• Boys basketball team to hold clothing drive

    The Sayreville Bombers boys basketball team will sponsor its Used Clothing Drive 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 23 in the back parking lot at the high school, Washington Road. All items should be placed and tied in large plastic trash bags. Acceptable donations include adult and children’s clothing, handbags, jackets, hats, shoes, sneakers, stuffed animals, sheets,…

  • Walkers invited to Slow Down for Sara

    The Sara Dubinin Foundation will sponsor its Slow Down for Sara Walk Nov. 16 beginning at Sara’s Garden, near the boat ramp at Kennedy Park, Sayreville. Registration is set for 10 a.m. The event will start at 11 a.m. Walkers are encouraged to wear pink or purple. Registration is $10 per person. All proceeds will…

  • Pot of gold

    PHOTO COURTESY OF ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA SCHOOL Principal Elena Malinconico of St. Stanislaus Kostka School in Sayreville smiles with Madison Burgos, who is the statewide kindergarten grand-prize winner and the St. Stan’s winner in the New Jersey Agricultural Society’s 2014 Farm-City Week “Eat a Rainbow” poster contest.

  • Booklet provides list of vet-friendly companies in Middlesex County

    A new list of veteran-friendly merchants and organizations has been made available through the Middlesex County Clerk’s Office. The Veteran Friendly Merchants and Organizations booklet contains the names of businesses and companies that offer discounts to veterans with proof of military service. It can be used in conjunction with the County Service ID Card, which…

  • Veteran of the Year

    PHOTO COURTESY OF MAGDALENE FLORCZAK The students, faculty and staff of St. Stanislaus Kostka School, Sayreville, honored World War II veteran Edwin A. Kolodziej of Sayreville as Veteran of the Year at the school’s annual Veterans Day program Nov. 10. Kolodziej, who served as a staff sergeant in the 95th Infantry Division, has been recognized…

  • Project to bring stories of fallen soldiers to life

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The Biography Project seeks to tell the stories of those who lost their lives during the Vietnam War by gathering information for the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel. HOLMDEL — Despite years of work on a Biography Project, more than 300 military personnel who lost their lives in the…

  • Tickets on sale for New Year’s Eve gala

    The Knights of Columbus Council No. 4815 annual New Year’s Eve Dinner-Dance is set for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 31 at the council home, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. A DJ will provide dance music from the ’50s,’60s and ’70s. The menu will feature hors d’oeuvres, a buffet dinner, soda, coffee, tea, wine, tap beer and…

  • Food drive to help ‘Stop Hunger’

    The Reformed Church Home in Old Bridge has initiated two programs this fall to help with the “Stop Hunger: A Sodexo Initiative.” Through Nov. 15, the community is encouraged to donate items for local food banks. Nonperishable items can be dropped off in the main lobby of Reformed Church Home, 1990 Route 18 North. Cash…

  • Two statewide ballot questions approved

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer New Jersey voters approved two statewide ballot questions on Election Day, Nov. 4. Final vote totals for the public questions were not immediately available; however, organizations that supported the passage of the questions reported the success of the initiative for which they advocated. The first ballot question focused on the…

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