• VFW seeks vendors for Oct. 1 Flea Market

    Vendors are welcome at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Lyons Schepsco Post No. 1451 Outdoor Flea Market set for 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 1 at the post home, 31 Reid St., South River. Rain date is Oct. 8. Outside space-rental cost is $15; vendors must bring their own tables. For more information or to reserve…

  • O.B. church establishes hurricane relief fund

    BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church has set up a relief fund to help the nearly 20 families in the township who were forced to vacate their homes due to flood damage caused by Hurricane Irene. The help comes none…

  • Car show, rock music coming to Sayreville

    Sayreville’s Blast from the Past Classic Car Show and Music, featuring live rock ’n’ roll bands, is set for 5-9 p.m. Sept. 17 at Kennedy Park, Washington Road. Refreshments will be available at the food court. For more information, call 732-390-7092 or 732-390-7096.

  • First day

    From top: Isabella Bassolino is greeted with a hug from kindergarten teacher Rose Lotano on the first day of school at James McDivitt Elementary School in Old Bridge on Sept. 7. Students take part in a welcome song and dance. Lotano writes a message delegating Bryan Alvarez as student teacher for the first day of…

  • Construction begins on rehab of Cheesequake Creek bridge

    A major rehabilitation of the Route 35 drawbridge over Cheesequake Creek connecting Old Bridge and Sayreville has begun, state Department of Transportation officials announced last week. The $25 million project will replace the bridge decks, sidewalks, railings and median on the 70-year-old structure. The deck joints and structural steel elements will be repaired, and the…

  • CODA

    Maybe there are reasons they need to keep secrets GREG BEAN You’ve got to wonder why Freehold Borough Mayor Michael Wilson and the municipal attorney are so determined to keep the results of a review of the police department that was paid for with public funds such a secret. In October 2010, in anticipation of…

  • Grateful for support, assistance during hurricane

    The board of trustees of Cheesequake Village would like to extend a sincere thank you to Mayor Patrick Gillespie and the Old Bridge First Aid Department, Fire Department and Police Department for assisting our village during Hurricane Irene. Thanks also to Assemblyman Sam Thompson (R-13) and his people for taking food to shut-ins. Not only…

  • Libraries are valuable resource for economic recovery

    Nine months ago, thanks to a $5.1 million federal Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP) grant, the New Jersey State Library implemented a series of steps to enable libraries throughout New Jersey to better assist our unemployed and underemployed residents and their families. As unemployment in our state skyrocketed, going from 4.5 percent in 2007 to…

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