• Chargers eye division and state sectional football titles

    SPOTSWOOD By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent The Spotswood High School football team hopes to achieve what it could not do last season, and that’s win a Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division and NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II title. If that is to happen, running back Chase Fee will play a prominent role. The All- GMC…

  • Bears look to rebound from last year’s one-win season

    EAST BRUNSWICK By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent East Brunswick High School quarterback Brendan Kennedy is ready to throw a pass during the scrimmage against Colonia High School on Aug. 26 in East Brunswick. FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Everywhere Bob Molarz has coached football, his teams have won. That includes head coaching stints at his alma mater, Carteret High…

  • St. Mary’s set to host Handbag Bingo

    St. Mary Parish will sponsor the fourth annual Designer Handbag Bingo Oct. 3 at the church’s Star of the Sea Hall, Stephens Avenue and Second Street, South Amboy. Doors will open at 6 p.m. The first game will be called at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $30 and includes coffee, tea, water and desserts. Guests may…

  • Boro weighs options for animal services

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer In response to complaints from residents about conditions at the Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter, the Sayreville Borough Council has formed a subcommittee to investigate alternatives for animal control services. Council members Art Rittenhouse, Mary Novak and Lisa Eicher were named to the panel after residents complained to the governing…

  • Tamarack Hollow nature walk slated

    The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership will sponsor a nature walk around Middlesex County’s Tamarack Hollow Preserve in East Brunswick at 1 p.m. Sept. 14. Participants will walk trails in woodlands with some wetland areas and gentle slopes, while observing the influence of nature and humans on the land over time. The meeting location is the…

  • Flamingos visit Milltown to benefit sick 9-month-old

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Residents can help the family of 9-month-old Tommy Dumanski, who was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, by sponsoring plastic flamingoes that will be placed around the borough. MILLTOWN — The community is rallying around 9-month-old Tommy Dumanski, who was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder — and it will…

  • Ten qualities of a great nursing home

    By Fern Marder A s our population ages, many people are faced with the decision of placing a loved one in a nursing home.A nursing home is your best option when your parent’s quality of life and health are impaired due to increasing frailty or memory issues, and more care is needed than can be…

  • Strengthen your weekend

    By Jeff Schnaufer CTW Features When the weekend used to roll around, Julia Griggs Havey would walk to the freezer and pull out a pint of Baskin and Robbins Expresso ’n Cream Light — over and over again. “I would have a spoonful, then go back and back until most of it was gone,” recalls…

  • Could my tooth pain require a root canal?

    I f you are experiencing sudden and extreme tooth or jaw pain it is important to visit a dentist as soon as possible. Dental sensitivity or pain is never comfortable and almost always a sign of a condition that needs to be addressed and corrected. If you have unaddressed tooth decay that has been allowed…

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