• Sayreville, So. Amboy to receive steel from World Trade Center

    BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Pieces of the twin towers will find new homes in Sayreville and South Amboy. Fire companies in both towns are in the process of acquiring pieces of steel from the wreckage of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and are planning to build memorials in their towns for…

  • CODA .

    Anniversary of Iraq War largely ignored in U.S. GREG BEAN A somber anniversary came and went on March 19, 10 years since the day then- President George W. Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq, and our nation’s all-volunteer military went off to that costly and misguided war. You would hardly have known it was a…

  • Support the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial at tax time

    I would like to remind New Jersey residents they can direct a portion of their New Jersey tax return to the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation by checking line 61 and designating the amount they would like to contribute. The foundation oversees the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial and Vietnam Era Museum and Educational…

  • Become a mentor, change a life

    A s Middlesex County freeholder deputy director, I am honored to serve the people of Middlesex County, be they senior citizens, veterans, working families or students. I am honored to commit my time and energy to making Middlesex County the best place to live and to help raise the quality of life of all who…

  • Resident praises OBHS spring musical

    This past weekend Old Bridge High School presented its annual spring musical, which this year was “Grease.” The spring musical has become a tradition for many of us. It was a pleasure to see so many talented young adults coming from Old Bridge. This year’s show had many outstanding performances. It would be unfair to…

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    A red fox greets beach cleanup volunteers at Island Beach State Park, Seaside Park, on March 16. ELLEN TUOZZOLO

  • Local filmmaker hopes moviegoers ‘Sing’ his praises

    Zack Morrison will screen ‘Don’t Make Me Sing’ at the Cannes Film Festival in May BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Zack Morrison looks through the camera lens while filming. The 21-year-old Rutgers student will be showing a film at the Cannes Film Festival this summer. PHOTO COURTESY OF LARRY McALLISTER EAST BRUNSWICK — For East…

  • Students horde awards at horticulture expo

    Two Middlesex County Vo-Tech teams win numerous awards and ribbons Middlesex County Vocational and Technical (Vo-Tech) Schools students captured 11 first-place awards and 41 additional ribbons at the annual New Jersey High School Horticulture Expo at Mercer County College. East Brunswick Vo-Tech students won nine firsts. The East Brunswick winners were sophomore Hector Pena of…

  • JROTC cadets honored for help during hurricane

    BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — In front of the township Board of Education and an audience full of proud parents on March 19, 29 cadets in the Old Bridge Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Camp (JROTC) were honored by Mayor Owen Henry and JROTC Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Pitzer for their…

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