• Health and Safety Day

    Middlesex County College student Jaswinder Singh of Old Bridge participates in a simulation drill to demonstrate how difficult it is to drive while texting or drinking. The drill was part of the college’s annual Health and Safety Day Oct. 14, in which human service and safety agencies visit the Edison campus to help students, faculty…

  • Bera sisters ready to make their mark on Broadway

    Taylor, 11, and Maggie, 15, building impressive stage résumés BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — At age 11, Sayreville’s Taylor Bera left on her first professional tour — performing in the musical “Little House on the Prairie.” Now that the tour is over, she and her 15-year-old sister, Maggie, also an actor, have set…

  • All the right moves

    Former dance retiree teaches local boys the art of break dance, hip-hop dance BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Students look on during a recent Boyz Only! Hip-Hop dance class. SCOTT FRIEDMAN NEW BRUNSWICK — It’s all about selfexpression. That is the focus of Daniel Levi-Sanchez’s new Boyz Only! Hip-Hop dance class, offered at the extension…

  • Police: O.B. man robbed at knifepoint

    OLD BRIDGE — A township man was robbed at knifepoint in the Brentwood Garden Apartment complex on Oct. 24, police said. The victim was walking home from the Browntown Bar on Route 516 around 11:45 p.m. when he was approached by two white males and a black male, all between the ages of 20 and…

  • Residents invited to citizens police course

    Police Chief William Volkert recently announced that the Old Bridge Police Department will implement a Citizens Police Academy beginning Nov. 16. The academy will expose residents of Old Bridge to entry-level police training to familiarize them with police procedures. The program also provides an interactive forum for the police to provide information to the community.…

  • Deliveryman robbed near O.B. apartments

    OLD BRIDGE — A Domino’s employee was robbed Oct. 26 while making a delivery in the Stratford Apartment complex on Route 9, according to township police. The victim had just finished delivering an order around 8:30 p.m. when he was approached from behind by three black males, police said. The victim initially tried to run,…

  • O.B. police probe copper thefts

    OLD BRIDGE — Police have had an influx of copper thefts, which authorities said are most likely tied to the difficult economic times. Police Capt. Arthur Carullo said that copper and other scrap metals are common targets during a bad economy. Copper, for example, can be sold to scrap yards for more than $3 a…

  • On that note

    Above: Members of Hammonton High School’s band perform a ’70s rock-themed program during the United States Band Association’s New Jersey State Championship at Old Bridge High School Oct. 24. Right: Olga Gallis, 17, a senior at Old Bridge High School, tries to work out of her “nightmare” as part of the school marching band’s performance.

  • For a cause

    Above: Michelle Scasso (l-r), Joe Enright and Lisa Michael participate in the inaugural Breast Cancer Awareness fundraiser at CKO Kickboxing of Old Bridge, Route 35, on Oct. 16. The event, which included an intense 90-minute class, benefited the American Cancer Society. Right: Roy Labue of East Brunswick participates in the fundraiser. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR…

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