• ‘Eddie’ to be presented at temple April 21

    “Eddie,” a one-man show starring Marvin Starkman, will be performed at 8 p.m. April 21 atAnshe Emeth Memorial Temple. 222 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. The presentation chronicles the relationship between President Harry S. Truman and Eddie Jacobson — Army buddy, business partner and lifelong friend — and the events that thrust Jacobson squarely into the…

  • YMCA CEO looks back on a most fulfilling career

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer I twas the summer of 1971 when William J. Lovett found his passion. That passion was working with kids regardless of the pay. It all began when he took a counselor job at a summer day camp at the Summit YMCA on a total salary of $475 for eight weeks.…

  • O.B. school budget adopted with $16 hike on avg. home

    Board members debate inclusion of $1.3M for ball field project at Sandburg BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — In at 7-1 vote, the Board of Education adopted a budget for the 2012-13 school year that will reduce the tax levy by over $1 million. The budget as a whole is up 2.12 percent…

  • Teen’s latest act: improving theater company’s parking lot

    Michael Ferlita leads a group of 37 volunteers in the refurbishment of the parking lot used by the Sayreville Main Street Theatre Company, Parlin. SAYREVILLE — Michael Ferlita has taken the stage at the Main Street Theatre Company plenty of times over the years. Last weekend, he played a new role for the troupe: staging…

  • DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS

    Make Mother’s Day special with a visit to a garden LIZZ DINNIGAN I ’mnot sure exactly when our Mother’s Day garden tradition began, but I do remember that my sister, Mel, and I craved an escape from our grim reality — Mother’s Day celebrations without our beloved mom. Inevitably, we will always equate this tribute…

  • CODA

    Up in the sky, it’s not a bird, or a plane — it’s The Donald GREG BEAN There’s a funny battle going on in Colts Neck between the local zoning board and Donald Trump, he of the hair that looks like he’s wearing a weasel pelt on his noggin, dyed orange. Trump, who owns the…

  • for the record •••

    During the March 20 meeting of the Old Bridge Township Board of Education, Stuart Chlebowski, a former software application specialist and student records manager for the district, said his fulltime position was previously eliminated, and that the board has since created two full-time positions that involve activities he performed, and is considering a third position.…

  • Friends thanks public for support of Sayreville library

    I n recognition of National Library Week, the Friends of the Sayreville Public Library would like to thank the community for the overwhelming support given to our book sales. Funds raised at these book sales are given back to the library in the form of programs for children and adults, special projects and equipment. This…

  • Henry not to blame for past mismanagement

    Owen Henry, the newly elected mayor of Old Bridge, is doing what the majority of residents elected him to do, save our town from past mismanagement and an over $7 million deficit. In his inaugural speech, he said he is the mayor for all the people of Old Bridge, so why don’t the Democrats give…

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