• Winter Wonderland scheduled at Goddard

    A Winter Wonderland Open House is planned for 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Goddard School of South Old Bridge, 1480 Englishtown Road. All are welcome to attend the free event, which will feature a magic show, martial arts, face-painting, arts and crafts, games and refreshments. For more information and to RSVP, call the…

  • O.B. council considers return to outsourcing legal dept

    Change would allow administration to contract with law firm BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Over a decade ago, a successful referendum helped make the position of township attorney an in-house post. Now the Township Council is considering an amendment that would once again make the position contract-based. The change, which was introduced…

  • Old Bridge man lives out his heavy-metal dream

    John ‘JD’ DeServio, bassist for Black Label Society, honored by alumni group BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer John “JD” DeServio, of the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge, has gone from dressing up like KISS with his friends in fifth grade to touring last year with his band Black Label Society alongside heavy metal superstars…

  • Longtime administrator terminated in Sayreville

    Bertrand gets tearful sendoff as residents protest decision BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer The Sayreville Borough Council voted Monday night to absolve Business Administrator Jeff Bertrand of his duties after almost nine years in that position. Citing little more than a desire to “move the town forward,” the council voted to fire Bertrand in a 5-1…

  • Friends ‘Rock the House’ to help Sayreville family

    Bands reunite to aid couple whose home was deemed unsafe after Hurricane Irene BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Tom Best shows a damaged section of the foundation at the home of his parents, Alice and Charles, in Sayreville’s President Park neighborhood. Flooding from Hurricane Irene has left the home uninhabitable. SCOTT FRIEDMAN For Joanne Pollman, the…

  • Hawks invited to MLS combine

    Monmouth University senior defender R.J. Allen (Old Bridge/St. Joseph’s) has been selected to take part in the 2012 MLS (Major League Soccer) Player Combine, that concludes this week in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Allen joins former Hawks Hugh MacDonald, Bryan Meredith and Ryan Kinne as recent Monmouth players to participate in the combine, which precedes the…

  • Area teams to be featured at Boardwalk Hoop Group Showcase

    Many of the area’s basketball standouts and best teams will be on display on Jan. 14-15 at the Boardwalk Hoop Group Showcase Long Branch High School in Long Branch will host 10 games (five games each day). Most of the boys and girls teams that will be competing are ranked among the top 25 teams…

  • Indoor auto racing returns to Atlantic City

    I ndoor auto racing will return to Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City for the 10th consecutive year under the promotion of Len Sammons. Sammons has confirmed that the events will be held on Feb. 3-4. Ted Christopher from Plainville, Conn., will return to defend the “Gambler’s Classic” title he won in 2011 in the headline…

  • Spartan bowlers are still throwing strikes

    Ocean boys 24-0 in A Central BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent With 24 victories in as many games, the Ocean Township High School boys bowling team is rolling along in the fast lane this winter and looks like a solid threat to repeat as NJSIAA Group II state champions. The Spartans have been downright dominant in Shore…

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