• Cops for Kids seeks holiday donations

    Old Bridge Township police officers will play Santa’s helpers in December to brighten the holiday for youngsters in the community during the Christmas season. Sgt. Joseph Mandola, program coordinator of Cops for Kids, a nonprofit organization, is seeking the help of businesses and residents to ensure that underprivileged children in Old Bridge have a gift…

  • PTO will sponsor Holiday Shopping

    The Sayreville Middle School PTO will host its annual Holiday Shopping event 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Dec. 6 in the cafeteria at the middle school, 800 Washington Road. The event will feature more than 40 vendors. Sayreville Bomber apparel will be sold. Refreshments will be available for purchase; proceeds will benefit CASA of Middlesex County, an…

  • Candlelit concert to feature ‘Messiah’

    The St. Mary’s Chamber Orchestra and Choral Society will perform George Frederick Handel’s “The Messiah” in a candlelit concert planned for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at St. Mary’s Church, Augusta Street, South Amboy. The oratorio on the life of Jesus Christ was composed for soloists, chorus and orchestra. The Advent/Christmas portion of the work will…

  • Church to sponsor Dec. 7 blood drive

    Immaculate Conception Church will host its parish blood drive, conducted by New Jersey Blood Services, 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Dec. 7 in the campus cafeteria, Immaculata Drive, Spotswood. Donors must be in good health and free of cold symptoms, at least 18 years of age (individuals above age 75 may donate with a letter of permission…

  • Residents question need for waterfront plan

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Residents are concerned about the city’s support of a waterfront development plan. That plan, known as Manhattan Beach, is composed of 1,750 for-sale and for-rent residential units, a restaurant and parking at the Amboy Aggregates location and what has been called “the restaurant site.” Manhattan Beach is a…

  • Lecture will discuss Hanukkah in America

    Dianne Ashton, a professor of religion studies and American studies at Rowan University, will discuss how American Jews began magnifying Hanukkah’s significance with a free public lecture at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Douglass Campus Center, 100 George St., New Brunswick. Ashton will draw on the findings of her new book, “Hanukkah in America:…

  • Former Club Bene demolished to make way for residences

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Councilman David McGill was not afraid to date himself when he recalled big names like Tony Bennett and Dean Martin visiting the former Club Bene at Route 35 and Old Spye Road. The club, which was slated for demolition on Nov. 25, was a national hotspot during…

  • Christmas stories

    Clockwise from right: Joseph Rowan of Sayreville portrays Jesus on Nov. 29 as parishioners of the Sayre Woods Bible Church participate in “A Drive Through the Christmas Story.” Parishioners take part in the festivities. Greg Sylvester, left to right, Kevin Chukaka and Gary Balzano re-enact the Three Wise Men. Alex Williams appears as an angel…

  • Community plans response to fifth home invasion

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer A n Indian-American organization is preparing to take action in response to a fifth home invasion targeting the ethnic group in Middlesex County. The Indo-American Cultural Society, based in Edison, is holding discussions about how to respond, whether in the form of a protest, press conference or public meeting,…

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