• Uncontested elections provide no drama in South Amboy

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Council members congratulated Tom Reilly for his Election Day triumph, an unsurprising victory since Reilly ran unopposed. He secured 100 percent of the 174 votes cast. Mayor Fred Henry jokingly called the win a “stunning victory” at the Nov. 4 council business meeting. “Tom, you always do a…

  • Doctor calls for support of Tobacco 21 bill

    According to the American Heart Association, smoking is responsible for killing more than 480,000 Americans annually — including 11,800 New Jerseyans — making it the No. 1 cause of death. It is no secret smoking results in heart disease, stroke, cancers and many other devastating health issues. Yet smoking remains a crisis in the Garden…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Tasty homemade apple pies tempt visitors attending the 50th Apple Festival sponsored by the Madison Township Historical Society, Old Bridge, on Nov. 8.

  • County introduces discount card for prescription drugs

    A new Prescription Drug Discount Card Program announced by Middlesex County Freeholder Blanquita Valenti is aimed at helping to lower prescription drug costs for those who pay the full price for their medications. The program, developed in conjunction with ProAct Inc., is offered to the county and residents at no cost, with no pre-requisites or…

  • Three win seats on Old Bridge board, ousting two incumbents

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — An incumbent, a former board member and a newcomer were elected to fill the three three-year terms up for election on the Board of Education. Salvatore J. DiPrima will serve a second term after he recorded 3,355 votes in the Nov. 3 election. Former board member Richard…

  • Homemade pie and local history at heart of Apple Festival

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer This text will be replaced Theresa Moffat of Old Bridge checks out the crates of apples during the 50th Apple Festival of the Madison Township Historical Society of Old Bridge on Nov. 8. There were apples and sweets galore during Madison Township Historical Society’s celebration of the 50th Apple Festival.…

  • Old Bridge voters keep Republicans in charge

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Continuing the focus on the annual budget, capital investment, economic development and service improvements are the top priorities for Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry as he moves on from the Nov. 3 election. Henry, a Republican, will serve a second term as mayor after registering 5,400 votes, decisively defeating Democrat…

  • Retail health clinics fill demand for rapid care

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Walk-in health care clinics at pharmacies are booming as customers demand quick service. METRO CREATIVE SERVICES Quick and convenient are two words typically associated with fast foods or ATMs, not health care services. A growing trend is changing that as retail-based clinics (RBC) are popping up in drugstores and supermarkets…

  • Bulletin Board

    – Ecological restoration to be topic at dinner The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership will hold its November Membership Meeting and annual Dinner 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Milltown Senior Center, 60 Violet Terrace. Guest speaker Brian Cramer, senior biolog

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