• Senior health, well-being to be topic

    Barbara Guseman, assistant administrator, Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge, will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Reformed Church Home Caregiver’s Support Group set for 2-3:15 p.m. Aug. 17 at the facility, 1990 Route 18 north. Guseman’s presentation, “Prevention: The Key to Health and Well-Being for Seniors,” will focus on in-home safety…

  • May the best bulldog win

    Public invited to watch up-and-coming stars’ at match show in East Brunswick BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Stock up on Milk-Bones and hold tightly to the leash. Bulldogs from across the state will be convening in the township this weekend for the Bulldog Club of New Jersey’s (BCNJ) match show. The event,…

  • Woman, 75, accused in stabbing death of husband

    Resident of Monroe senior community free on $200,000 bail BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MONROE — A 75-year-old woman accused of stabbing her elderly husband to death last week is free on bail, Assistant Middlesex County Prosecutor Nicholas Sewitch said Monday. It was unclear where Ruth Zucker is staying, but Sewitch said it is…

  • Teen campers enjoy summer trips, thrills

    Group from Old Bridge cites whitewater rafting as highlight BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Old Bridge youth in the township’s full-day summer camp enjoy a whitewater rafting adventure on the Delaware River in July. The camp for teenagers was started three years ago when parents were looking for something their kids could do during the…

  • Local school districts see more retirements

    Savings has allowed boards to hire less-experienced, lower-salaried teachers BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer School districts across the state have undoubtedly sustained a harsh financial blow from the loss of state aid, and area school officials are beginning to realize the educational impacts of the budgets adopted last spring. The collective loss of $820 million…

  • O.B. officials to look at town’s zoning laws

    Sohor: Town center, Rt. 516 zoned for too much density BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Concerns from residents and officials have prompted Old Bridge Township to begin the process of re-evaluating and potentially revising the town’s master plan and accompanying zoning ordinances. The review, which was initiated by Councilwoman Mary Sohor, would determine the success…

  • Dance to the Music

    Louis (l), 6, and Alexis Calabrese (r), 4, of East Brunswick, and Sydney Chacko of Old Bridge dance to the music of Shadow Road at Geick Park in Old Bridge July 20. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Old Bridge festival steeped in tradition

    Salt Water Day begins at 2 p.m. Saturday on the beach in Laurence Harbor BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Though many may be disappointed by Old Bridge Day’s hiatus this year, residents can still get their local festival fix at Salt Water Day. The event, to be held Saturday and sponsored by the Laurence Harbor…

  • Three Handstanding Kids

    Julia Raygorodsky (l-r), 15, Tori Beake, 14, and Jason Maletzky, 14, perform headstands alongside the wall of the Old Bridge recreation building in the municipal complex during an Aug. 4 session of the township’s full-day summer camp for teenagers. See story, page 14. JEFF GRANIT staff

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