• Grand marshals to be honored Feb. 5

    A celebration honoring South Amboy St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshal Thomas J. Noble, Deputy Grand Marshal Francis “Butch” Mulvey and Honorary Grand Marshal Tom Tighe will be held 7-11 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) Hall, 271 Second St., South Amboy. The event will feature a hot-and-cold buffet, beer, wine…

  • Super Bowl Blood Drive set for Feb. 7

    St. Bartholomew Knights of Columbus Council No. 11873, in conjunction with New Jersey Blood Services, will hold a Super Bowl Sunday Blood Drive 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 7 in the St. Bartholomew Parish Center, 470 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. Donors must be between the ages of 17 and 75 (age 16 permitted with written parental…

  • Floral-arranging demo set at library

    Cristina Rybak of Flower Cart Florist, Old Bridge, will present an exploration into alternative ways of arranging the classic dozen roses in a program set for 1:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Admission is free of charge. All ages are welcome to attend. For…

  • Arts and crafts

    Jeffrey Michael works with Lucas, 2, on a craft during the Winter Wonderland open house event held at the Goddard School of South Old Bridge Jan. 16. CHRIS KELLY staff

  • South Amboy benefits from $725K in grants

    Funding secured for park improvements, parking in transit village area BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The city has received grants from the county and state that will be used to improve parks and create new parking areas. Its seven parks will benefit from a $465,000 grant from Middlesex County, funding “a myriad of…

  • Senator’s bill proposes putting end to COAH

    Towns would be authorized to plan for development of affordable housing BY MARK ROSMAN Abill that would abolish the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) has been introduced in the state Senate as S-1. The bill was introduced in a Senate session that was held after Gov. Chris Christie was inaugurated on Jan. 19. Sen.…

  • Three local residents to debut short films

    Event will be second such showcase at O.B. Library BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Area thespians and directorswill be exhibiting their talents at an upcoming short film showcase at the township’s library. The Local Filmmaker Showcase, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Saturday, will debut the silver screen efforts of three Old Bridge-area moviemakers,…

  • Multi-county response puts out fire at Hercules

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON SAYREVILLE — The cause of a fire that completely destroyed an abandoned administrative building at the former Hercules plant Sunday night has been deemed suspicious by authorities. Passersby reported the fire around 6 p.m. after seeing flames emerging from the factory site on South Minisink Avenue. It took a massive effort by…

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