• Pepper sauce delightfully vegan

    People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) notes the passing of Paul McIlhenny, CEO of the McIlhenny Company, which makes the iconic Tabasco pepper sauce. Although his famous product is inextricably associated with Louisiana, McIlhenny was, like myself, a native Texan — a people for whom spicy foods are a staple, and Tabasco is…

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    A salamander takes part in the annual migration in East Brunswick, Middlesex County, on March 12. Each year as spring approaches, the amphibians cross Beekman Road to reach vernal pools for breeding. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FRIENDS OF THE EAST BRUNSWICK ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION

  • CODA

    Readers weigh in on failure of U.S. Do Not Call Registry GREG BEAN No column I’ve written in months has generated as much reader response as the Feb. 27 piece concerning the apparently useless National Do Not Call Registry, and the fact that so many of us are being bombarded at all hours of the…

  • Program makes connection between women, blueberries

    Elizabeth White is credited with bringing the ‘wonderfruit’ to the Garden State BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Sayreville’s Alpha Delta Kappa Honorary Organization for Women Educators explored the connections between blueberries and Women’s History Month during their March 5 program titled “Blueberries: New Jersey’s Wonderfruit.” The program, sponsored by the Horizons Speakers Bureau…

  • Children’s book author helps kids understand life

    Keith Berg, of Old Bridge, will sign copies of his books April 6 and 7 BY TOM CASTLES Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — For local children’s book author A. Keith Berg, putting pen to paper is an outlet — a way to cope with grief in a world where he says you don’t have to…

  • Job-search group to meet at library

    A Job Search and Networking Support Group meets 7-8:15 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of every month at Sayreville Public Library, Washington Road. The next meeting is set for next Thursday, March 28. The group is designed to help people cope with the ups-and-downs one faces while trying to navigate a challenging job market. Group…

  • Local men charged with transporting illegal ‘bath salts’

    NEW BRUNSWICK — Three local men are among four suspects charged with allegedly distributing kilograms of “bath salts.” Kyle Jobes, 23, of East Brunswick, and Charles Knierim, 24, of Old Bridge, were charged on March 14. Benjamin Caturano, 22, of New Brunswick, and Conor Healion, 22, of West Hempstead, N.Y., were charged on March 15.…

  • A booming business

    Firearms retailers, local police departments see increased demand for guns, permits BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Bill Sherman, owner of the Shore Shot Pistol Range, Lakewood, has noticed that sales increase when the government considers banning certain firearms or magazine capacity. ERIC SUCAR staff I t has been a busy couple of months for Bill…

  • ’Tweens invited to duct-tape craft event

    The Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, will present a ’Tween Duct-Tape Crafts program 3 p.m. March 23. The event is open to youngsters in fourth-sixth grades. Participants in the program will learn how to make wallets, creditcard cases and other useful items using colorful duct tape. For more information,…

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