• Adult Craft Night scheduled at library

    The Sayreville Public Library, Washington Road, will present the next installment in its Adult Craft Night series 6-8 p.m. Jan. 14. Theresa Chuntz will lead participants in making a Piece of My Heart Mirror using puzzle pieces, glitter and wooden-heart mirrors. For more information or to register, email Alaina at [email protected]; call 732-727-0212, ext. 25;…

  • Holiday events ongoing in E.B.

    The East Brunswick Department of Recreation, Parks and Community Services is sponsoring and participating in several holiday drives and activities throughout the month of December. Toys for Tots collections are ongoing through Dec. 18 at East Brunswick Water and Sewer, 25 Harts Lane. Santa and his firefighting reindeer friends from the East Brunswick fire districts…

  • Time capsule contains treasure trove of 1965 info for students

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A time capsule filled with handwritten letters in script by students in 1965 to the students in 2015, class photos, yearbooks and other mementos were unveiled at a celebration at Southwood Elementary School in Old Bridge on Dec. 1. OLD BRIDGE — The year was 1965: The war in Vietnam…

  • Event at café to assist S.A. youngster, family

    The Chamber of Commerce serving Old Bridge, Sayreville and South Amboy will hold a community fundraiser to benefit Wyatt Scott, a South Amboy youngster diagnosed with neuroblastoma, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 19 at Love Is All You Knead Café, 112 N. Broadway, South Amboy. Proceeds will go to help make Christmas happier for Wyatt and…

  • Woman’s group to gather Jan. 12

    The East Brunswick Woman’s Club will meet 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at East Brunswick Fire District No. 1, Civic Center Station, 303 Rues Lane. There will be a business meeting, followed by refreshments and a tricky tray. All are invited to attend. Prospective members are always welcome. For more information, call Laura at 732- 254-5742.

  • Seniors offering trip to Resorts Casino, A.C.

    Jamesburg Senior Citizens will host a Dec. 28 trip to Resorts Casino, Atlantic City. Sign-in is set for 10:15-10:45 a.m. at the Jamesburg Senior Center, 139 Stevens Ave. The bus will depart at 11 a.m. Cost is $25 per person and includes transportation and a $25 return in slot play. All are welcome to attend.…

  • Man facing mandatory incarceration for driving on revoked list

    A former Old Bridge resident could be sentenced to serve up to 18 months in a New Jersey state prison with a mandatory six months without parole after being convicted on Dec. 7 of driving while his license was suspended. Giacomo Abrusci, 35, now a resident of Long Island City in New York, was found…

  • Local college student organizes global event in one month

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A young man from North Brunswick organized a competition that has a global impact. Umair Masood, a sophomore at Rutgers University, served as campus director for the seventh annual Hult Prize competition at Rutgers on Dec. 5, when 10 teams competed to solve former President Bill Clinton’s…

  • Officials say ferry service is ‘very close’

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent South Amboy officials believe the process to get a ferry service back up and running has been on fast-forward the past couple of months. Officials have been working to bring back the ferry, which had been quickly established to assist with commuting efforts after Sept. 11, 2001. That service, which ran…

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