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    Feb. 10 • Tricky Tray, sponsored by the Sayreville War Memorial High School Choir, doors open at 6 p.m., event begins at 7:30 p.m., in the cafeteria at the high school, Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. Snow date is Feb. 17. Hundreds of baskets and prizes, including a television, weekend getaway, gift certificates, electronics,…

  • Uncertainty surrounds Open Space Committee appointments

    BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Three positions on the borough’s Open Space Committee remain vacant after Borough Council members decided against approving Mayor Kennedy O’Brien’s appointments during a Jan. 23 meeting. O’Brien selected former Republican Councilwoman Paula Siarkiewicz as well as Karen Surratt and Teri Yetsko to fill the positions, but there was some…

  • Author will sign ‘History of Sayreville’

    Jason Slesinski, author of the Sayreville Historical Society’s new book, “A Cultural History of Sayreville,” will sign copies of the book 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 11 at Rupp’s Hardware, 347 Washington Road, Sayreville. The books will be available for purchase at the event.

  • Spaghetti Dinner to benefit Girl Scouts

    Local businessman Carmen Spezzi will sponsor a Noodles of Love Spaghetti Dinner for the Sayreville-SouthAmboy Girl Scouts 4-7 p.m. Feb. 11 at Our Lady of Victories Church, Monsignor Dalton Hall, 44 Main St., Sayreville. Cost is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, $5 for children age 10 and under. Takeout dinners will be available. For…

  • Knights will host standup comedy show

    The Sayreville Knights of Columbus, in conjunction with the Morgan Parlin Panthers, will sponsor a Comedy Blast Evening of Standup Comedy Feb. 18 at Knights of Columbus Council No. 2061 Victorian Hall, 775 Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. Performers will be Peter Sasso and Kevin Israel. Cost is $35; price includes a light buffet,…

  • Photos

    Old Bridge Police Officer Thomas Geant is sworn in as sergeant during a ceremony on Jan. 27. Geant and fellow officer Brian Doel became the newest sergeants on the Old Bridge Police Department, replacing Sgts. Gary Krupa and Carmen Spitale, who recently retired. Geant and Doel will both serve in the Patrol Division. Old Bridge…

  • DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS

    Coco Key: Water park in winter LIZZ DINNIGAN I nstead of buying our sons gifts for their birthdays, my husband and I give them a fun, interactive “experience.” Our boys were born in December and January, so between the overwhelming number of presents received at their birthday parties, Hanukkah and Christmas, there is nothing left…

  • CODA

    A bag of ganja may have cost a young man his life GREG BEAN Here’s a story that made my blood boil, and I’m guessing it’ll do the same to yours. According to the stories from several news sources, police in Wakefield, a suburb of the Bronx, thought they saw an 18- year-old man named…

  • Shelter director offers thanks for support, donations

    I would like to express my gratitude to the hundreds of local residents who have come forward to assist Sayreville Pet Adoption Center (SPAC) during our critical time of need. The outpouring of support from the local community has been overwhelming. Since the article about our shelter’s possible closure due to lack of funding ran…

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