Jan. 25 + Proceeds Night, sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes School, Milltown, 5-9 p.m., at T.G.I. Friday's, Route 1 south, North Brunswick. The restaurant will donate 20 percent of each school supporter's check (eat-in or takeout) to the school. Diners must present an event flier. Call (732) 828-1951 or log on to www.ololschoolnj.org. More...

As a local criminal defense attorney with a substantial DWI [driving while intoxicated] practice, I read with interest the recent article by Kathy Chang entitled "Misconceptions abound about police, traffic laws." Unfortunately, the article itself contains two significant "misconceptions" concerning drunk driving law in New Jersey that should be corrected. More...

It's the little things that make me crazy at 5 a.m. I define "little things" as picking up my daily newspaper from the porch and seeing a pair of quotes from two purported New Jersey leaders that show me just how pathetic a state this state is in. More...

Genevieve Toth Mrs. Toth, 78, of Gaithersburg, Md., formerly of Milltown, died Jan. 7, 2007, in Casey House, Rockville, Md. Her husband, Stephen E. Toth, died in 1987, and a son, Stephen M. Toth, died in 1977. More...

EAST BRUNSWICK - Though school board members would like to increase participation in the April school elections, the board majority has decided against expanding the polling hours. At its meeting last Thursday, the Board of Education voted to continue holding the school election from 2 to 9 p.m. More...

Talk about going out on top.Andy Foote, the co-head coach of the Jonas Salk Middle School wrestling team in Old Bridge, is walking away from his team at the end of the season, despite the fact that his squad, the six-time defending league and county tournament champions, is in the midst of an historic winning streak. More...