• ORT America to present Evening of Music

    The Greater Monroe Chapter of ORT America will present a concert titled “A Gala Evening of Music,” featuring the Mercer County Symphonic Band, at 7:30 p.m. June 3 at the Marasco Theater, Monroe Township Middle School, Perrineville Road. The concert will feature 50 musicians performing show tunes, music by popular composers including Gershwin and Berlin,…

  • Old Bridge remembers late assistant director of public works

    BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Beloved by many and known for his tireless and unwavering work ethic, Assistant Director of Public Works Albert Koehl Jr. died May 16. Members of the Township Council held a moment of silence for the longtime township worker at their meeting on May 20. “Al was committed…

  • Praise for governor’s veto of EMS redesign bill

    What better way is there to mark National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week (May 19-25) than to thank Gov. Chris Christie for his veto of S1650/A2463, the so-called EMS redesign bill? Twice in 16 months, the governor rejected an ill-conceived attempt to push out New Jersey’s EMS volunteers and replace them with a system of…

  • Old Bridge ‘jazz band’ rocks way to Cloud 9

    BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Above: Members of Old Bridge High School’s Cloud 9 jazz band rehearse. Inset: The horns section prepares for the band’s June 7 concert. THOMAS CASTLES OLD BRIDGE — Since 2005, Old Bridge High School’s Cloud 9 band has been broadening the scope of its sound to the point where its…

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    A trail at Holmdel Park is awash in sunlight on a recent afternoon. JESSICA D’AMICO

  • Horseshoe tournament to fight cancer

    A horseshoe tournament will be held from 11 a.m. to at least 3 p.m. June 8, at the Sayreville Knights of Columbus, 775 Washington Road, Parlin section of South Brunswick. Rose Hausmann has been battling colorectal cancer for several years. Her friends established Friends of Rose to organize benefits to become advocates in the fight…

  • Curtain to rise on ‘Candide’ May 31

    The Main Street Theatre Co., 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville, will present “Candide,” the Leonard Bernstein-Stephen Sondheim musical comedy, on Friday and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m., from May 31 through June 15. Tickets cost $20 for adults, $16 for students and seniors, and $12 for youngsters ages 12…

  • Vendors needed for craft fair, flea market

    Cookies & Cream ice cream shop, 365 Spotswood-Englishtown Road, Monroe, is seeking vendors for its new flea market/crafters fair/farmers market, which will be held at 12-5 p.m. June 9 in the parking lot of the Suburban Plaza. Spaces are $10. Bring your own tables. An antique car show will be held on June 2 and…

  • Madison Park named National School of Character

    OLD BRIDGE — Madison Park Elementary School has been added to the roster of National Schools of Character by the Character Education Partnership in Washington, D.C. Madison Park is one of 29 schools and districts in the nation — and one of only three in New Jersey — that was recognized for its commitment to…

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