• Learning-disabilities seminar slated in E.B.

    The Learning Disabilities Association of New Jersey will present a workshop titled “What’s the Next Step? Transition to Life After High School” 7-9 p.m. Jan. 24 in the auditorium at East Brunswick High School, Cranbury Road. The event is sponsored by East Brunswick Public Schools. Presenter will be Vincent J. Varrassi, M.A., LDT-C (Learning Disabilities…

  • O.B. school board president trying to prove that age is just a number

    Andrew Gonzalez, 23, has been serving on board since 2010 BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — An intimate knowledge of the Old Bridge educational system is one of the new Board of Education president’s strongest assets; after all, he graduated from Old Bridge High School just four years ago, in 2008. Andrew Gonzalez,…

  • Open house, eye talk scheduled at Chelsea

    The Chelsea at East Brunswick, 606 Cranbury Road, will host an open house 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 27. Guests are invited to tour Chelsea’s assisted-living and Alzheimer’s/memory program. The facility will offer a free seminar on eye health 6 p.m. Jan. 29. Topics will include macular degeneration, cataracts, diabetic eye disease, glaucoma and…

  • Youth group from Bombay pays visit, provides help

    YMCA alliance espouses global learning among members BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The visiting youth group from Bombay took time out from their tour of the state to help out at a soup kitchen organized by the First Presbyterian Church of South Amboy for those who remained without power after superstorm Sandy. Pictured with group…

  • Owner saves dog that fell through ice in Sayreville

    Bob Motyka had to pull himself out of icy water after saving his ‘best friend’ BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Bob Motyka (r) and Bones SAYREVILLE — What started out as a normal morning walk for Bob Motyka and his dog, Bones, turned into a near-fatal disaster for both of them. Motyka, originally from Bridgewater,…

  • business briefs 

    Construction under way at Woodhaven Plaza in Old Bridge OLD BRIDGE — Construction and leasing are now under way at Woodhaven Plaza, a new neighborhood shopping center on Texas Road in Old Bridge. Old Bridge-based R.J. Brunelli & Co., LLC serves as the exclusive leasing agent for the center, which will ultimately contain over 118,000…

  • Invitational band to offer first concert

    The inaugural concert of the Symphonic Band Invitational of Central New Jersey will take place 8 p.m. Jan. 19 at Sayreville War Memorial High School, Washington Road. The 100-member symphony band is made up of high-school students who were nominated from more than 25 central New Jersey school districts. The concert will include classic marches…

  • Curtain to rise on Kaufman/Hart play

    The Spotlight Players will present “You Can’t Take It With You,” the classic comedy by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, 8 p.m. Jan. 18, 25 and 26, and 3 and 8 p.m. Jan. 19, at the First Presbyterian Church of Matawan, intersection of Franklin Street and Route 34, Matawan (three blocks north of Main…

  • ‘Anne Frank’ tryouts scheduled for Jan. 21

    The Main Street Theatre Company will hold open auditions for its first Black Box production of the season, “The Diary of Anne Frank,” 7 p.m. Jan. 21 and 22 at the Main Street Theatre, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. Auditioners will read from a script. Rehearsals start in February. Show dates are April…

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