• ‘Brigadoon’

    Fiona Campbell, portrayed by Alison Endee of Hoboken, enjoys the “Heather on the Hill” with American visitor Tommy Albright, as played by Patsy Palma of Sayreville, in a scene from the Playhouse 22 production of “Brigadoon.” The classic musical will be performed Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m., April 9-May…

  • Eggin’ on

    Nicholas Wetstein, 7, of Old Bridge, checks out his prize while mom Donna watches during the Easter Egg Hunt at the Reformed Church Home in Old Bridge. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Children scramble to gather treasures during the second annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Reformed Church Home, Route 18 in Old Bridge, Saturday morning.

  • Two stabbed in bar brawl

    SAYREVILLE — Two area men, ages 21 and 22, were hospitalized last week after they were stabbed outside a bar in Sayreville, according to a police report. Police responded to Big Shots bar on Route 35 around 12:55 a.m. March 24 on a report of an altercation. The victims told police that three men had…

  • Commuters, officials slam NJ Transit plan

    Suburban Transit says it would step in with its own service if bus lines are nixed BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The East Brunswick Cultural Arts Center auditorium was nearly full last Saturday, serving as a haven for residents and officials distressed about the proposed NJ Transit service cuts and fare hikes. NJ Transit held…

  • Senior housing building weeks from completion

    One-bedroom affordable units could be rented out by summer BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The city’s Robert Noble Manor project on Gordon Street is nearing completion. The affordable-housing apartments, which are being constructed modular-style, have been arriving in pieces, said Michael Dayer, spokesman for Phoenix Custom Homes, which is in charge of creating…

  • O’Leary retires; Henry to seek mayor’s office

    SOUTH AMBOY — After nearly a quarter-century as the city’s chief executive, Mayor John T. “Jack” O’Leary will retire at year’s end. O’Leary, who is also chairman of the South Amboy Democratic Organization, has announced that he will not seek re-election this November. Instead, Fred A. Henry Jr., who currently serves as City Council president,…

  • O.B. police ask town to fund radio system

    Plan would cost $6M-$7M over the next three to four years BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The police department is hoping to revamp its communications systemand has requested financial help from the Township Council. Police Capt. Robert Weiss gave a presentation at the March 15 council meeting, outlining the precarious condition of…

  • Eicher pulls ethics complaint, for now

    Councilwoman says she did not want it to interfere with probe by Prosecutor’s Office BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer One of the two borough officials who filed complaints related to a hotel meeting involving Sayreville Mayor Kennedy O’Brien, a Planning Board member and a local developer, has withdrawn her call for an investigation for the…

  • Old Bridge council grapples with deficit

    Council members suggest budget cuts to reduce possible $173 tax hike BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Though the Old Bridge Township Council has formally introduced the 2010 municipal budget, officials are expected to make substantial cuts before it is adopted. “We worked together to come up with ideas that haven’t been brought up yet, and…

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