• Sayreville food bank thanks supporters

    We at the Sayreville Care & Share Food Bank want to say “thank you” again to all our friends and organizations who have worked and supported us through the year, but especially now. Our list of needy people in town has grown from 50 families to over 70. We want to thank all of the…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR An estimated 10,000 men, women and children in lavish costumes twirled and strutted down Broad Street in Philadelphia during the annual Mummers Parade on Jan. 1.

  • Donations for Mikey show ‘power of a community’

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Bill Kloos, left, and his brother Ryan raised more than $13,000 for injured Monroe Township High School hockey player Mikey Nichols, at right. Proving that something good can come out of something tragic, the community took action after hundreds of dollars were stolen from a donation box outside the Kloos…

  • South Amboy man allegedly threatened police on Facebook

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — A city resident has been charged with cyber harassment toward the police after allegedly posting a threat on Facebook. According to South Amboy Police Detective Matthew Barcheski, outside law enforcement units notified the city’s police force on Dec. 21 that a South Amboy resident had posted a threat…

  • Guests can play along in festive ‘Sleigh Ride’

    The Madison Township Historical Society will present its musical “Sleigh Ride Celebration” noon-3 p.m. Jan. 11 at the Thomas Warne Museum, 4216 Route 516, Old Bridge. Led by society members, audience members will participate by using woodblocks, triangles, bells and other “kindergarten band” instruments to create a selection of traditional holiday music. Admission is free…

  • Girls Little League makes a big play in Sayreville

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Registration for the Sayreville Girls Little League is underway as the league prepares for its second full season of softball. League President Joe Schlaline said the 2014 season was a great success because of a boom in enrollment. “Two years ago we had 75 girls, and last year we…

  • Thoroughbred fans offered slice of ownership

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer PHOTOS COURTESY OF KENWOOD RACING An Oceanport stable is giving racing fans an opportunity to get in on the action of horse ownership without the hefty costs of purchasing a horse or the consistent expenses associated with it. H. Robb Levinsky, co-founder of Kenwood Racing, said the Taste of Thoroughbred…

  • Community rallies to aid injured family

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Members of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in South River pray for members of the DeSarno family at a special prayer service on Dec. 30. Six family members were seriously injured in an early morning house fire on Dec. 29 at their Main Street home. ADAM C. UZIALKO/STAFF A community…

  • Easing into fitness in new year

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer FILE PHOTOS For many, the new year represents a chance to turn over a new leaf, leaving behind undesirable habits to form new, better ones. Perhaps the most popular New Year’s resolution is to lose weight or become more physically fit. But as scores of people who have made such…

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