• Collaborative, innovative solutions needed

    A s you might already know, it looks like the Old Bridge school system is having a few financial woes. At a recent school board meeting and in front of more than 150 worried parents, teacher assistants and concerned citizens, it was reported that our school system is in real trouble. Even though the Old…

  • Havin’ a ball

    From top: St. Thomas the Apostle School kindergartner Ethan Lee and Principal Thomasina Wyatt watch students compete in a volleyball game to wrap up Catholic Schools Week Feb. 4 in Old Bridge. Seventh-graders at St. Thomas the Apostle School, Old Bridge, take part in a volleyball game. Students watch a volleyball game. PHOTOS BY JEFF…

  • Student leads collection of jeans for homeless teens

    OLD BRIDGE — Sheryl Sinacore has 71 pairs of jeans, but they are not part of her wardrobe. Sheryl, with the help of fellow students in the Service Learning Club at Collier High School, Marlboro, collected gently worn jeans from students and staff to be donated to homeless teens. The effort is part of the…

  • South Amboy looks at plan for skilled nursing facility

    SOUTH AMBOY — City officials are considering changes to a redevelopment plan in order to allow a nursing facility near the new YMCA. Mayor Fred Henry announced the update on the health care facility that officials have been looking to add to their redevelopment roster during the City Council’s Feb. 16 meeting. The project, previously…

  • Nature hike next up at Cheesequake Park

    A nature hike is set to begin at 1 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Cheesequake Park Interpretive Center, Gordon Road, Old Bridge. The event is open to individuals ages 12 and up. For more information, call 732-566-3208.

  • American Legion plans holiday dinner

    American Legion Post No. 214 will sponsor its annual St. Patrick’s Day and St. Joseph’s Day Dinner 2-6 p.m. March 6 at the post home, 264 Whitehead Ave., South River. Guests may select a corned beef or ham dinner. Donation is $12 per adult, $5 per child under age 10. For tickets and more information,…

  • Students invited to Community Dance

    The South Amboy Youth Athletic Association will sponsor a Community Dance for students in grades 4-8, 7-10 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) Hall, Stevens Avenue, South Amboy. Tickets cost $10 each. Parents will be required to sign children in and out of the dance. Registration for baseball/softball players will be…

  • Event to raise funds for boy’s cancer fight

    A basketball fundraiser to benefit Dylan Mateyka, a 13-year-old boy who is fighting cancer, is planned for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 at St. Bernadette’s Lourdes Center gym, Princeton and Villanova roads, Parlin section of Old Bridge. Madison Park, Old Bridge and Sayrewoods South Little League coaches will compete in a basketball game to raise money…

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