• Sayreville’s classes of 1963, 1964 set reunion

    The Sayreville War Memorial High School classes of 1963 and 1964 will plan a 50-year class reunion to take place on Oct. 18. For more details, email [email protected].

  • Motorcycle Club to hold hog roast

    The Motorcycle Club of South Amboy Elks Lodge No. 784 will hold its fourth annual hog roast at 1 p.m. Sept. 21 at the lodge, 601 Washington Ave., South Amboy. There will be live entertainment. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Tickets will be sold at the lodge 5-8 p.m. every…

  • Additional exit required at South Amboy City Hall

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Changes are in store at the City Council chambers. Business Administrator Camille Tooker said the state is requiring the city to install another exit in City Hall. There are currently exits at the front and back of the building, but Tooker said during the Sept. 3 business meeting…

  • Delicious Orchards to host Apple Fest

    Delicious Orchards, a country food market in Colts Neck, will hold its seventh annual Apple Fest 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 13-14. This year’s Apple Fest will entail an antique car display, local vendors offering product samplings, farm animals, a clown, live music and dozens of apple options. For more information, visit www.deliciousorchardsnjonline.com.

  • University hosts home improvement show

    The Fall Home Improvement Show will be held 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 20 and 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at Monmouth University’s Multipurpose Activity Center in West Long Branch. Exhibitors will include building contractors providing new home construction, restorations, remodels and home maintenance projects, bath and kitchen design, windows, sliding and doors, landscaping, flooring,…

  • Liens placed on unkempt Old Bridge properties

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Township Council adopted a resolution authorizing liens to be placed on more than a dozen properties at the Aug. 11 meeting. “Abandoned properties have been an issue in Old Bridge, and we are addressing it. With liens, it is not just abandoned properties, but ones that…

  • Remembering 9/11

    Sayreville held a solemn ceremony Sept. 7 at the borough memorial in Burke’s Park, Washington Road, to commemorate the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. PHOTOS COURTESY OF MARY PASKELL

  • Sayreville surveys need for affordable senior housing

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The Sayreville Public Housing Authority is investigating the potential need for an affordable senior living center within the next five years. According to Jorge Gonzales-Gomez, a member of the housing authority, there is a growing senior citizen population and that trend is expected to continue. “We’ve observed that over…

  • Shelter debate continues in Sayreville

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Sayreville residents and animal rights advocates continue to urge the Borough Council to find an alternative to the Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter (HRAS) for animal control services. Members of the council subcommittee investigating complaints about conditions at the shelter and potential alternatives visited the Helmetta facility in August and…

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