• ‘Catch Me If You Can’

    Greg Louis of Sayreville and Lori Anne Casciano of Middletown plan their next move in “Catch Me If You Can,” a production of the Main Street Theatre Co. running through Feb. 13. Show times are 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Feb. 7. Tickets are $18 for adults; $16 for seniors…

  • Flower power

    Cristina Rybak of Flower Cart Florist demonstrates how to make a traditional dozen roses arrangement during an event at the Old Bridge Public Library Friday. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Investigation probes fatal train accident

    Officials are investigating an accident involving a NJ Transit train that fatally injured a Laurence Harbor man walking on the tracks near the Matawan-Aberdeen Train Station on Monday, according to NJ Transit. The train, which struck Krishna Kumar, 45, departed at 4:30 a.m. Feb. 1 from New York Penn Station and was scheduled to arrive…

  • China delegation yields foreign language plans

    Plans call for adding German and Chinese Mandarin classes at sixth-, seventh-grade levels BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Old Bridge Public Schools Director of Secondary Education Christine Piscitelli (l), Salk Middle School Principal David Cittadino (c) and Sandburg Middle School Vice Principal Joseph Marinzoli met with Chinese educators and students during a 2009 visit to…

  • Performers’ artistry takes center stage at concerts

    Goliard Ensemble trio to perform as part of music series in South Amboy BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — St. Mary’s Catholic Church could be the ideal setting for Sunday’s musical performance. “I think chamber music is much loved by the audience because of its intimate nature,” Chris Deibert, executive director of Music at…

  • Wisniewski to chair party ‘at a crossroads’

    Assemblyman from Sayreville to lead N.J. Democratic Party BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer State Assemblyman John Wisniewski of Sayreville will serve as chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee for the year ahead. John Wisniewski Democratic chairs from all 21 counties in New Jersey endorsed the 19th District assemblyman for the role, and the…

  • Knights of Columbus Council 4815

    Jimmy Rich (back, l-r), Brandon Milling, Patrick Reilly, Yash Daftary, Scott Michaelson and Robert Michaelson watch as Patrick Caputo takes a shot during the Jan. 20 youth free-throw shooting contest sponsored by the St. Thomas the Apostle Knights of Columbus Council 4815 at the St. Thomas school, Old Bridge. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • O.B. school board member charged in attempted luring

    Attorney says arrest is result of ‘misunderstanding’ BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer AOld Bridge Board of Education member was arrested last week on charges of attempting to lure a 10- year-old child. David L. Josselyn, 47, was arrested Jan. 28 following an investigation by local police and the county prosecutor’s office, according to a statement…

  • Kaplan seeks to convert sr. housing proposal

    Proposes elimination of age restrictions based on new state law BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Local developer Kaplan and Cos. is asking Sayreville to remove the age restrictions from its previously approved senior housing complex, Heritage at Towne Lake. The builder was scheduled to appear before the Planning Board on Feb. 3. Kaplan received approval…

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