• Thanks to those who made event a success

    The South Amboy Elks Lodge No. 784 Motorcycle Club’s fourth annual Hog Roast was a total great success. The weather was great; the music was wonderfully provided by the Black Nights; the food was delicious, plentiful and enjoyed by everyone present. We can’t wait until next year. All proceeds will be donated to charitable organizations…

  • Program to feature apple lecture, tasting

    Food historian Judith Krall-Russo will offer a program on apples at 2 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Sayreville Public Library, Washington Road. A lecture will provide information on why the apple was so important to early Americans and what role New Jersey played in the growth and production of apple products such as apple cider…

  • Medical community seeks ways to battle addiction

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Stephen Jones, CEO of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, addresses a crowd gathered at the New Brunswick hospital during a “Do No Harm” symposium designed to educate medical professionals about the risks associated with relying too heavily on opioid-based painkillers to treat patients with chronic pain. ADAM C. UZIALKO/STAFF…

  • ‘Dead Man Walking’ author discusses death penalty

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Acclaimed author Sister Helen Prejean speaks of her experience with the death penalty to a crowd of students gathered at Old Bridge High School on Oct. 3. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Students at Old Bridge High School were challenged with difficult questions on human rights and decency upon being visited…

  • Walkways blocked on ‘suicide bridge’

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The 110-foot-high Victory Bridge, which has also become known as the “suicide bridge,” carries Route 35 over the Raritan River, connecting Perth Amboy and Sayreville. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Pedestrian walkways on the Victory Bridge have been blocked off as officials grapple with ways to prevent people from jumping…

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    Hailee Cotugno cheers from the shoulders of Samantha Levine as the Old Bridge Knights cheerleaders show their school spirit on Oct. 2. MATT DENTON

  • Sayreville football future in jeopardy after arrests

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO and WARREN RAPPLEYEA The future of Sayreville War Memorial High School’s football program is in question after seven players were charged in relation to the hazing scandal that has rocked the borough. With the criminal charges filed, Labbe said a longer suspension beyond the cancellation of the 2014 season might be…

  • Bulletin Board

    – Meeting to feature pen-and-ink workshop Award-winning artist and teacher Tom Rutledge will present a pen-and-ink drawing demonstration and mini workshop at the next meeting of the Suburban Artist Guild of Central New Jersey (SAG) set for 2 p.m. Oct. 10 at the East Brunswick Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Participants should bring a sheet…

  • ‘Real world’ MPG tests proposed

    Federal regulators are hoping to make new-car fuel economy estimates more accurate by getting vehicles out of the laboratory and on the road. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features A version of the boilerplate phrase, “Your mileage may vary,” is typically embedded in new-car ads whenever fuel economy is cited, and with good reason. With gas…

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