• Symphonic band to perform at library

    Symphonic band to perform at library

    The Two Counties Symphonic Band will present a concert at 2:30 p.m. May 14 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Two Counties is a 25-piece orchestral band made up of musicians from Monmouth and Middlesex counties. Approximately 15 band members will perform classical, Broadway, film, pop and big-band…

  • ESL learners produce news show at Shepard Elementary School

    ESL learners produce news show at Shepard Elementary School

    OLD BRIDGE – About two dozen students enrolled in the ESL (English as a Second Language) program at Alan B. Shepard Elementary School recently presented the 2015-16 edition of Shark News 12. Parents, staff, and community members watched the latest edition of the news show – which was designed to mimic news broadcasts found on national television…

  • PSE&G begins repairs to four miles of gas pipes in Sayreville

    PSE&G begins repairs to four miles of gas pipes in Sayreville

    SAYREVILLE – Public Service Electric & Gas Company (PSE&G) will be working in Sayreville to replace approximately four miles of older gas pipes with new, durable plastic and/or coated steel piping beginning this week. “These upgrades are part of PSE&G’s three-year program to replace up to 510 miles of aging gas infrastructure throughout New Jersey,”…

  • Tickets available for Yankee trips

    Tickets available for Yankee trips

    The Sayreville Recreation Department plans upcoming bus trips to see the New York Yankees play at Yankee Stadium, New York City. Tickets are still available for the following contests: June 24, Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins; and Aug. 26, Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles. Games begin at 7:05 p.m. The bus will depart at 4:15 p.m. from…

  • Old Bridge Library accommodates visual, physical and reading impairments

    Old Bridge Library accommodates visual, physical and reading impairments

    OLD BRIDGE – The Old Bridge Public Library has partnered with The New Jersey State Library Talking Book and Braille Center (TBBC) to serve patrons whose ability to read may be affected by a physical or visual impairment or a reading disability. Anyone who cannot read standard print or hold or turn pages of a book…

  • Arizona man denies murdering five-year-old in 1991

    Arizona man denies murdering five-year-old in 1991

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Bernard Joseph McShane took the stand on his own free will last week and told the jury he did not kill five-year-old Timothy “Timmy” Wiltsey in 1991 at a carnival in Sayreville. The state, in the trial of Michelle Lodzinski, who is being tried for the murder…

  • Lodzinski chooses not to testify in her murder trial

    Lodzinski chooses not to testify in her murder trial

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — In a soft voice, Michelle Lodzinski told Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves last week that she has decided not to testify in the murder case against her. Lodzinski is on trial on charges that she “did knowingly or willfully” murder her five-year-old son Timothy “Timmy”…

  • Sayreville passes school budget despite concerns

    Sayreville passes school budget despite concerns

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — The borough school district is facing increasing enrollment, looming capital projects and a shortage from state funding of $18 million. Those were just some of the challenges Sayreville Superintendent Richard Labbe laid out during a public hearing on the budget May 3. The budget narrowly passed, with three board…

  • Old Bridge High School says ‘AYES’ to auto program

    Old Bridge High School says ‘AYES’ to auto program

    OLD BRIDGE — Old Bridge High School (OBHS) recently joined Automotive Youth Educational Systems (AYES), a business and education partnership between automotive dealers and aftermarket service employers and high school automotive technology schools. The school decided to submit an application after automotive teacher Stephen Pasqua saw a kiosk set up at the career fair at…

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