Governor announces health-care expansion Move to expand number of children eligable under NJ FamilyCare program BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       Beginning Jan. 1, all New Jersey children will have access to affordable health insurance, according state officials. Gov. Jon S. Corzine and state Sen. Joseph F. Vitale (D-19) announced the final piece of the New Jersey Family Care program in Tiny Town USA, the soft play area for children at the... More ...       A dog named Hatie, once a rescue shelter dog himself, pokes his nose at the lens during the opening ceremony of a new animal shelter in Woodbridge on Friday. See page 3 More ... No minute like the last one       Left: Cathy Datwani, of Westfield, uses her daughter Kieran's stroller to carry all her purchases as she shops at the Woodbridge Center mall in Woodbridge on Dec. 21. Above: Preeti Profale of Iselin comforts her daughter Anvi, 3, after the child was frightened by an invitation to sit on Santa's la... More ... Woodbridge opens new animal shelter BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE- Just hours shy of the winter solstice, Mayor John E. McCormac announced the opening of the first public animal shelter and pet adoption center at 195WoodbridgeAve. in the Sewaren section of the township on Dec. 21. More ... Attorney tells of landlord-tenant rights BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer       NORTH BRUNSWICK - A landlordtenant seminar was held by Mary Acevedo, a lawyer for Legal Services of New Jersey, at Linwood Middle School on Dec. 12. Legal Services is a statewide, nonprofit organization that provides free legal assistance to low-income residents with civil matters. More ... Red State/Blue State If you like the post office, you'll love universal care DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN       A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. More ... Police arrest two for assault       WOODBRIDGE - Two former Colonia High School students have been arrested and charged with the assault of two 16- year-old John F. Kennedy Memorial High School male students at the Woodbridge Community Center on Dec. 12, and police said they anticipate more arrests will be made. More ... Police make marijuana arrest       WOODBRIDGE - A marijuana distribution investigation by the special investigation unit of the township police department, which was executed in the parking lot of the Sheraton Inn on Route 1 in the Iselin section of the township on Dec. 8, led to two arrests. More ...