• Hospital to conduct heart-healthy events

    Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge and Perth Amboy, will sponsor three upcoming healthy-heart events featuring free blood-pressure screenings, heart-rate testing and education about chronic heart conditions and medication management. The schedule is:  Nov. 4 — 11 a.m.-1 p.m., South Amboy YMCA, 200 John T. O’Leary Blvd.;  Nov. 6 — 11 a.m.-noon, Sayreville…

  • Scouts seeking used eyeglasses, sunglasses

    Sayreville-South Amboy Girl Scouts will participate in Make A Difference Day this year with Sight Night, a drive to collect gently used eyeglasses and prescription and nonprescription sunglasses. Decorated collection bins are located throughout Sayreville and South Amboy. Scouts also will pick up on Halloween night, Oct. 31. The drive, which will run through November,…

  • Students seek connection between arts and science

    A new program in the School of the Arts on the East Brunswick campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools (MCVTS) is exploring whether scientific knowledge can spark creativity in the arts. In cooperation with New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in Newark, McCarter Theatre in Princeton and Rutgers University, 53 MCVTS theater…

  • Business alliance aims to build connections with community

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The newly formed Old Bridge Business Alliance is seeking to build relationships between local businesses and the community. Business owners and representatives came together to mingle and network at an alliance kickoff meeting on Oct 15. The event was organized by Steve Mamakas, executive officer of the…

  • Every vote makes a difference in election

    On Tuesday, Nov. 3, we will elect officials who will wield a tremendous amount of power over decisions that affect our everyday lives. This year’s races touch upon almost every part of our state’s government, from the statehouse, to county and municipal bodies, to your local school board. Yet, record low turnout is being predicted.…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Fall foliage takes on many hues.

  • Change of date for Halloween Parade

    The Sayreville Recreation Department Halloween Trick-or-Treat Trunk Parade, originally set for Oct. 28, has been rescheduled to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 29 on the Borough Hall football field, Dolan Street. For more information, call 732-390- 7092 or 732-390-7096.

  • Officials break ground for intersection improvements

    SAYREVILLE – Local, county and state officials put shovels to the ground to mark the beginning of eagerly anticipated improvements to the intersection of Main Street and White Oaks Drive. Members of the Sayreville Borough Council, Middlesex County Freeholder Director Ronald G. Rios and state Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski (D-Middlesex) took part in the Oct.…

  • County podcast series offers history of Jersey Devil

    Most New Jersey residents have heard of the state’s most famous legend — the Jersey Devil. Stories about this mysterious cryptid have reached across the country from the Pine Barrens, and have become a part of popular culture. But every story has a beginning, and not everyone may know the real origin of the Jersey…

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