Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Grant funding will improve trails, erosion at Sayreville nature preserve

    Grant funding will improve trails, erosion at Sayreville nature preserve

    SAYREVILLE – The Julian Capik Nature Preserve is among 63 recipients of recreational trail grant funding offered by the Christie Administration. Gov. Chris Christie approved $1,188,500 for recreational trail projects throughout New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bob Martin announced on Feb. 18. The funds come from the Federal Highway Administration’s Recreational Trails Program and are administered…

  • School staff honored for being ‘lifesavers’ for Sayreville students

    School staff honored for being ‘lifesavers’ for Sayreville students

    By MATTHEW SOCKOL Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Twenty staff members of the Sayreville Public Schools were honored and received a certificate of achievement from the Board of Education. At the Board of Education’s Feb. 16 meeting, the district’s teachers of the year, educational services professionals of the year and educational support professionals of the year were…

  • Weichert’s Old Bridge office recognizes Julianne Siciliano for January success

    Weichert’s Old Bridge office recognizes Julianne Siciliano for January success

    Jack Waters, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that the Old Bridge office was recognized for outstanding industry performance in January. The office led the region, which is comprised of locations throughout Middlesex County, in resale revenue units and resale dollar volume. Additionally, sales associate Julianne Siciliano of the Old Bridge office was recognized…

  • Fair teaches Old Bridge teens how to view disabilities

    Fair teaches Old Bridge teens how to view disabilities

    OLD BRIDGE – About 56 million Americans live with disabilities; one in 10 lives with a severe disability. This led special education teacher Karen Lewicki to teach students at Old Bridge High School (OBHS) how to view those students with disabilities. For the third consecutive year, Project Unify and the Peer Leaders at OBHS sponsored an all-day…

  • Sayreville wins boys bowling Tournament of Champions

    Sayreville wins boys bowling Tournament of Champions

    By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville War Memorial High School’s boys bowling team ended its season on the highest of high notes — winning the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions (TOC) in an exciting five-game series against Brick Memorial High School Feb. 19 at Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick. With pressure in the final frame, the Bombers’ Mark…

  • Best and worst cities to drive in bad weather

    Best and worst cities to drive in bad weather

    The change of seasons can be challenging enough with regard to the elements, but you’ll want to take extra precaution if you’ll be motoring through Boston, which was named the U.S.’s worst city in which to drive in rain or snow, with Bostonians getting into accidents 157.7 percent more frequently than the national average. That’s…

  • Best new-car features for 2016

    Best new-car features for 2016

    With automotive technology evolving at a rapid pace, here’s a cheat sheet for car shoppers that previews the hottest gadgetry of the year By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features It’s no exaggeration to suggest that today’s cars pack more in the way of advanced electronics than NASA originally employed to send astronauts to the moon. Computers,…

  • Car buyers going longer and deeper in debt

    Car buyers going longer and deeper in debt

      Consumers, already paying an average of nearly $34,000 for a new car or truck, may be reaching the end of their proverbial ropes as far as affordability is concerned. According to data compiled by Experian Automotive in Schaumburg, Ill., car buyers are going deeper into debt and for longer periods than ever to keep…

  • North Brunswick swimmers headed to MOC

    North Brunswick swimmers headed to MOC

    By Warren Rappleyea Five North Brunswick Township High School swimmers will compete Feb. 27 in the Meet of Champions (MOC) at the Gloucester County Institute of Technology. Melanie Fosko, a junior who won the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) title in the 100-yard freestyle and took second place in the 200 individual medley, will compete in…