• A call to action to stop hunt, save N.J. bears

    Time is running out for hundreds of New Jersey’s black bears, with a bear hunt scheduled to begin on Dec. 6. It is up to the residents of New Jersey who care about the fate of black bears to take action now if we are to prevent a blackbear massacre. The expression “good intentions are…

  • When the engine blows, and it’s 20 below

    CODA GREG BEAN I’ve been getting a real kick out of those “You always remember your first Subaru” ads, with lots of wistful people fondly remembering things that happened in their cars. There’s one with a young guy looking into the backseat of his Subaru, and you get an idea what he’s remembering, but the…

  • Helping those in need

    Sayreville Middle School students Jared McCrea (l-r), Jayson DeMild, Patrick Bukowiec, Brian Cuadra, Rebecca Cakici and Noah Maldonado, all sixth-graders, prepare food to be delivered to the Sayreville Food Bank on Nov. 12. Sayreville’s Arleth, Eisenhower, Samsel Upper Elementary and Middle School participated in the annual drive, donating 1,679 items and $656 to the food…

  • ‘New York Street Games’ to screen in E. Bruns.

    EAST BRUNSWICK — The opening line of the film “New York Street Games” says it all: “Before cell phones, BlackBerrys and Facebook . . . before a neighbor’s doorstep required an invitation . . . before ‘play dates,’ there was play.” Narrated by Hector Elizondo, “New York Street Games” captures a special time in American…

  • Turkey and dressing up

    Above: A Leroy Cooper Elementary School student serenades students during a Thanksgiving show and feast held Nov. 24 at the school, located in Old Bridge’s Cliffwood Beach section. Below: Fourth-graders re-enact the first Thanksgiving feast. Students portray pilgrims. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Truck drivers charged with theft

    OLD BRIDGE — Three truck drivers and a Parlin gas station owner were arrested in recent weeks for allegedly stealing more than $211,000 in gasoline from a trucking company. Old Bridge police said they discovered the drivers siphoning off tens of thousands of gallons of fuel and selling it for $1 a gallon, authorities said.…

  • Soldiers in Afghanistan to be videocast at mall

    Hanukkah events on tap in East Brunswick, Monroe BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The fifth annual Grand Menorah Lighting and Family Celebration of the East Brunswick Chabad will take place on Saturday at 7:15 pm in the J.C. Penney court of the Brunswick Square Mall. This year’s Hanukkah celebration will offer something…

  • Suspect placed under house arrest after drinking charge

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — One of the five teenagers charged in the fatal assault of a township man has been placed under house arrest after he was allegedly caught drinking alcohol at a party earlier this month. Seventeen-year-old Cash Johnson was at Sterling Gardens banquet hall in Matawan Nov. 13 when…

  • Sayreville recruits vets for display at Borough Hall

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The borough’s Veterans Honor Roll will soon be updated and upgraded. The Honor Roll, which sits outside Borough Hall and lists on numerous plaques the U.S. servicemen and servicewomen who lived in Sayreville at the time of their service, has not been updated in almost a decade, Councilman…

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