• Hibernian Ladies to host vendor fair

    The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, 271 Second St., South Amboy, will sponsor its Ladies Fall Fling 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 4. The event will feature vendors including Wild Tree, Thirty-One, Tupperware, Jamberry Nails, Mary Kay, Tastefully Simple, Pampered Chef, Scentsy, Avon, candles and more.

  • Old Bridge to discuss feral cat program

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Township Council is expected to discuss a trap, neuter, vaccinate and return program at the next meeting. Ward 1 Councilman Joseph Mollis said at a special meeting on Sept. 10 that it is time to move on implementing a program, noting that it has been two…

  • Veterans foundation to host ceremony

    The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Foundation will hold its annual POW/MIA Gold Star Mothers Recognition Day Ceremony on Sept. 18 at 11 a.m. at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial, 1 Memorial Lane, Holmdel, on the grounds of the PNC Bank Arts Center. The ceremony will honor America’s prisoners of war and those missing in…

  • Ice-cream sales to aid child’s leukemia fight

    Milltown Ice Cream Depot, 87 Washington Ave., will donate 10 percent of sales 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Sept. 20 to treatmentrelated expenses for Josephine (“Piney”) Schneider, a 2-year-old Milltown resident who is battling leukemia. Piney’s Posse fundraising bracelets are on sale at the icecream store. For more information, log on to www.facebook.com/pineysposse.

  • Legislators urge FEMA to extend deadline for review of Sandy payouts

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer State and federal officials are asking that homeowners be given more time to request a review of their superstorm Sandy insurance payouts by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The FEMA flood insurance reviews were established earlier this year after allegations of fraud and low insurance payouts plagued the…

  • Sandy Hook BioBlitz welcomes citizen scientists

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer SANDY HOOK – Hardcore scientists and armchair biologists alike will flock to Sandy Hook at the Gateway National Recreation Area for the second “BioBlitz” to identify and learn about scores of wildlife species in the coastal habitat. For a full 24 hours, starting at 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept.…

  • Seniors offering foliage river cruise

    Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Seniors will sponsor an Oct. 17 Hudson River Fall Foliage Cruise. Cost is $155 and includes the cruise, a buffet lunch, bus transportation, bus-driver gratuity, entertainment on the boat and snacks on the return trip home. To reserve, call Geri at 732-257-4351.

  • Program to shed light on days of Borscht Belt

    The Men’s Club and Sisterhood of Temple Beth Ohr will sponsor a joint program titled “The Rise and Demise of the Borscht Belt” Oct. 11 at the synagogue, Route 516, Old Bridge. A Bagels and More Breakfast is planned after the 9 a.m. minyan and before the 10:15 a.m. talk. Guest lecturer Marty Schneit will…

  • Shooting death of Old Bridge man under investigation

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer ABERDEEN – The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and Aberdeen Township Police Department have launched a joint investigation into the death of a 22-year-old Old Bridge man whose body was found in a township parking lot on Sept. 13. Charles Webster, public information officer for the prosecutor’s office, said William…

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