• ‘Touch of Sinatra’ scheduled at library

    The Old Bridge Public Library, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, will present “A Touch of Sinatra,” a tribute to the life and times of Frank Sinatra, at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 8. Entertainers Donnie Farraro and Joe Gilligan will bring the singer to life through songs and stories. For directions, call 732-721-5600, ext. 5033. Registration is…

  • Visit with Santa to aid Toys for Tots

    Parents and children are invited to visit with Santa and view the holiday lights and decorations at the Mahoney residence, 55 Valley Vale Drive, Old Bridge, 6-9 p.m. Dec. 12 and 13. Interested parents should bring a camera to take their child’s photo with Santa. The event also will feature holiday lights, decorations, hot chocolate…

  • Stipends similar for area coaches

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The stipends the Sayreville Bombers football coaches receive are typical of — if not slightly higher than — those offered to other coaching staffs within the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC). Despite a large show of public support for Sayreville War Memorial High School head football coach George Najjar, the…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    NikkiSnips, a new full-service hair salon owned by Nicole Allegro of Old Bridge, recently opened in Park Plaza Shopping Plaza, 343 Route 34 North, Matawan (Old Bridge). The salon also specializes in servicing special-needs clients. All salon staff members are residents of Old Bridge, and many have been working with clients in the area for…

  • Old Bridge police seek suspects in home invasions

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Township police are asking for the public’s help in finding the suspects responsible for two recent home invasions. Police are investigating home invasions that took place on Oct. 20 and 26 in the Oakwood and Country Place sections of the township, according to a press release from…

  • What is the price of Sayreville football?

    No matter which side of the fence residents in Sayreville are on regarding the current high school football program, I’ve noticed one thing that has been overlooked is the cost involved in resolving this issue. Would it be reasonable for the administration to inform the taxpaying public about the exact total cost for this nonscholastic…

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    MARK ROSMAN/STAFF View from the bridge at Oakford Lake, downtown New Egypt.

  • ‘Steampunk Poe’ set for this weekend

    The Sayreville War Memorial High School Theatre Society will present Edgar Allan Poe’s “Steampunk Poe” at 7 p.m. Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at the school, Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. Playwright/Director Michael A. Piccuirro has interpreted and adapted several of Poe’s works in the “steampunk” 1800sstyle of wheels, clocks, pipes and cogs. Tickets…

  • Two charged with robbing South Amboy bank

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Two suspects have been apprehended in connection with a Wells Fargo bank robbery that took place earlier this month. South Amboy Police Detective Matthew Barcheski said the suspects made away with about $1,300 at approximately 4:40 p.m. Oct. 3. “The bank robbers passed a note to the teller…

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