• Players, sponsors invited to golf outing

    The annual Sayreville Brain Injured Children (BIC) Golf Outing will be held Aug. 10 at Glenwood Country Club, Route 9 and Fairway Lane, Old Bridge. The driving range will open at 8 a.m. Registration and breakfast are planned for 8:30 a.m. Shotgun start is set for 9:30 a.m. There will be hamburgers and hot dogs,…

  • Memorial ceremony honors local Vietnam War veterans

    The names of 166 Vietnam War veterans, including eight from New Jersey, will be inducted into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF)’s In Memory Honor Roll for 2015 on June 20 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Local inductees will include Henry Hoffman Jr. of Rumson, who served in the Marine Corps from 1958…

  • At the beach

    Cool scenes are found in Ocean Grove and Bradley Beach as the summer heats up at the Jersey Shore. Crowds flocked to New Jersey’s beaches last weekend in search of surf, sun and sand. PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR

  • Monday movies continue at library

    The Friends of the Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St., will resume its Monday Movie Matinees at 1:30 p.m. June 22. Films will be shown every Monday during the summer. Call the library at 732-251-1515 for the names of the featured films. Admission is free of charge.

  • Wiffle-ball tourney will aid Wobbly Feet

    WiffleMania 7, to benefit the Wobbly Feet Foundation, is scheduled for June 20 at Danny P. Ryan Field, 41 N. State Home Road, Monroe. The wiffle-ball tournament will feature more than 250 community members competing on 24 teams in a round-robin format. Other highlights will include the Hooters Homerun Derby, prizes, food vendors, music and…

  • Mr. Balaji goes to Washington

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Shravan Balaji’s love of politics and international studies began at an early age. As a child, his father gave him trading cards of all the U.S presidents. “Ever since I was a little kid, he taught me about history and politics,” he said. Balaji, a senior at…

  • Sayreville museum pays tribute to 1967’s ‘Distaff Slate’

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Peggy Kerr and the Distaff Slate are sworn in after sweeping borough elections in 1967. The women would later run for re-election without the blessing of the local Democratic Party. PHOTOS COURTESY OF BOROUGH HISTORIAN JASON SLESINSKI/SAYREVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Former Sayreville Mayor Mary “Peggy” Kerr and her all-female “Distaff…

  • South River seeks grants to explore redevelopment

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Main Street in South River is part of a redevelopment initiative that will also include Reid Street and Whitehead Avenue. MICHAEL NUNES/STAFF South River will seek state funding for an investigation into ways of redeveloping sections of town damaged by superstorm Sandy. The Borough Council voted unanimously June 8 to…

  • Students allowed to use own tech devices in class

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer The East Brunswick School District will begin allowing high school students to bring their own technology devices to class. Under a pilot program announced by Superintendent of Schools Victor Valeski, students will be able to use their laptops and tablets for classroom learning. The pilot program, Bring Your Own Devices…

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