug. 30. Zac Wheeler, 4, Metuchen, watches the game. Woodbridge Ma... More ... Worker freed from trench in Fords, considered stable OSHA is investigating concern over substandard hole BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE - A 34-year-old Plainfield man is in stable condition after he became stuck from his chest down in a construction trench for approximately four hours last week when he was doing work on a sewer line at a Snyder Road residence. More ...