• May we all find peace this Sept. 11

    The ninth anniversary, Sept. 11, 2010 I woke early this morning but only left the house after hearing the last name read. It was a sad day that was made more difficult by the fact that the anniversary fell on a Saturday and I would not be among my [Port Authority] colleagues. For nine years…

  • Green Book Club sets inaugural meeting

    The first meeting of the Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission Green Book Club is set for 7-9 p.m. Sept. 6 in meeting room 3 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. “Eating Fossil Fuels: Oil, Food and the Coming Crisis in Agriculture” by Dale Allen will be discussed. In future…

  • Henry: South Amboy ferry project ‘still in the works’

    City acts on ferry-related contracts; resident raises concern over neighbors BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent The South Amboy City Council took action Aug. 17 to further its goal of making ferry service to New York a reality. The council approved resolutions allowing for work to commence from three companies on the Radford Ferry Road Phase II…

  • Camp carnival

    Above: Isabella Hanna (l) and Madison Martins make a dash for the prizes during a scavenger hunt Aug. 12 at St. Thomas the Apostle School, Old Bridge. The school marked the end of its summer camp with a carnival. Left: Jordyn Meertens gets ready for a day of fun. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Friday-Night Dinner on menu at E.B. VFW

    The Men’s Auxiliary of East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133 will host the last of its Friday-Night Dinners 6- 8 p.m. Aug. 26 at the post home, 485 Cranbury Road. Cost is $8.50 per person for eat-in or takeout meals. The VFW Ladies Auxiliary will begin its own series of Friday-Night Dinners…

  • Drive-thru food collection set in O.B.

    The Old Bridge Food Bank, 1 Old Bridge Plaza, in the municipal complex, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, will hold a Drive-Thru Food Drive 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 27. Individuals may drive up with their donations; food-bank volunteers will unload items from the car. The following items are requested and most needed: tunafish; mayonnaise, ketchup…

  • Concession stand, restrooms planned for Lombardi Field

    Construction would complete longstanding improvement plan for Knights home field BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Over the past few years, Lombardi Field at Carl Sandburg Middle School has seen a lot of renovations: a new track, turf field, state-of-the-art lighting and new stadium seating. Now, the Board of Education is hoping to…

  • Madison class of ’76 schedules reunion

    The class of 1976 at Madison Township High School, Old Bridge, will hold a 35th reunion beginning at 7 p.m. Oct. 22 at the Crystal Point Inn, Point Pleasant. Cost is $75 per person. Checks may be made payable to Janice Friedman and mailed to Friedman at 30 Deerfield Road, East Brunswick, NJ 08816. For…

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