• Women invited to job-hunting program

    A workshop titled “Job-Hunting Skills for Women” is set for 7:30 p.m. April 22 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The program is designed to help women prepare for re-entry into the job market. Noreen Noel, Women’s Center coordinator, Jewish Family and Vocational Service of Middlesex County, will…

  • Roast Pork Dinner scheduled at church

    Trinity United Methodist Church, 815 Bordentown Ave., Sayreville, will sponsor its annual Roast Pork Dinner 4:30-7 p.m. April 24. Dinner will include pork, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetables, rolls and butter, beverage and homemade desserts. Takeouts will be available. Admission is $12 for adults, $6 for youngsters ages 5-12; children under age 5 will be admitted…

  • Yard sale to support YMCA scholarships

    The Raritan Valley YMCA will host an Indoor/Outdoor Yard Sale to benefit its Strong Kids Youth Scholarship Fund 8 a.m.- 2 p.m. April 17 at the new YMCA facility, 144 Tices Lane, East Brunswick. To date, the Raritan Valley YMCA has provided more than $20,000 in financial aid to youth and families in its service…

  • Let the public be heard

    IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN After weeks of debate, discussion and public hearings, New Jersey residents will have their say on budgets that have been proposed by local boards of education in the April 20 school election. This has been a budget season unlike any other I can remember in almost 30 years in this…

  • Easter treats

    Kristina McAnally, 5, of Old Bridge, looks for eggs during the second annual Easter Egg Hunt on the grounds of the Reformed Church Home, Route 18, Old Bridge, on March 27. The incorrect name was given when the photo originally ran April 1. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Study of beachfront contamination to begin

    Many concerned about pace of anticipated multi-year cleanup BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Nearly a year after contaminated areas along the Raritan Bay in Old Bridge and Sayreville were deemed off-limits, state and federal officials announced last week the start of a full investigation into the severity of the site’s problems. U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone…

  • Friends rally for man fighting lung disease

    South Amboy resident with no health insurance needs lung transplant BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — A local family is reaching out to the community for help. Luis Perez, 58, has been diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic and debilitating disease that damages the lungs with scarring. For Luis, the illness is complicated…

  • Man arrested in connection with Old Bridge murder

    OLD BRIDGE — Police have made one arrest as they continue to investigate the alleged murder of a woman who was found dead April 8 in her home in the Cliffwood Beach section. Authorities still would not release the name of the victim at press time Tuesday, stating that her identity had been determined but…

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