Middlesex County man battles brain tumor with help of technology, clinical trial    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: MyCentralJersey.com
In the spring of 2011, 71-year-old Bashir Khan appeared to his family to be uncharacteristically emotional and forgetful, and at times, had trouble forming words.... Full story...

Your support makes a difference    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: MyCentralJersey
Our Goal is to Help You Look and Feel Your Very Best! Legends Salon of Hillsborough is a full servic... Bound Brook - Dawn Kentnor was able to purchase new car themed beds and linens, perched at right, for her two sons, Alex, 3, at left, and Xavier, 2. Images...... Full story...

School Notebook: Traveling art exhibit arrives at library    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: The Jersey Journal
HIGHLAND PARK - Paintings, photographs and collages by students in Middlesex County Arts High School and Arts Middle School are on display at the Highland Park Public Library.... Full story...

School Notebook: Academy receives grant for Project Lead the Way    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: The Jersey Journal
EAST BRUNSWICK - Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools' Academy of Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences has received a $3,000 grant from Andersen Window and Doors' foundation, the Andersen Corporate Foundation, to purchase equipment...... Full story...

Get a Glimpse of India at the Library    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: Patch.com
Explore the rich culture of India during the first of a three-part series on India at the East Brunswick Public Library .... Full story...

Middlesex County Parks and Recreation Opens Enrollment for Freeholders' Basketball Tournament    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: Patch.com
Enrollment is now open for the annual Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders' Youth Basketball Tournament, slated to begin in early March.... Full story...

Delran police Capt. Dean Potts hanging up his badge after long career    Posted on 2012-01-21
Source: PhillyBurbs.com
Capt. Dean Potts has been married for more than 20 years, but you could say his first love was police work.... Full story...

Rate Middlesex County's Snow Response    Posted on 2012-01-21
Source: Patch.com
Middlesex County hasn't seen snow since October. Now that the first snow of 2012 has fallen, Patch wants to know if you're happy with how your roads are looking.... Full story...

First Snow of the Season on Track for Saturday    Posted on 2012-01-21
Source: Patch.com
Winter will finally be felt on Saturday. The National Weather Service has issued a weather advisory for Middlesex County residents to expect a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain starting at 1 am on Saturday.... Full story...

Readington committeewoman Donna Simon is selected to fill assembly seat of late Peter Biondi    Posted on 2012-01-21
Source: The Jersey Journal
Simon, a Readington Township committeewoman, will fill the seat of the late Peter Biondi , who died in November, two days after winning reelection.... Full story...

Marine from Colonia killed in helicopter crash enlisted in 2008    Posted on 2012-01-21
Source: MyCentralJersey
A 25-year-old Colonia resident was killed in a U.S. helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Thursday, his family confirmed today.... Full story...

Investigators Determine Fatal Woodbridge Fire Was Intentionally Set    Posted on 2012-01-20
Source: Clarks Hometown News Patriot
Investigators determined that yesterday's fatal fire at a house in the Menlo Park Terrace section of Woodbridge was intentionally set by a township man who was killed in the blaze, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Director Robert Hubner...... Full story...

North Brunswick Man Charged With Fatal Shooting    Posted on 2012-01-20
Source: Clarks Hometown News Patriot
A North Brunswick man was charged today with fatally shooting a 21-year-old man on a New Brunswick city street last week, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Director Anthony A. Caputo of the New Brunswick Police Department announced.... Full story...

Suspect in Rutgers suicide case in court    Posted on 2012-01-20
Source: CNN
A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Friday in the case of a former Rutgers University student who allegedly used a web cam to stream footage of his roommate's sexual encounter with another man.... Full story...

Firefighter, resident die at Woodbridge fire    Posted on 2012-01-20
Source: MyCentralJersey
Woodbridge, Iselin and Metuchen fire departments on scene at 33 Jefferson Street in the Iselin section of Woodbridge where an occupant at 33 Jefferson Street died.... Full story...

Jefferson St. Neighbor First Spotted the Unconscious Woodbridge Fireman in the Fire Truck    Posted on 2012-01-20
Source: Patch.com
"There's a fire." Those were the words Krista Sweeney heard when her daughter called to tell her that 33 Jefferson Street, the house right across the road from their home, was ablaze Thursday afternoon .... Full story...

United Way of Central Jersey Funding Process Begins Soon    Posted on 2012-01-18
Source: MyCentralJersey.com
Every year, volunteers who live or work in Middlesex County review the health and human service needs of the community and decide where to invest resources.... Full story...

Three Middlesex County farmers garner statewide awards    Posted on 2012-01-17
Source: MyCentralJersey
Jim Giamarese works in his Christmas tree fields when not tending his vegetable crops.... Full story...

Bill To Fight Flooding Of The South River Signed Into Law    Posted on 2012-01-17
Source: Clarks Hometown News Patriot
Legislation Assemblymen John S. Wisniewski and Craig J. Coughlin sponsored to help combat the flooding of the South River in Sayreville has been signed into law.... Full story...

Authorities identify 2 men suspected in string of armed robberies    Posted on 2012-01-17
Source: The Newark Star-Ledger
Two men, Michael Mitchell, 28, of Bristol Pa., shown above, and Emendo Bowers, 24, of Franklin Township, Somerset County, were arrested moments after a robbery last Thursday, Jan.... Full story...

Bill puts spotlight on Tourette syndrome    Posted on 2012-01-17
Source: MyCentralJersey
Congressman Albio Sires has introduced a federal bill to expand research into Tourette syndrome, according to the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders.... Full story...

Franklin Man Charged with Armed Robbery of South Brunswick Radio Shack    Posted on 2012-01-17
Source: Patch.com
A 24-year-old Franklin Township man was charged on Monday with robbing the Radio Shack on Route 27 at gunpoint in December.... Full story...

N.J. congressional candidate ends campaign in favor of environmental advocacy    Posted on 2012-01-17
Source: Asbury Park Press Online
At the end of the day, there was only room for one of two passions in Ed Potosnak's life.... Full story...

Prosecutor's Office, Sheriff's Department to seek accreditation    Posted on 2012-01-17
Source: Patch.com
Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Sheriff Mildred S. Scott announced Tuesday that they have enrolled the county's two law enforcement agencies in a prestigious program that will strengthen and improve overall law enforcement operations...... Full story...

North Brunswick police arrest couple found with 5 ounces of cocaine in drug raid    Posted on 2012-01-16
Source: The Jersey Journal
North Brunswick police found five ounces of cocaine and $50,000 cash in a raid in a house on Lee Avenue in North Brunswick.... Full story...