• 4-H council to host Bunnies Breakfast

    The Middlesex County 4-H Junior Council will present Breakfast With the BunniesApril 2 at the Middlesex County 4- H Center, 645 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. There will be two seatings for breakfast and activities, 8:30-10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.-noon. Children ages 2-8 and their parents are invited to participate. The event will feature a pancake…

  • McCarrick H.S. marks 125th anniversary

    Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and notable alumni will attend March 25 event BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Cardinal McCarrick High School, formerly St. Mary’s High School, has been a part of the community for 125 years, and school officials are asking the community to help them celebrate the milestone. A fundraising dinner will be…

  • Third-graders to conduct car wash

    The third-grade class at Wilson School, 65 Dane St., Sayreville, will sponsor a fundrais ing car wash 9 a.m.-1 p.m. April 2 on the school playground. Donation is $5 per car.

  • Toddlers to attend dance party at library

    Youngsters ages 3-6 and their caregivers are invited to a Toddler Dance Party at noon every Saturday or 1 p.m. every Sunday in April at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Older and younger siblings are welcome to attend. The event, which is free of charge and open to…

  • Sayreville to achieve monthly savings with new phone system

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The borough’s office phone system is getting an upgrade. The current voicemail system, which is the borough’s original one, is “old and antiquated,” according to borough Business Administrator Jeff Bertrand. “It literally is model number 1,” he said. When it went down, there were no replacement parts available…

  • ‘Anything Goes’

    Brandon Smith (l-r), who plays Moonface Martin, Samantha Cantaffa as Reno Sweeney, and Aaron Cafaro as Bill practice for Old Bridge High School’s spring musical, “Anything Goes,” during a recent rehearsal. The show, with music by Cole Porter, will be performed at 7 p.m. March 24-26 at the school, Route 516. Tickets are $10 at…

  • Seniors offer trip to see ‘Blithe Spirit’

    The Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Senior Group will sponsor an April 27 bus trip to Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Hampton, to see Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit.” The bus will depart at 9:30 a.m. from the OLV lower parking lot, Main Street, Sayreville. Return will be at 5 p.m. Cost is $75 and includes a ticket…

  • Contest ‘a wild ride’ for OBHS shop team

    Students’ video gets 10,201 votes, winning cash and prizes for the school’s auto dept. BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Shop class car repairs will be executed with new levels of ease and dexterity now that the Old Bridge High School garage has snagged a much-needed facelift. The auto shop recently won a…

  • Television’s the medium, but what’s the message?

    CODA GREG BEAN Let me set the scene: It’s a long-ago Saturday evening. Great-Grandma, Great- Grandpa, Grandma and Grandpa are coming to dinner at our house. My bride has been cooking all day. The wee bairns are bathed and tidied, their cowlicks plastered down, and they have been warned to be on their best behavior.…

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