• Sweet sculpting

    MATT DENTON Denise Bioland, left, and Paula Benanti admire Erin Williscroft’s work at Greater Media Newspapers’ Chocolate & Wine Festival at Branches in West Long Branch on Feb. 7.

  • Absences disrupt mayor’s plans for Sayreville appointments

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Sayreville Mayor Kennedy O’Brien delivered his State of the Borough address to a nearly empty dais and found himself unable to make appointments to boards and commissions because only one of six Borough Council members was in attendance. O’Brien and his fellow Republican, Councilman Art Rittenhouse, were the only…

  • Black History Month

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Yvonne Ceasar gets expressive during “Tales from the African Drum” at the Olde Towne Village in Johnson Park in Piscataway on Feb. 7.

  • It is time for a decision on JCP&L rate case

    It has been more than three years since the JCP&L rate case began, and recently a New Jersey administrative law judge made a long-awaited recommendation, one which aligns with what we have been saying all along — that New Jersey’s JCP&L customers have long been overcharged and deserve a rate cut. Now, the only thing…

  • Photo

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR One of the many colorful orchids that were on display at the 18th annual Deep Cut Orchid Society show at Dearborn Market, Holmdel. The show ran Feb. 5-8.

  • Free dental care puts a smile on kids’ faces

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Dental hygienist Jessica Brunsden-Gaeta, left, goes over some dental care pointers with Hailey Pospisil of Old Bridge during the Give Kids a Smile event at KidZdent in Old Bridge on Feb. 6. PHOTOS BY FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI OLD BRIDGE — For one day each year, KidZdent, a children’s dental practice, transforms…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    The Chamber of Commerce, serving Old Bridge, Sayreville and South Amboy, will hold its next monthly networking lunch 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Pine Tavern, 199 Route 34, Old Bridge. Guest speakers will be Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry and township Economic Development Officer Steve Mamakas. Cost is $25 for members and guests.…

  • DEP: 29 homes qualify for Blue Acres buyouts

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The state is nearing the end of the acquisition process for 29 storm-damaged homes in the Laurence Harbor section, where flooding caused heavy damage during superstorm Sandy in 2012. “The appraisals for all the homes are complete, and currently 26 of the 29 homes have been adjusted…

  • Ladies Auxiliary will gather Feb. 24

    The Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4699, Sayreville, will hold its next regular meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at the post home, Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call Lucy Rossi at 732-264-3041.

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