• Students made sweet music at Carnegie Hall

    The SayrevilleWarMemorial High School and Sayreville Middle School combined symphonic bands, made up of 109 students, recently performed at the world-famous Carnegie Hall, New York City. These students earned their way to Carnegie Hall by means of the old adage, “Practice, practice, practice.” All that practicing paid off because their melodic sounds resonated in the…

  • Texting and driving can be lethal combination

    A re you a text addict? If your answer is yes, the sooner you give up this habit, the better. A general survey in countries all over the world, including the United States, shows that most deaths caused by road accidents are due to drivers reading or text messaging while driving a vehicle. I urge…

  • Is a college education worth the debt incurred?

    I n today’s economy there is no guarantee that college graduates will come close to getting a job in their field. They get the hype that if you go to school for a certain field, you can make a certain amount of money. But if 15,000 young people take classes for a certain field, there…

  • PTA to sponsor April 1 Magic Show

    Miller Elementary School, Old Bridge, will present a Family Magic Show 6 p.m. April 1 in the auditorium at Old Bridge High School, 4207 Route 516. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. The event will feature indoor snow, floating in the air, a 6-foot guillotine and more. Tickets cost $3 for children, $5 for adults.…

  • Adults invited to March 29-31 auditions

    Tryouts for the upcoming Berdanhand Productions presentation of “Fade Out at Clo-Achers,” a two-act spoof on life in an adult community, are set for 7:30 p.m. March 29-31 at the Mercer County Library, 276 Abbington Drive, East Windsor, in Twin Rivers, next to CVS. Adults of all ages are invited to audition. Rehearsals will begin…

  • Pro-wrestling benefit planned for March 25

    National Wrestling Superstars (NWS) will host an evening of all-star pro-wrestling beginning at 7:45 p.m. March 25 in the gym at South Amboy Middle School and High School, 200 Gov. Harold G. Hoffman Plaza, off Bordentown Avenue and Broadway. The event will benefit the South Amboy PTO. Featured wrestlers will include Shelton Benjamin “The Gold…

  • S. Amboy council reviews budget with tax increase

    City officials had hoped to include money from land sale BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent The South Amboy City Council’s proposed budget for 2011 would raise taxes by an average of $98. The figure, announced when the council introduced its budget March 16, came as a surprise to some who followed the budget process last year.…

  • Wounded Warrior collection extended

    The Junior Woman’s Club of Greater Brunswick has extended its Wounded Warrior Project Collection through March 31. Drop-off locations are the Milltown Public Library, 20W. Church St.; the South River Public Library, 55 Appleby Ave.; the North Brunswick Public Library, 880 Hermann Road; and the South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction. Donations…

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