• Homemade Blankets

    CHRIS KELLY staff Keriann Durgin and Katie Amato, both 15, work on fleece blankets during a program at the Old Bridge Public Library Jan. 18 for Project Linus NJ Inc., which provides handmade blankets to children suffering serious illness and trauma. For more photos, see page 18.

  • Plan for Woodhaven back but ‘less intense’

    Now calls for 1,616 units and up to 450,000 sq. ft. of retail BY LAUREN CIRAULO More than three years after Old Bridge denied the large-scale Woodhaven development, the saga continues, with the builder now seeking approval for a scaled-back plan. The application, which originally called for 3,000-plus residential homes and over a million square…

  • Water rate increase back on the table in Sayreville

    Latest proposal has council considering 19 percent hike BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer The Sayreville Borough Council is reconsidering a water rate hike in order to tackle a near $900,000 deficit in the water and sewer budget. Frank Bella Councilman A sharp decline in water consumption last year led to decreased revenue to the tune…

  • Do the Twist

    CHRIS KELLY staff Shreya Parekh (center), 5, of Old Bridge, does the twist with friends during the Winter Wonderland open house held at the Goddard School of South Old Bridge Saturday.

  • To turn alarm off, throw entire clock against wall

    Coda • • GREG BEAN entire clock against If there’s anything more frustrating than trying to follow a procedure manual for a product that was built in a non-Englishspeaking country and then translated into the King’s Own by someone with a limited grasp of our language, I don’t know what it is. Back in the…

  • Pedestrians should be more alert when crossing

    Ihave noticed many times that when people cross the street, they often forget to look around. Instead, they keep walking, without any fear that a car might hit them. I urge all pedestrians to please stop and look around before you cross the street. Also, please don’t forget to help our senior citizens if you…

  • Senators, representatives stood tall on health-care reform

    New Jersey should be proud of the hard work being done by its congressional representation in bringing our nation closer than ever to meaningful health-care reform.   Against a constant backdrop of myths and misinformation, both New Jersey senators and seven of 13 New Jersey representatives drowned out the chatter and focused on the positive…

  • Bill is fraught with dangers to the public

    The Garden State Chiropractic Society is keeping a watchful eye on Senate bill S-565, which poses a risk to New Jersey health consumers. This scope of practice bill, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Stephen Sweeney and Senator Loretta Weinberg, is being pushed through the legislative process during the lame-duck session and holiday season. This proposal…

  • More state regulation needed for hookah lounges

    On April 15, 2006, the New Jersey Smoke-Free Act went into effect. It banned smoking in all enclosed places, with the exemption of beaches, city parks, cigar bars, tobacco retail stores, tobacco-manufacturing facilities, private residences and automobiles. I am concerned with the increase of hookah lounges opening in New Jersey. My major concern is the…

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