• South Amboy council reduces school tax hike

    Orders $178K reduction, recommends fewer sports and additional layoffs BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent The South Amboy City Council has ordered a cut of $178,000 from the defeated school budget. The Board of Education will now have to decide how to achieve that reduction. The school tax increase would now be $80 on the average home,…

  • Boro to spend $16.5M on facility expansion

    Sayreville expects move to bring self-sufficiency to its water operation BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer The Sayreville Borough Council has approved a temporary capital budget for 2010 with a last-minute inclusion of $16.5 million to expand the Bordentown Avenue Water Treatment Plant. The council simultaneously introduced an ordinance at its May 10 meeting that would…

  • Project ACES: The World’s Largest Exercise Class

    Jenna Manlanga (center) participates in Project ACES: The World’s Largest Exercise Class, at the Walter M. Schirra School in Old Bridge May 5. The event takes place each May as part of National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. More photos at gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • When fear is your traveling companion

    GIRL TALK CLARE MARIE CELANO “The greatest difficulty of travel is that one is forced to take oneself along.” Alain de Botton I’m a runner. Not the kind that burns off a million calories during the heart pumping and the clapping of feet against pavement, but the kind that exhibits all the physical manifestations without…

  • Event at Friday’s will benefit OLOL

    Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School, Milltown, will host a Proceeds Night fundraiser 5-9 p.m. May 20 at T.G.I. Friday’s, Route 1 south, North Brunswick. The restaurant will donate 20 percent of each supporter’s check (eat-in or takeout) to the school. Diners must present an event flier for the donation to count. For fliers or…

  • Hospital to sponsor HIV group meetings

    Raritan Bay Medical Center will hold HIV support group meetings May 17 and 24 at the hospital’s Perth Amboy division, 530 New Brunswick Ave. Individuals diagnosed with or caring for someone coping with HIV are welcome to attend. Registration is required. For time, exact location and to register, call 732-324-5022. Free and confidential rapid HIV…

  • Hospital cardiac club plans May 17 meeting

    Raritan Bay Medical Center’s Cardiac Club will meet 7-8:30 p.m. May 17 in Centennial Hall at the hospital’s Perth Amboy division, 530 New Brunswick Ave. Club meetings explore heart conditions and healthy living. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 732-324- 5261.

  • Women’s Circle sets ‘Youthful Creativity’

    The Chabad of East Brunswick Women’s Circle will host a Women’s Night Out 7:45 p.m. May 13 at the home of Ora Malka Goodman, 19 Beacon Hill Drive, East Brunswick. The program, titled “Youthful Creativity,” will feature a talk by international Kabbalah lecturer and life coach Chana Ginsburg. Ginsburg’s session will be followed by “Art…

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