• Remembering 9/11

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Top right: Family members, guests, township officials and representatives of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion take part in a silent tribute at the Middletown WTC Memorial Gardens in honor of the 37 Middletown residents lost on Sept. 11, 2001. Above: Members of the Old Bridge Township Council…

  • Sayreville bans tobacco sales to people under 21

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — An ordinance banning the sale of tobacco products to people under the age of 21 was adopted by the Borough Council in a 4-2 vote at last week’s meeting. Sal Risalvato, executive director of the New Jersey Gasoline, Convenience Store, and Automotive Association (NJGCA), urged the council…

  • A walk in the woods

    Walking the marked hiking trails at the John A. Phillips Preserve in Old Bridge, Eric Gehring found it hard to pass by the blueberries. The fruit provided a treat for Gehring and Scott Meyler, both of the Middlesex County Office of Parks and Recreation, and anyone else walking at Phillips, which has almost 5 miles…

  • Trail system showcases county’s natural areas

    By JOSEPH SAPIA Correspondent Patrick Roxbury and Catherine Juliano stroll through the Phillips Preserve in Old Bridge. On a late-summer day that was sunny and warm with low humidity, a couple walked a marked, wooded trail in the John A. Phillips Preserve in Old Bridge. “We’ve come out a few times,” said Patrick Roxbury, 32.…

  • Parents seek later school bell

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer School officials in some local districts say delaying the start of the school day is not feasible due in part to conflicts with busing schedules and after-school activities. Parents know all too well the battle of pulling teenagers out of bed to go to school. Karen Famiglietti would like to…

  • Lodzinski in court in son’s murder 23 years ago

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Michelle Lodzinski, 46, sits beside attorney Gerald Krovatin in state Superior Court in the Middlesex County Courthouse, New Brunswick, during her Sept. 16 arraignment on charges that she murdered her 5-year-old son, Timothy Wiltsey, in 1991. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR More than 23 years after 5-year-old Timothy Wiltsey disappeared,…

  • Bulletin Board

    – Palatines to celebrate New Jersey’s birthday The Palatines of New Jersey will celebrate the state’s 350th birthday with a lecture at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Germans of New Jersey Stanton Grange in Stanton. Lunch will be held at 11 a.m. Attendees are encouraged to wear Germanic heritage outfits from the 18th to…

  • Big SUVs are back in a big way

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Full-size SUVs are gaining in popularity once again among those with a purposeful need for what are among the most versatile rides on the road Originally engineered for tradespeople and outdoor enthusiasts, full-size truckbased SUVs became the darlings of driveways across America throughout the 1990s for their rugged go-anywhere personas.…

  • Q&A

    Flashy and small with Sharon Peters Q: We love our son’s new Mercedes CLA, especially the smallish size. We’d like a small premium vehicle, but we don’t wish to do business with our local Mercedes dealer because of a history. Are there other comparable vehicles, from a size and luxury perspective? A: You might check…

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