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    The Edison United Soccer Association (EUSA) is holding signups for the fall season through June 13 online at www.edisonunitedsoccer.com. The recreational league soccer program is for boys and girls in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Edison as well as surrounding towns. In addition to micro-soccer and recreational leagues, there is also a new inter-county league…

  • Bombers’ tennis team is gaining statewide respect

    Sayreville finishes 21-1 for the season BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Sayreville War Memorial High School boys tennis team’s quest for an unbeaten season fell just short, but the Bombers had another strong campaign, winning the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) White Division title for the third straight time. Coach Mike Provenza’s team ended the year…

  • GMC title highlighted Knights’ volleyball season

    BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent After downing St. Joseph of Metuchen in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) championship, the Old Bridge High School boys volleyball team was paired against the Falcons again in the NJSIAA Central finals on May 28. Clockwise from top: Old Bridge High School’s Dhruv Lad (l0) and Amritpal Rathore block a shot…

  • Golden anniversary

    Above: Virgil Grissom Elementary School students celebrate the school’s 50th anniversary May 28. Events included a ceremony, picnic lunch, tug of war and a birthday dance. Below: Students say the Pledge of Allegiance. Students sing as part of a musical interlude. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff

  • ‘Freddy the Flat Faced School Bus’

    Justin Bonczek of Parlin, playing the title role of Freddy, accents the themes of tolerance and acceptance with friends Bobbie Lou, played by Hailey Nicholas (l) of Sayreville and Billie Sue, portrayed by Sasha Risko of Monroe in the Main Street Theatre Co.’s Kidworks musical production of the children’s classic “Freddy the Flat Faced School…

  • Students arrested; one charged with striking school principal

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — A 14-year-old male was charged with aggravated assault last week after he allegedly punched the school principal during an altercation at the SayrevilleMiddle School. Police responded to the school on Washington Road at 2:45 p.m. June 2 after the school called to report an altercation, according to Sayreville…

  • Automotive students steer way to scholarships

    OBHS juniors third in state in timed auto skills contest BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The next time NASCAR is in need of a technician or two for its pit crew, the auto-racing juggernaut needs to look no further than Old Bridge High School. Automotive service students Evan Rosencranz and Nicholas Van…

  • Virgil Grissom Elementary School Principal Joseph Sgalia places a wreath

    Virgil Grissom Elementary School Principal Joseph Sgalia places a wreath in front of the flagpole during a celebration of the school’s 50th anniversary May 28. Events included an outdoor ceremony, a picnic lunch, tug of war and a birthday dance. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • John Flanagan III

    Mr. Flanagan, 55, of the Madison Park section of Old Bridge, died May 31, 2010, in Manalapan. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a dock worker with Yellow Freight, East Brunswick. His father, John Flanagan Jr., died in 1999. Surviving are a daughter, Alice Flanagan of the Parlin section of Sayreville; a stepson,…

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