• Police charge three in armed robbery of Jamesburg man

    JAMESBURG — Police arrested three suspects and are looking for a fourth in connection with an armed robbery on Aug. 8. According to police, two of the four suspects robbed a 19-year-old Jamesburg man at gunpoint in the area of West Railroad Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Police said the victim called police after the incident…

  • Participants sought for SHS Golf Outing

    The Spotswood High School (SHS) Hole- In-One Club will host its third annual fundraising Golf Outing Sept. 17 at Rossmoor Golf Club, Monroe. The SHS varsity golf team is funded through the SHS Hole-In-One Club. The day will include breakfast, golf, refreshments, dinner and awards. Registration forms are available at the high school, Summerhill Road.…

  • Alumni to celebrate at Hoffman reunion

    The 14th annual H.G. Hoffman High School Alumni Reunion is set for Sept. 9 at the Atlantic Standard Restaurant (formerly Fiamma’s), 3602 Route 35 North, corner of Catherine Street, South Amboy. Cost is $50 per person. Checks should be made payable to Susan Mattsson and mailed to her at 241 Cindy St., Old Bridge, NJ…

  • Registration ongoing for 5K and Fun Run

    The annual Spotswood 5K and Fun Run is set for Sept. 15 beginning at Spotswood High School, 105 Summerhill Road. The 1-mile Fun Run will start at 8:30 a.m. The 5K race will go off at 9 a.m. The course, which runs through the historic town of Spotswood, is basically flat with little incline. Refreshments…

  • OLV Seniors plans meeting for Sept. 7

    Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Senior Group will hold its next monthly meeting 1 p.m. Sept. 7 in the church’s Monsignor Dalton Hall, Main Street, Sayreville. A short prayer service will begin the event. After the business portion of the meeting, coffee and cake will be served. Annual dues of $10 per person will be…

  • Theater-goers invited to take a ride on the ‘Carousel’

    GB Productions to stage popular Rodgers & Hammerstein musical BY ADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer (Above) Jack Cibrian portrays a police officer, as Serina Figueiras is Julie and Patsy Palma is Billy Bigelo during a rehearsal of “Carousel” at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Old Bridge. (Below) Patsy Palma and Serina Figueiras act out…

  • Vendors welcome at OLOL Fall Festival

    The seventh annual Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School Fall Festival is set for 5-10 p.m. Sept. 28, noon-10 p.m. Sept. 29, and 1-6 p.m. Sept. 30, on the school grounds, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown. The event will take place rain or shine. Vendor spaces are available at a cost of $15 per space for…

  • Monroe addresses busing issues after hearing from irate parents

    Safe area to be established for after-school pickup; reinstating late bus run to be explored BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — In response to outraged parents, the township Board of Education announced it will create safe areas for students waiting to be picked up by parents after participating in school athletics and extracurricular activities.…

  • Monroe officials respond to COAH request for $8M

    COAH’s acting director seeks funds from township’s affordable housing trust BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — Township officials are preparing a response to the state’s attempts to collect its affordable housing funds. Council President Gerald W. Tamburro confirmed that the township received a letter from the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) that directs…

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