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Fun for a winter run on the beach
Now that New Jersey is exempt from the No Child Left Behind disaster, I hope we get back to reason.
Read More...(Source: Milltown News - Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:01:52 GMT)

Middlesex County College to host scholarship gala
Middlesex County College graduate Alex Perricone of the Avenel section of Woodbridge will perform at school's Scholarship Gala on March 3. Last spring, Perricone, who goes by the nickname 'Cardman,' created Card City, a spectacular display of card stacking.
Read More...(Source: Milltown News - Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:01:40 GMT)

Around the Towns: Grant to allow center to help injured vets
MIDDLESEX COUNTY - The Joel Gensler Career Center at Jewish Family and Vocational Service of Middlesex County was recently awarded a grant for its Veteran Employment Services Program, which will provide job-seeking assistance to military veterans with traumatic brain injury.
Read More...(Source: Milltown News - Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:02:11 GMT)

"Milltown Mel" whispers to groundhog wrangler Jerry Guthlein his...
'Milltown Mel' whispers to groundhog wrangler Jerry Guthlein his weather prediction for the rest of the 2012 winter season during the annual event on Thursday morning at Joyce Kilmer American Legion Post 25.
Read More...(Source: Milltown News - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:24:52 GMT)

Groundhog Day: Furry critters like to bite, and they stink at predicting the weather
Essex Ed, right, is one of several New Jersey groundhogs that try to predict when spring will arrive.
Read More...(Source: Milltown News - Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:26:09 GMT)

New Brunswick man pleads not guilty in hit-and-run accident that killed bicyclist
NEW BRUNSWICK - A New Brunswick man had his first court appearance this afternoon in Superior Court, charged with aggravated manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident in the city which claimed the life of 26-year-old bicyclist.
Read More...(Source: Milltown News - Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:57:35 GMT)

Two Men Charged In Fatal New Brunswick Hit-And-Run
Criminal charges have been filed against the driver and passenger of a sports utility vehicle that fled after striking and killing a 26-year-old bicyclist in New Brunswick, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Director Anthony A. Caputo of the New Brunswick Police Department announced Saturday.
Read More...(Source: Milltown News - Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:42:35 GMT)

Glimpse of History: All aboard
The South River Trolley is pictured on upper Main Street in this photo from the early 1920s.
Read More...(Source: Milltown News - Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:35:24 GMT)

2 charged in NJ hit & run that killed bicyclist
Two men face charges stemming from a deadly hit & run accident in New Brunswick this week that left a bicyclist dead.
Read More...(Source: Milltown News - Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:56:34 GMT)

Five cases settled against Woodbridge puppy store owner
Five of seven cases against Avenel-based Fancy Puppies were settled for $3,000 on Thursday in township municipal court, according to the Middlesex County Division of Consumer Affairs.
Read More...(Source: Milltown News - Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:31:15 GMT)

Perth Amboy man arrested, charged in accident that cost Plainfield MUA worker his leg
The image of Plainfield Police Division Traffic Bureau investigators Barry Hunter and Harold Carmen walking into the JFK Hartwick rehabilitation center in Edison on Wednesday was a welcome sight for Bobby Morris.
Read More...(Source: mycentraljersey.com - NEWS01 - Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:50:00 EST)

Freeholders to consider Carteret recycling facility
The Middlesex County Board of Freeholders will decide whether to endorse plans for a recycling facility on the former American Cyanamid property in Carteret, where tons of cyanide contaminated sludge was disposed of in manmade containment holding ponds.
Read More...(Source: mycentraljersey.com - NEWS01 - Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:30:00 EST)

Middlesex County author releases new children's book
The new children's picture book from author Carol Guchek was released shortly before Christmas. "Sometimes You See Them, Sometimes You Don't" is about the imaginary friends and favorite stuffed animals that play a large part in the lives of many young children.
Read More...(Source: mycentraljersey.com - NEWS01 - Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:59:00 EST)

Houston's impact on music may be greater than Sinatra's
Sinatra, as brilliant as he was, performed in the style of Bing Crosby. But Houston was a phenomenon all to herself.
Read More...(Source: mycentraljersey.com - NEWS01 - Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:28:00 EST)

Truffle season is underway, and making it onto area dinner plates
Despite the high cost and effort required to acquire these delicacies, chefs all over New Jersey are incorporating fresh and jarred truffles and truffle oil into their dishes
Read More...(Source: mycentraljersey.com - NEWS01 - Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:16:00 EST)

Boil-water advisory issued for parts of Edison, Woodbridge
Middlesex Water Co.
Read More...(Source: mycentraljersey.com - NEWS01 - Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:15:00 EST)

Reunited Beach Boys are Jersey bound
It's surf's up for the Beach Boys. The reunited California band  Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks  are hitting the road in a big way with shows June 27 at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, May 19 at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City and June 19 at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden.
Read More...(Source: mycentraljersey.com - NEWS01 - Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:15:00 EST)

Students help fight hunger with 30-hour event
Wars and natural disasters dominate the world's daily headlines, but behind the scenes and far from the spotlight, hunger and preventable diseases claim the lives of 24,000 of the world's children every day, said John Yeager, spokesman for World Vision.
Read More...(Source: mycentraljersey.com - NEWS01 - Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:31:00 EST)

NJ Marlins Baseball Tryouts
The NJ Marlins are holding baseball tryouts in March
Read More...(Source: mycentraljersey.com - NEWS01 - Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST)