• Newsted carries the ‘metal’ torch to the Stone Pony

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jason Newsted (center) takes his new band out on the road, stopping at Asbury Park before a long string of European festivals. A wise Australian man once wrote, “It’s a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll.” For Jason…

  • Roast Beef Dinner next up at Elks lodge

    South Amboy Elks Lodge No. 784 will host a fundraising Roast Beef Dinner 5:30- 8 p.m. May 17 at the lodge, 601 Washington Ave. The meal will feature roast beef, baked potato, vegetables, salad and dessert. Donation is $12 for adults, $5 for children ages 10 and under. Takeouts will be available. For more information…

  • Little League Day at BlueClaws planned

    Old Bridge Little League (OBLL) Day at Lakewood BlueClaws is scheduled to begin at 4:05 p.m. May 18 at FirstEnergy Park, 2 Stadium Way, Lakewood, intersection of Cedar Bridge and New Hampshire avenues. Interested individuals are invited to attend the fundraising day of baseball, sponsored by OBLL. Children ages 12 and under will eat free…

  • Jamesburg seniors to sponsor trip to AC

    The Jamesburg Senior Citizens will host a trip to the Taj Mahal casino, Atlantic City, on May 20. The bus will leave the Jamesburg Senior Center, 139 Stevens Ave., at 11 a.m. and return at approximately 9 p.m. The trip is open to anyone age 21 and older. Tickets are $25 per person, payable by…

  • Tickets available for medieval dinner-show

    The Sayreville War Memorial High School Choir will host its fourth annual Madrigal Dinner-Show, “Alice in Blunderland,” 7 p.m. June 14 and 6:30 p.m. June 15 in the cafeteria at the high school, Washington Road. The event will feature Renaissance music, the show and a dinner including a chicken and pork entree, dessert, wassail, soda,…

  • Irene Walczak Kowaleski

    Mrs. Kowaleski, 84, of South Amboy, died May 3, 2013, at home. Prior to her retirement, she was a banquet waitress for the Landmark Inn, Woodbridge, where she worked for many years. She was predeceased by a son, Stanley Kowaleski, and by a brother and sister-in-law, Arthur and Kate Walczak. Surviving are her husband, Stanley…

  • Celinda Andino Cuichta

    Mrs. Cuichta, 44, of East Brunswick, died May 4, 2013, in Newark as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. She was a sales associate at T.J. Maxx, East Brunswick, for the past three years. Surviving are her husband, David Cuichta; a son, Jose Gilberto Lopez of East Brunswick; a daughter, Julissa…

  • Ronald E. Keaveney

    Mr. Keaveney, 59, of Monroe, formerly of South River, died May 9, 2013, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. He joined the East Brunswick Police Department in 1981 and retired in 2006 as a detective after 25 years of service. He also taught at the Middlesex County Police Academy, Edison. Prior to his…

  • Joseph F. Costello

    Mr. Costello, 83, of Jackson, formerly of Old Bridge, died May 3, 2013, at the home of his daughter in Virginia Beach, Va. Prior to his retirement in 1992, he was employed as a plant operator for the Old Bridge Municipal Utilities Authority, where he worked for 30 years. He was predeceased by his wife,…

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