• JFVS to conduct computer training

    Jewish Family and Vocational Service of Middlesex County (JFVS) will offer computer training classes beginning June 25 in the JFVS office at 32 Ford Ave., Milltown. Classes will meet two hours a week for six consecutive weeks. Lessons will be offered in advanced topics in Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point. There is a “Beginner…

  • Vets to take part in Korean War services

    American Legion Post No. 211, Sayreville, will conduct a Korean War Veterans Memorial Service 6:30 p.m. June 25 at Sayreville Borough Hall, Main Street. The ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. with the massing of colors at the legion post home, 240 MacArthurAve. Participants will march to Borough Hall, where the service will take place.…

  • Guitarist to perform in concert at library

    The Old Bridge Public Library will present guitarist Joseph Frame in a diverse program of music, drawing from jazz guitar, Brazilian bossa nova music and unusual arrangements of popular songs and standards, beginning at 1:30 p.m. June 30 at the library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The program, which is sponsored by the…

  • Bacteria found in water leads to boil-water advisory

    Officials say cause may be related to construction on Ernston Road BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Residents were warned earlier this week that they must boil their water before consuming it after bacteria was discovered in a sample collected on June 15. According to the Old Bridge Municipal Utilities Authority (OBMUA), fecal coliform…

  • Old Bridge nonprofit helps abandoned dogs

    Husky House, which recently opened on Rt. 34, rescues and adopts out all breeds BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Lorraine Healy, owner of the Husky House, brings a dog into the kennel on Route 34 in Old Bridge June 14. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Brian and Georgette Ward of Forked River own a largebreed…

  • Sayreville school honored as greenest in N.J.

    Special needs learning center described as a ‘pioneering example of sustainable design’ BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer The swimming pool at the Center for Lifelong Learning in Parlin is among the school’s many conservation features, as it is filled by treated rainwater that has been diverted from the roof into an underground tank. The school, which…

  • Old Bridge attorney finds ‘a lot of disorder’ at township

    Attorney says town is without records for land holdings, affordable housing inventory BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer It began, like so many 21st-century political dustups, with an email. Following past practices, Democratic Township Councilman Kevin Calogera wrote to the Old Bridge township clerk, requesting that an ordinance regarding health benefits for council members be added…

  • Le Bernardin, Inspired are big Father’s Day winners at Monmouth

    Inspired (8), with Roberto Alvarado Jr., riding, won the $60,000 Fort Monmouth Stakes at Monmouth Park on June 17. PHOTO BY BILL DENVER/EQUI-PHOTO Le Bernardin dug in down the lane to gamely capture the Grade 3 $100,000 Pegasus Stakes as Inspired posted a front-running score in the $60,000 Fort Monmouth Stakes at Monmouth Park on…

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    Applications for the 17th annual Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey Golf Outing are now available. The popular event will take place July 9 at Gambler Ridge Golf Club in Cream Ridge, with proceeds benefiting the Horsemen’s Benevolent Fund. The applications are in the mail to previous participants and downloadable on the www.sboanj.com…

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