• OLOL schedules Christmas bazaar Dec. 1 and 2

    Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown, will host a Christmas bazaar 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 1 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 2. The event will offer a day of holiday shopping and food. Highlights will include an oldfashioned bake sale; “children’s only” shopping; Magic Tree and Grocery…

  • Students get a Swift lesson on the importance of reading

    Sayreville Middle School participates in Internet chat with singer Taylor Swift BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Pop singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has a positive message for children around the globe: Read every single day. Scholastic Books teamed up with Swift to telecast an appearance at Sayreville Middle School and hundreds of other schools around…

  • Old Bridge middle schools increase technology tools

    School district enters into lease-purchase agreement for tablets BY JACQUELINE DURETT Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Township middle schools are one step closer to a fully implemented tablet program. At the Oct. 25 Board of Education meeting, the board approved a resolution that would allow it go out to bid for up to $1.5 million…

  • Petition seeks checks of employees’ social media sites

    Cristina’s Law would honor memory of shooting victim BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A petition circulating around the Old Bridge community regarding background checks comes at the same time that the state is looking to amend its own policies. The petition, which appears on the petition site www.change.org, wants employers to be…

  • Singer, illusionist to perform in Monroe

    The Greenbriar at Whittingham Homeowners Association, Monroe, will present actor/singer Mike Burstyn in a show set for 8 p.m. Nov. 17 in the auditorium at Monroe Township High School, Schoolhouse Road. The evening also will feature illusionist Lyn Dillies. Tickets cost $23 per person. To reserve, call 609-395-0404, ext. 220 or 221, or visit the…

  • Christmas Bazaar, Craft Show scheduled

    Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Parish will sponsor a Christmas Bazaar and Craft Show 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 17 in the church’s Monsignor Dalton Hall, 42 Main St., Sayreville. The event will feature craft items, homemade goodies, games, refreshments and photos with Santa.

  • Thanksgiving service on tap at E.B. church

    A Thanksgiving service is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Nov. 18 at the New Apostolic Church, 445 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. A short musical program will follow the service. Lunch will be provided. All are welcome to attend.

  • Vendor Night on tap for Nov. 29 at school

    The Bowne-Munro Elementary School PTA will sponsor its Shop ’Till You Drop Vendor Night 6:30-9 p.m. Nov. 29 at the school, 120 Main St., East Brunswick. The fundraiser will feature vendors offering handmade items, candles, jewelry, clothing, toys, books, gourmet food items and more. Cash for gold will be paid onsite. There will be raffles,…

  • Sayreville residents voice frustrations after Sandy

    Homeowners may not be able to utilize Blue Acres program BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The Nov. 8 Sayreville Borough Council meeting was dedicated to hearing testimony from those whose homes were destroyed or uninhabitable as a result of Hurricane Sandy. The Oct. 29 storm severely flooded the Old Bridge section of Sayreville…

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