• Knights Oldies Dance planned for Aug. 19

    The next Knights of Columbus monthly Rock ’n’ Roll Oldies Dance is set for 8-11 p.m. Aug. 19 at Knights of Columbus No. 4815 Council Hall, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. The event will feature music by a DJ and dancing to the oldies. Admission is $10 per person and includes coffee, cake and soda.…

  • Cardinal McCarrick H.S. welcomes new principal

    Karen Juliano brings 35 years of experience to city’s Catholic high school BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Karen Juliano SOUTH AMBOY — For the 2011-12 school year, Cardinal McCarrick High School will welcome a new principal, Karen M. Juliano. Juliano replaces outgoing principal Jean Kline. Cardinal McCarrick (formerly St. Mary’s High School) is the oldest high…

  • OBHS students lead workshops on nighttime driving, seat belts

    Old Bridge High School SADD Chapter members Nicole Gomes (l) and Michelle Borrero use props to demonstrate how a driver’s vision is impacted at night. Under New Jersey’s Graduated Driver License program, teens holding a permit or probationary license may not drive between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., when their crash risk increases significantly. LAURA…

  • Service on the Bay planned for Aug. 21

    The Laurence Harbor Community Covenant Church, Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, will hold a Sunday Service on the Bay 10 a.m. Aug. 21 at the gazebo in Laurence Harbor Bay Park, near the presidential section, off Bayview Drive. The event will feature fellowship, music and songs. The public is invited. For more information, call…

  • Main St. property rezoning lands Sayreville in court

    BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The borough is facing legal action after prohibiting the property owned by Fulton’s Landing Inc. to be developed with residential housing. The property, a 157-acre tract on Main Street, was rezoned in an ordinance the Borough Council passed on May 23. The ordinance was adopted despite objections from property…

  • Wedding suggestions met with silence, and hostility

    CODA GREG BEAN Several months ago, when my youngest son got engaged, I wrote that as far as I could tell by reading Miss Manners, the father of the groom’s only responsibilities are to show up on time and not drink so much he throws up on the bride’s family. Now that the months have…

  • Fairgoers’ generosity made Charity Challenge a success

    I want to thank the fairgoers who attended the 2011 Middlesex County Fair and helped support the 16 local area charities that participated in this year’s Charity Challenge Event. As always, the fairgoers displayed great generosity, contributing in excess of $1,100 to the charities, with the winner, Summit Animal Rescue Association (SARA), accounting for $246…

  • Irked that O.B. Dems were ‘unavailable’

    The Old Bridge Township Council meeting scheduled for July 18 was canceled because the five Democrats would not be attending. Where were they? They were suddenly “unavailable” that night to face Old Bridge taxpayers concerning the openended ordinance they passed to allow township employees to serve only 15 years with the township, as opposed to…

  • Congress cannot settle deal at seniors’ expense

    The debt deal should not comfort anyone expecting to rely upon Social Security or Medicare. The fact that they were both left untouched in the first round of cuts does not mean they are safe. While compromise is generally an admirable quality, one that caves in to the current push for entitlement cuts puts millions…

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