• Dorothy Frances Skolny Riepl

    Mrs. Riepl, 90, of Old Bridge, died June 20, 2010, in Arnold Walter Nursing Home, Hazlet. Her husband, Edward, died in 1975. Surviving are four sons, Robert, and his wife, Judy, of Crystal Lake, Ill., Raymond, and his wife, Pat, of the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge, Richard of Roseland and Ronald, and his…

  • Speak up now to save high school athletic association

    It is sad that an elected politician has made his major political priority an attack of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. With all of the problems confronting our society in local, county, state and federal governments, state Assemblymen John Burzichelli (DGloucester) continues his relentless effort to destroy the NJSIAA in an attempt to…

  • Deeply affected by deplorable crime

    The news of Divyendu Sinha’s murder was nerveracking. This hideous crime has taken place in the very town I live in. I hope the township will take severe steps to prevent this type of crime from happening in the future. It will be a shame if the killers are tried as juveniles and are shown…

  • Forget stickers to protect teens

    Ican’t believe that Kyleigh’s Law can actually be seen as lifesaving. If a sticker will help protect my daughter while driving, she would be covered in them. If you want your children, as well as all drivers, to be safe, don’t use cell phones at all while driving. Teens are taught the rules for drivers…

  • This tax cap law looks like a good deal, but …

    CODA GREG BEAN Before we start popping the champagne corks over the fact that the New Jersey Senate passed a bill last week limiting property tax increases to 2 percent a year — with certain exceptions — we ought to remember that old Latin admonition Caveat emptor (Let the buyer beware). On first blush, the…

  • Fun ’n’ games

    From top to bottom: Aiden Reynoso, 3, of Cliffwood, plays with some toy animals during a Pre-School Playtime session at the Old Bridge Public Library on July 9. Savana Boswell, 2, has some fun with her mom, Kimberly. Maya Boswell, 18 months, enjoys a game. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Vietnam film to be shown

    On July 17 at 1 p.m. the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation will host a film screening and panel about the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The film, “We Were Heroes: The 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam” will feature the story of the “First Team” in Vietnam, including the famous battles and operations in…

  • Beach restoration work to soon get under way

    County to repair shoreline, build permanent bulkhead BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Middlesex County officialswill once again be cleaning up damage incurred from winter storms. Mayor Jim Phillips said the county will begin a $2 million project to repair the shoreline along Paul’s Beach in response to deterioration of the beach in…

  • Motorcycle driver, 24, dies in East Brunswick accident

    A 24-year-old resident of Old Bridge died Sunday when the motorcycle he was operating collided with another vehicle on Route 18 in East Brunswick. Joseph McCabe was headed northbound near Walker Street on a 2008 Suzuki at 6:20 p.m. when his motorcycle collided with a 2009 four-door BMW driven by Jessica Ragusa, 19, also of…

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