• Gardening program to be held at O.B. lib.

    Master gardeners from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will lead a special gardening program hosted by the Old Bridge Library beginning at 1:30 p.m. April 14. Topics on vegetable gardening basics will be discussed, including space, cost, and timesaving tips. The speakers, all Old Bridge residents, include Lisa Dahl on soil preparation, weed…

  • Training offered for literacy volunteers

    Literacy Programs of New Jersey will conduct tutor training classes in April and May. The training program is a 12-hour course split into four sessions lasting three hours each. Trainees are taught adult learning principles, lesson planning, and strategies to teach reading, writing and speaking skills to English as a second language (ESL) and adult…

  • O.B. board aims to extend interim super’s contract

    BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — While interim Superintendent of Schools Tim Brennan is working to develop a plan for the district’s future, questions were raised last week about how long the Board of Education will wait before hiring a permanent schools chief. Early in the March 20 meeting, board President Eugene Donofrio…

  • Elks will host dinner with Menlo Park vets

    The South Amboy Elks will present its annual dinner with Menlo Park veterans 6- 9 p.m. April 27 at the lodge, 601 Washington Ave., South Amboy. Spaghetti and meatballs will be served at a cost of $12 per adult and $6 for children. There will be no charge for children under age 5. Takeout will…

  • Toastmasters Club to meet April 12

    The Old Bridge Toastmasters Club will meet from 7 to 8:45 p.m. April 12 at the Old Bridge Public Library, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. This is a “learn-by-doing” public speaking club where attendees can hone your speaking, listening and presentation skills in a comfortable manner. Speaking projects may be completed from educational manuals according…

  • O.B. library will hold practice SAT exam

    The Old Bridge Public Library, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, will hold a free unofficial practice SAT exam from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. April 11. The exam is open to students in grades nine and up. Students will receive detailed feedback on their results. Registration is required. To sign up, visit the Teen Page…

  • Art show will benefit local medical center

    Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation will present its annual art show, “Inspirations: A Celebration of Art and Spring,” 6-8 p.m. April 19 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, 530 New Brunswick Ave., Perth Amboy. The evening will include a wine tasting by Joe Canal’s Discount Liquor, passed hors d’oeuvres, unique art available for purchase, live music…

  • DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS

    Introducing a child to sports a ‘slow, organic process’ LIZZ DINNIGAN Growing up in a house with a mom who enjoys writing, art projects and keeping lists, and a Dad who reads scifi books, quotes Bugs Bunny and chastises their mom for not knowing the different robotic life forms on Dr. Who — my two…

  • Community gains insight into O.B. schools at Parent U.

    Charlie Pollock, 16, a junior at Old Bridge High School, plays bass clarinet as the school district kicked off its Parent University event on March 29. SCOTT FRIEDMAN OLD BRIDGE — Director of Elementary Education Donna Kibbler brings something new to Parent University each year, and this time it was a sing-along involving more than…

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