• Auditions to be held for ‘Steel Magnolias’

    The Main Street Theatre Co. will hold open auditions for its upcoming production of the comedy-drama “Steel Magnolias” 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23 and 25 at the Main Street Theatre, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. Roles for six women, ages 20-65, are open. Scripts will be provided. Show dates will be March 13-28. For…

  • Bimah Players show to aid clothing drive

    The Bimah Players Community Theater, in conjunction with the Etz Chaim Monroe Township Jewish Center Social Action Committee, will offer its upcoming production, “Frost Free,” free of charge to individuals who come to a performance with a donation of new or gently used winter clothing or cash for the synagogue’s winter clothing drive. All donations…

  • Caregivers need to care for themselves

    ‘P lease put on your oxygen mask before helping others.” That is a phrase we’re all familiar with onboard an aircraft, but I believe it is just as relevant in the world of family caregiving. November is National Family Caregivers Month, and as we take time to recognize those who provide this essential service, I…

  • Governor’s stance on quarantine lauded

    I want to commend Gov. Chris Christie for his firm, sensible stance on quarantining health care workers who may have come in contact with the Ebola virus. The enormous potential for Ebola to spread in the United States is something no government official can take lightly. Since the smallpox and measles epidemics of the 18th…

  • Writer says group ‘creates fear’

    Clean Ocean Action (COA) is trying to stop off-shore oil exploration by stopping the use of seismic airguns. In addition to research for oil, the same technology (airguns) is a key tool for studying the earth. A current project is for a consortium of academics — led by Rutgers University — to use airguns to…

  • Legislator supports later breakfast

    Students who eat a nutritious, well-balanced breakfast tend to be healthier, have longer attention spans and are more likely to succeed in school. For this reason, I have sponsored legislation that was recently signed into law that would encourage schools to move their breakfast programs to after the first bell of the day in order…

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    MATT DENTON The sun beams down and lights up the autumn leaves in Allentown.

  • Rezoning of property leads to sale of Lincoln School

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — The borough has successfully auctioned off the Lincoln School property, fetching $456,000 for the site. “Lincoln School is sold,” Mayor John Krenzel declared at the Oct. 27 Borough Council meeting, where the council officially approved the transaction. The former school site on Prospect Street went up for auction…

  • East Brunswick takes first step in local redevelopment process

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board will determine whether a designated area on Route 18, roughly extending from Eggers Street to West Ferris Street, meets the criteria of an area in need of redevelopment. At the Nov. 10 meeting, the Township Council approved a resolution authorizing the Planning Board to…

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