• Knights girls lacrosse team rely on defense, goalkeeping

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Old Bridge High School’s girls lacrosse team will rely on defense and goaltending to remain competitive after posting a 13-6 mark a year ago. Coach Steve Gajewski’s team kept scorekeepers busy by scoring nearly 250 goals last season. However, 80 percent of those goals were scored by players who have since…

  • Up for the spike

    FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Old Bridge High School’s Dhruv Patel reaches high over the net to spike the ball during a March 14 scrimmage against Kingsway Regional High School in Old Bridge. The Knights began the season for real on April 1 at home against South Brunswick High School.

  • Gabriel

    TOP PICK Young Prince Gabriel is dashing and debonair, well-trained in sword fighting and horseback riding — and set to inherit his grandfather’s vast fortune. There’s just one problem: On his 16th birthday, Gabriel finds out that he is a she. How will Gabriel proceed to live and love in the rigidity of the 19th…

  • Market Madness show welcomes vendors

    The St. Thomas the Apostle Market Madness Vendor and Craft Show is set for 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. May 16 at the school auditorium, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. The event will accommodate 91 vendors. There will be a 50/50 raffle. For more information, call 732-761-0077 or email [email protected].

  • Artist to share yupo painting techniques

    Award-winning artist and New Jersey native Lisa Budd will demonstrate the use of yupo paper for painting with watercolor at the next meeting of the Suburban Artist Guild, set for 2 p.m. April 10 at the East Brunswick Public Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center. Yupo is a synthetic paper made of polystyrene that allows…

  • Carnival to benefit anti-drug group

    The New Jersey Law Enforcement Against Drugs (L.E.A.D.) Carnival will take place April 8-12 at Kennedy Park, Washington Road, Sayreville. The event will feature rides, games, crafts and business vendors. There will be special ride promotions throughout the week. A fireworks display is planned for April 11. Proceeds will benefit communities and the local Sayreville…

  • Firefighters, EMS can apply for free college tuition

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel will be eligible for free tuition through Middlesex County College (MCC) beginning this fall. The Middlesex County Volunteer Tuition Waiver Program will be offered to one eligible volunteer firefighter and one eligible EMS volunteer from each municipality, according to the Middlesex County Board of Freeholders.…

  • Healing, meditation group set at library

    A healing and meditation group for family members and friends of those affected by cancer is planned for 1-2 p.m. April 2 and 23 at Sayreville Public Library, Washington Road. Facilitator will be wellness professional Denise Morgan. To register or for more information, call Alaina at 732-727-0212, ext. 25, email [email protected] or log on to…

  • Population growth in county among fastest in the state

    Middlesex County is among the fastest-growing counties in New Jersey. The U.S. Census Bureau reported on March 26 that the fastest-growing county in New Jersey between July 1, 2013, and July 1, 2014, was Hudson County, whose population rose 0.8 percent over the period. Hudson County was followed by Bergen County and Middlesex County at…

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