• Zumba fundraiser to support Alborada

    European School of Dance, 860 King Georges Post Road, Fords section of Woodbridge, will hold its second Zumba fundraiser to benefit the Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre noon-3 p.m. Feb. 26. Guests may participate in one, two or all three hours for a $20 donation. Instructors will be Angela Hodges, Andrea Orlando and Iglika and Bob.…

  • Knights to host Fish-Fry Dinners

    Knights of Columbus Council No. 4907 will offer its annual Lenten Fish-Fry Dinners 5-7:30 p.m. every Friday in Lent, Feb. 24-April 6, at the council hall, 30 Crescent Ave., Spotswood. Dinners include soup, salad and vegetable bar, soda, dessert and coffee. There will be weekly specials, fried shrimp and flounder, oven-baked tilapia and other choices.…

  • Vendors, shoppers invited to craft show

    The St. Thomas the Apostle HSA annual Spring Crafts and More Show is set for 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. March 3 in the school auditorium, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. The event will feature handmade crafts, baked goods, lunch items, tricky trays, a 50/50 and select vendors. Admission and parking are free of charge. Vendors…

  • South Amboy gets $100K for upgrades at City Hall

    BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTHAMBOY— Middlesex County will be assisting with the ongoing improvement project at City Hall. On Jan. 19, the county Board of Chosen Freeholders awarded $100,000 grants each to South Amboy and Highland Park. The funding comes from the Middlesex County Sustainable Economic Growth Improvement Fund, which is designed to assist municipalities…

  • Gift Auction planned for March 4 at school

    The St. Ann’s Society will hold its annual Gift Auction March 4 at Assumption Catholic School, Meredith and Jacques streets, Perth Amboy. Doors will open at noon. The event will begin at 2 p.m. Coffee and cake will be served. Luncheon food items will be available for purchase. Admission is $5. For more information, call…

  • O.B. Ethics Board mulls issue of financial disclosure

    Board debates feasibility of having everyone, regardless of board or position, file form BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Correspondent OLD BRIDGE — To file or not to file? That was the question for the township Ethics Board during a meeting on Feb. 6 as its members debated which township officials are required to file a financial disclosure…

  • Jumping for a healthy heart

    Classmate’s heart condition inspires Sayreville students to raise funds BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School students celebrate their fundraising efforts for the American Heart Association with a jump rope event on Feb. 9. SAYREVILLE — Participation in the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope ForHeart program has become a tradition for students and…

  • Public defender appointed in party-line vote

    Democrats, Republicans debate need to change appointee BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Contact Deanna McLafferty at [email protected]. Making good on their promise of change, the Sayreville Borough Council appointed a new public defender at its Feb. 13 meeting in a 4-2 vote. Frederick Roselli, of South River, will replace Paul DeSarno, who spent three years in…

  • The Odd Couple

    Above: Felix Ungar (John Trumbull) breaks down in a scene from the Main Street Theatre Company’s production of Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple.” Right: Vince Tinebra plays Oscar Madison in a scene with Trumbull’s Felix in the Feb. 18 performance. Shows will continue Feb. 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. at the theater, 3018 Bordentown…

View our current articles

Stay connected to your community