• Voice your opinion about S.S. and Medicare programs

    I t should come as no surprise to New Jerseyans, regardless of age, that major changes to Medicare and Social Security are being discussed in Washington. AARPis looking to take the discussions about these two bedrock American programs out from behind the closed doors of our nation’s capital and into our neighborhoods and communities. That’s…

  • Board vice president refutes allegations

    Barbara Kilcomons’ letter to the editor, “Board Should BeAshamed for Not Recognizing StudentAchievement” (Suburban, May 10), once again demonstrates that she is so eager to criticize the Sayreville Board of Education and commend her colleague Phyllis Batko that she failed to check her facts for accuracy. She alleges that when a wrestler was elevated to…

  • VFW ladies auxiliary to gather on May 22

    The Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4699, Sayreville, will hold its next monthly meeting 7 p.m. May 22 at the post, Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville. Memorial services will be held for the group’s deceased members. Installation of new officers will follow. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. For more information,…

  • Pastor set for next phase of his priesthood

    BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent The Rev. Joseph Romanoski SOUTH AMBOY — Next month, the Rev. Joseph Romanoski, who has been the pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church for nearly 20 years, will say goodbye. The pastor, who is being released from the Diocese of Metuchen, is pursuing his longtime desire to work in South Carolina.…

  • Tickets available for Preakness trip

    The Sayreville Recreation Department will sponsor a bus trip to Baltimore to see the running of the Preakness Stakes on May 19. Cost is $100 and includes a ticket to the races and round-trip bus transportation. The trip is open to individuals age 21 and older. Space is limited. The bus will depart from Sayreville…

  • Organic lawn, home products for sale

    The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership is offering an organic (chemical-free) lawn and home cleaning products for sale each Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon at their headquarters, 85 Washington Ave. in Milltown. All prices have been reduced by as much as 50 percent. The nonprofit volunteer organization, dedicated to the protection of the Lawrence Brook…

  • Police investigating two recent bank robberies in Old Bridge

    Old Bridge police distributed these photos from surveillance cameras at the Chase Bank on Bushnell Road (top), which was robbed on April 12, and the TD Bank on Route 516, which was held up on May 9. OLD BRIDGE — A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for information relating to the two…

  • Old Bridge board adopts new administrative model

    BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Board of Education has approved a new administrative line chart that will streamline the chain of command within the school district and grant more power to principals within their respective schools. The line chart, approved at the board’s April 24 meeting in an 8-1 vote, will…

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