• ‘What Are Neighbors For?’ — A Valentine’s Day story

    I met my husband on a blind date at a Valentine’s Day dance 25 years ago. We got engaged a few years later, and I have been wearing my diamond engagement ring every day ever since. This year my husband and I are thankful for each other, butwe are also thankful for our neighbors, especially…

  • Urges senators to support EPA

    When considering the public health of New Jersey families, the ability to breathe clean air should be a main concern. However, coal-fired power plants and industrial facilities release hundreds of thousands of tons of dangerous pollutants every year. According to a study done by the Clean Air Task Force in 2010, more than 13,000 deaths…

  • Governor is targeting union, not teachers

    I am amazed at the empty rhetoric that was coming out of our local representatives at the public forum held at Edison High School recently (“Educators, Students Air Frustrations on Aid Cuts,” Suburban, Feb. 3). Sen. Barbara Buono (D-18th District), the state Senate majority leader, said, “It’s become in vogue to demonize public education.” Then…

  • Valentine virtuoso

    Above: Lili Poland, 8, of South Amboy, takes part in the Feb. 9 “Make a Valentine” event at the Sadie Pope Dowdell Public Library in South Amboy. Below: Lili makes a card for her mother. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Fundraiser to fight leukemia, lymphoma

    Chili’s Give Back Night to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is set for 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Feb. 24 at Chili’s, 363 Route 18 south, East Brunswick. Diners should present an event flier or mention that they are there for the Give Back fundraiser. The restaurant will then donate 10 percent of supporters’ checks to the…

  • Man charged with endangerment, promoting prostitution in O.B.

    Robert MacDonald OLD BRIDGE — A township man was arrested on charges that he showed pornographic images to a 14-year-old boy and offered the child money for a sexual favor. Robert MacDonald, 62, of Harding Road in the Laurence Harbor section of the township, was arrested at his home on Feb. 9, according to an…

  • Dowdell conducting DVD Donation Drive

    The Dowdell Library Foundation is holding a DVD Donation Drive during the month of February to benefit the Sadie Pope Dowdell Library, 100 Harold G. Hoffman Plaza. Drop-off boxes may be found at several South Amboy locations including the library; City Hall, 140 N. Broadway; Zack’s Broadway Diner, 126 N. Broadway; and the SouthAmboy YMCA,…

  • PTA sets auction, Night at the Races

    The Cooper School PTA, Old Bridge, will hold its annual Night at the Races and Gift BasketAuction March 4 at the Holiday Inn, Route 35, Hazlet. A preview of baskets will begin at 6:15 p.m. Post time is set for 7 p.m. Entry fee is $35 per person and includes a buffet dinner catered by…

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