Celebrating Catholic schools      CHRIS KELLY staff Karen Giordano and Kathy Zaluk, both of Edison, share a songbook during Mass at St. James Roman Catholic Church on Feb. 3. The Mass was held with the St. James School to celebrate the parish's Spotlight on School success. The Rev. Edwin Leahy and longtime volunteer Joan Osvath, a E... More ... Crime prevention program to focus on apartments Encourages background checks, reporting suspicious behavior BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       Mayor John E. McCormac and Deputy Police Chief Philip DiNicola detailed the township's Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design [CPTED] program, geared to reduce crime and increase the safety and security at high-density residential housing facilities, last week. More ... Charity prodigious with cancer survivor aid BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE - George Yuhasz has turned his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in 1999 into what he and others call "a labor of love." Yuhasz, who has been a special education teacher at the Middlesex County Vocational Technical High School system in East Brunswick for 30 years, formed the nonprofit g... More ... Dinner held for Guardsmen who'll soon be deployed BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE - For some of the 130 soldiers of Charlie Company, 113th Infantry Battalion Light Regiment of the U.S.Army NationalGuard, itwill be their firstmission in a combat zone. Gov. Jon S. Corzine andMaj.Gen. More ... Colonia teacher arrested for alleged affair with student Sexual misconduct allegation fourth for Colonia in four years BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE - A 37-year-old Colonia Middle School physical education teacher and former Colonia High School junior varsity soccer coach was arrested last week after he was allegedly found with a 17-year-old female student, police said. More ... Recycling plant proposal goes back to freeholders Battle continues over planned facility on Edgeboro Road BY VINCENT TODARO & BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writers       EAST BRUNSWICK - A longstanding battle over a proposed recycling plant on Edgeboro Road is not over yet. Triple M Sanitation is appealing a December 2006 decision by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders that rejected the firm's application to be included in the county's solid waste m... More ... Fake water co. man distracts woman while she is robbed BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE - Police are looking for a 5-foot-5-inch-tall white male with a thin build who posed as a water company employee in an incident that led to a theft from a 78-year-old woman at her Remsen Avenue residence in Avenel last week. More ...