• ‘Christmas Carol’ tryouts scheduled

    The Main Street Theatre Company will hold open auditions for its coming production of the musical version of “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens 7-9:30 p.m. Oct. 1 and 2 at the Main Street Theatre, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. All roles are open. Men, women, young adults, teens and children are invited…

  • Energy incentives represent boon for Old Bridge

    Twp. looks to fund improvements without increasing taxpayer burden BY ANGELA SANTORIELLO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — If officials act now, they can save more than $3 million in the future through energy savings and use reduction. During the Sept. 24 Township Council meeting, officials passed a resolution granting consulting engineers Pennoni Associates Inc. $30,975…

  • This week’s photo assignment: Fundraising & special events

    Scruffy, formerly a stray in Puerto Rico, celebrates the first anniversary of his adoption by Kathy Jo Engelhardt of Sayreville on Aug. 23. Scruffy is now a certified therapy dog who visits nursing homes and hospitals. Greater Media Newspapers readers may submit photos via email to [email protected]. READER SUBMITTED PHOTO BY KATHY JO ENGELHARDT/StringFly@GMNews Last…

  • Heavy metal? Classic rock? Down’s sound defies easy labels

    Southern rockers set to play Saturday at Starland BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Down is set to put on an electric show at the Starland Ballroom this Saturday. PHOTO BY JENNIFER STANG With their crushing guitar, pounding bass, thundering drums and howling vocals, a typical Down show certainly has all the trappings of a heavy…

  • CODA .

    The home improvement store is my second home GREG BEAN I had to force myself to sit down and write my column this week because, as one of the 47 percenters who receives a government handout, Social Security, I would have much preferred sitting in a darkened room bemoaning my victimhood, knowing that I shouldn’t…

  • Disagrees with closing Woodbridge Developmental Center

    I strongly disagree with the conclusions reached by the Task Force on the Closure of State Developmental Centers, which directs the closure of theWoodbridge Developmental Center. The Woodbridge Developmental Center, founded in 1965, is an intermediate care residential facility for individuals with developmental disabilities. The binding recommendation of the task force directs the New Jersey…

  • Good parenting key to stopping hate crimes

    Your recent article about hate crimes asked how we can prevent them. By the time a kid is old enough to obtain and use a can of spray paint, it’s too late. Respect for others comes much earlier through good parenting. Don’t ask the schools, institutions, or anyone else to be responsible for teaching the…

  • Calls on MCIA chairman to implement change

    The recent audit by the Office of the State Comptroller, in which the office announced that “substantial annual bonuses” were paid to the top executives of the Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA) only reinforces the notion that this county agency is in need of much improvement in the way it conducts its business. Without specific,…

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