Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Businesses, community are ‘in it together’

    Businesses, community are ‘in it together’

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno made a pit stop in Old Bridge last week as part of her “We’re in It Together” business tour. The tour coincides with what township officials have strived for with the formation of the Old Bridge Business Alliance, which was formed to bring businesses and…

  • Sayreville to salute solder killed in Vietnam

    Sayreville to salute solder killed in Vietnam

      By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — A baseball field at the Morgan Athletic Association complex will be rededicated to a fallen Vietnam hero on Saturday. Pfc. Wayne A. Grant was a 21-year-old Morgan resident who was killed in action in Vietnam. According to Ken Kelly, co-chairman of the Sayreville Veterans’ Alliance, Grant, a member…

  • Sayreville holds .500 mark after rough start to season

    Sayreville holds .500 mark after rough start to season

    By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville War Memorial High School’s baseball team is back at the .500 mark after winning just one of its first four games, and coach Mike Novak thinks the best is yet to come for the Blue and Gray. The Bombers parlayed an eight-run second inning into a 12-0 victory over Perth Amboy…

  • Pitching depth key to Knights’ success on baseball diamond

    Pitching depth key to Knights’ success on baseball diamond

    By Warren Rappleyea With four wins in its past five games, Old Bridge High School’s baseball team owns a sporty 7-2 record thanks in part to its deep pitching staff. The Knights are coming off a 2-0 victory over Piscataway Township High School April 18 that saw Joe Papeo allow just four hits as he…

  • Tire tracker

    Tire tracker

    Steering You Right with Sharon Peters Q: Here’s another battle that I hope you can declare a victor on. My husband always marks the tires with chalk when I go to have them rotated. That ensures it really gets done. He got into a little argument last week when he picked up the car, saying…

  • Risky business: the six worst driver distractions

    Risky business: the six worst driver distractions

    It seems motorists are their own worst enemies behind the wheel By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Statistics suggest that 94 percent of all vehicular crashes occur because of human error. Sure, accidents can and will happen, but the results of a recent study found that a whopping 87 percent of motorists engage — and do…

  • Travel animals

    Travel animals

    Steering You Right with Sharon Peters Q: You write about trends in vehicle features and equipment sometimes, and like you I have noticed that most carmakers are trying to cram as many cup holders as possible into vehicles. I know such things proliferate because of consumer demand. So why can’t carmakers do anything to meet…

  • Fire company to hold flea market April 30

    Fire company to hold flea market April 30

    North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Co. No. 3 will hold a spring flea market 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on April 30, rain or shine, at the firehouse, 1470 Cozzens Lane, North Brunswick. For table inquiries and reservations, call 732-846-5536, Option 1, or visit www.nbvfd3.net.

  • Vendors/crafters and donated items wanted for May 14 flea market

    Vendors/crafters and donated items wanted for May 14 flea market

    The North Brunswick Humane Association is sponsoring a huge flea market and rummage sale on May 14 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine, at the North Brunswick Municipal Building Parking Lot, 710 Hermann Road, North Brunswick. NBHA is looking for vendors to sell their wares and crafts at this event. Vendor spaces…