• Always remember

    Frank Straczynski (l), commander of the VFW Post No. 4699, and Lorraine Rock, president of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, present a wreath during the Pearl Harbor ceremony, held at Sayreville Borough Hall on Dec. 7. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Larry Bishop, commander of the American Legion Post No. 211, salutes the rifle squad.

  • CODA

    Nothing says the holidays like bars on the cell door GREG BEAN I don’t know what Peter F. Burnham — the larcenous ex-president of Brookdale Community College in Lincroft — will be doing this holiday season, or the one after, but it’s a sure bet he won’t be throwing a lavish party for friends and…

  • Cardiologist believes Janet’s Law will help save lives

    A s a cardiologist and on behalf of the American Heart Association, I want to thank the New Jersey Legislature and the governor for the recent passage of Janet’s Law, lifesaving legislation supported by the American Heart Association that will make the Garden State’s schools safer for all who enter the facilities and grounds. Sudden…

  • Grateful for community generosity, support

    On behalf of our family, thank you to the Runs for Rob committee members, Sayreville Bomber Baseball Booster Club, Sayreville Little League, the community of Sayreville, all the business and civic organizations, the teams, and every person who helped and participated in the event. We are deeply grateful and touched by your compassion, generosity and…

  • Officials urged to assess mistakes by JCP&L

    I am urging Gov. Chris Christie, the state Attorney General, the Board of Public Utilities, the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, as well as other government authorities, to press charges of criminal and civil negligence against Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) for causing physical pain and mental anguish during Sandy. Our esteemed governor…

  • Drivers must stop, heed kids and traffic rules

    A ccording to my dictionary, as well as the New Jersey Driver Manual, “stop” means to cease moving altogether. Well, why is it then that when I sit at my son’s bus stop and look at the six young children on the corner waiting for their school bus, more than 75 percent of the drivers…

  • Holiday Toy Drive ongoing in Sayreville

    The Sayreville Recreation Department is holding its annual Holiday Toy Drive through Dec. 14. Gifts will go to children of families in need. Interested individuals may donate new, unwrapped toys; gift certificates; or a check made payable to the Sayreville Recreation Department. Toys may be dropped off 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Mondays-Fridays, at the Recreation Center,…

  • Children’s book drives scheduled in Sayreville

    There will be a children’s book drive from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 8 at Truman Elementary School and from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 15 at Wilson Elementary School, both Sayreville. On those two days, representatives will be outside of the schools to receive donations of new or gently used…

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