
SCOTT PILLING staff Matt Forte, 14, of Central Jersey Skate and BMX, gets some air during a demo at the senior center. The demo was set up by the Metuchen Police Department to educate the public about bicycle safety. More photos, page 13.
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Avenel Station wall is adorned with makeshift memorial to girl

BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer
WOODBRIDGE - A 12-year-old Avenel girl, who was just three weeks shy of her 13th birthday, was struck and killed by a North Jersey Coast Line NJ Transit train as it passed through Avenel last week. More...
14 arrested during midnight raid; two held on $50,000 bail
EDISON - The police department's Vice and Narcotics Squad raided an allegedly illegal gambling establishment on Brunswick Avenue on June 20, leading to the arrests of nine gamblers and the five alleged ring leaders, officials said. According to Lt. Joseph Shannon, the Edison police c... More...
Pre-wedding dinner brings back memories of little boy

Clare Marie Celano
Like most little boys tell their moms, when my son was very young, he told me he wanted to marry me. "I wish I had a tape recorder to play those words back to you when you grow up," I'd respond. More...