• Tickets available for Sea-Doo Raffle

    Sayreville Engine Company No. 1, 250 MacArthur Ave., is holding a 100th Anniversary Sea-Doo Raffle through July 31. Tickets cost $25 each. First prize will be a Sea-Doo watercraft with trailer and accessories. Second prize is a $1,000 Visa gift card. To purchase tickets, visit www.facebook.com/sayengco or email [email protected]. The winner will be responsible for…

  • Tim Howard to launch Leadership Academy

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — Team USA’s World Cup goalkeeper does not plan to leave his talent and initiative on the soccer fields of Brazil. In August, Tim Howard will launch the Leadership Academy in conjunction with the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders (NJCTS). Howard, a native of North Brunswick, was diagnosed with…

  • QUOTE OF THE WEEK

    “What would make sense is if we vote this particular … bond amendment down and go with a different plan.” — Shawn HaussermannCouncilman, South River

  • Bring kidnapped Nigerian girls back home

    Hi, my name is Trevor. I am 11 years old and live in Holmdel with my family. I am writing to you because I am upset about the 200 Nigerian schoolgirls who were kidnapped by the militant Islamist group, Boko Haram. I am upset because some of the girls were Muslims and some of them…

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    JESSICA D’AMICO/STAFF Parasailers prepare for flight off the coast of Point Pleasant Beach.

  • Act now for clean air, water and health

    YOUR TURN Michele S. Byers GUEST COLUMN Former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman said at a New Jersey Conservation Foundation event a few years ago that the Garden State is “on track to become the first state in the union to run out of open space.” “I love New Jersey being first in a lot of…

  • Auxiliary will sponsor trip to Atlantic City

    The East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133 Ladies Auxiliary will offer a July 13 trip to Resorts Casino, Atlantic City. The bus will depart at 9 a.m. from the post home, 485 Cranbury Road, behind University Radiology, East Brunswick. Participants should be at the post home at 8:45 a.m. Cost of the…

  • Borough seeks vets’ names for memorial

    Jamesburg residents are invited to arrange for additional names to be placed on the newly opened Jamesburg Veterans Memorial in Veterans Park (Triangle Park). The project, which was in development for three years, was dedicated on Memorial Day. The veteran must have been a Jamesburg resident at the time of his or her military service…

  • South River approves $1.5M for generator

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — The borough has reached a major milestone regarding the long-discussed generator project. The Borough Council approved $1.5 million in funding for the generator, with $900,000 coming from a bond ordinance, despite the dissents of Councilman Shawn Haussermann and Council President Thomas Roselli. Councilman Peter Guindi said he anticipates…

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