• Alzheimer’s, dementia to be topic at meeting

    Erica Moos, director of physical therapy at Reformed Church Home, will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the home’s Caregivers Support Group set for 2-3:15 p.m. Nov. 15 at the facility, 1990 Route 18 north. All area caregivers are invited to attend. Moos will discuss the challenges that dementia and Alzheimer’s adults…

  • Fire safety

    Amanda Kelly, a third-grader at Sacred Heart School, South Amboy, operates a hose while learning fire safety from members of the South Amboy Fire Department on Oct. 11. Firefighters visited the school to provide students with instructions and tips.

  • Broadway concerns take center stage in S. Amboy

    BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Broadway has continued to be a topic of concern for both the City Council and residents during recent meetings of the governing body. The matter has been discussed as the city is changing the parking restrictions on Broadway and side streets off Broadway. The council passed ordinances on…

  • War veterans give Samsel students firsthand account

    TAG teacher wants fourth- and fifth-graders to hear ‘realities of war’ BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer TAG students Emily Pawelek (l) and Jordan Wilson listen intently as Charles Marzano relates his Army experience. Marzano was one of seven American Legion Post 211 members to visit Samsel Upper Elementary School on Oct. 27. SAYREVILLE — Generations collided…

  • CODA

    We’ve got to act before lives are lost in Jersey GREG BEAN Here’s an opportunity alert for the state lawmakers in Trenton who are always looking for new ways to protect us from ourselves here in The Nanny State. It seems like every year they pass a bunch of new laws to prevent us from…

  • Community’s generosity, compassion gave Boo a new life

    This is an open letter to the friends of the Old Bridge Animal Shelter. As many of you already know, a stray dog came into the shelter during the last week of September. Naturally, the shelter sees many animals come and go each month, but few are stricken with such obviously painful injuries. The dog,…

  • U.S. troops have displayed valor, humanity

    On Nov. 11 we will celebrate Veterans Day, a tribute to those who have fought for the United States and, indirectly, for the world. To be certain, our veterans have earned our collective admiration, appreciation and recognition. They have been and will always be our heroes. But what is so special about our soldiers? The…

  • Study IDs flood-prone areas in southern areas of county

    Jamesburg, Spotswood, Helmetta, Monroe contain flood-prone areas, report states BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — As residents and businesses recover in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, the South Central Middlesex County Flood Commission is inching closer toward developing solutions to the flooding problems across the region. A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ continuing…

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