• Mayors spice things up for a worthy cause

    South Amboy’s O’Leary wins for best overall dish BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The three judges for the annual Mayors Healthy Cook-Off held at the Wegmans supermarket in Woodbridge last week were surprised when presented with a dish of Cajun grilled alligator and dirty rice made by North Brunswick Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack. South Amboy…

  • S. Amboy takes new approach to yard sale

    Suggested sale hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 27 BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Residents interested in participating in the citywide yard sale June 27 will see a few changes compared to last year’s setup. The city will not charge the $5 registration fee as it has levied in the…

  • Hickey honored as state Principal of the Year

    OLD BRIDGE — The principal of Old Bridge High School has been named Visionary Principal of the Year for secondary schools in New Jersey. James Hickey will be acknowledged by the New Jersey State Board of Education, according to a letter from Chuck Stein, assistant executive director of the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association…

  • Safety first

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Above: Obdyke siblings Taylor, 6, and Robert, 5, learn how things work on the first aid squad thanks to volunteers Scott Behnke (l) and Justin Galatro during Safety Awareness Day on June 6. Police and other emergency responders were on hand to educate the public during the event, held outside Friendly’s…

  • Board frustrated over polling location issue

    At odds with county in effort to move polls from schools BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Local officials and parents who want polling locations moved from district schools for safety reasons say they are frustrated with the response from county officials so far. The Middlesex County Board of Elections evaluated a borough school…

  • Retiring the flag

    The American Legion Post 211, Sayreville, held its annual Flag Day ceremony for the proper retirement of American flags Sunday. Post Chaplain John Merritt (front) salutes alongside Post Cmdr. Arnold Valentino.

  • Brick man pleads guilty to O.B., other bank heists

    ABrick Township man pleaded guilty on June 3 to committing a series of six bank robberies on consecutive Thursdays in Ocean, Middlesex and Monmouth counties, Acting U.S. Attorney Ralph J. Marra Jr. announced. Peter A. Bielecke, 41, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano in Trenton to one count of bank robbery. Pisano…

  • Boro man seeks record for longest drawing

    Guinness World Records reviewing evidence BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer A24-year-old Sayreville resident recently endeavored to set a new world record for the longest color pencil drawing. Osvaldo Bianchi of Sayreville drags a tape measure along what is believed to be the world’s longest stretch of color pencil drawings. Jainthan Francis, of Winding Wood Apartments,…

  • O.B. still hoping to buy former Cottrell Farm

    Phillips eyes ‘display farm,’ preserving adjacent land BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Months after the Planning Board denied an application to develop 27 acres of farmland, Old Bridge officials are starting to make headway in negotiations to preserve the former Cottrell Farm and an adjacent 36 acres known as Whitney Estates. The building application, known…

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