• Knights earn share of GMC regular season hockey title

    OLD BRIDGE By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Old Bridge High School’s ice hockey team has earned a share of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) regular season title. The Knights are currently tied with Woodbridge High School. Should St. Joseph High School of Metuchen defeat Edison High School in its final GMC game, the Falcons will forge…

  • GMC Wrestling Championships

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Old Bridge High School’s Mike Gargano looks to turn New Brunswick High School’s Frankely Rosario over during the 182-pound match at the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) championships on Jan. 31 at Piscataway Township High School. Gargano won the match and went on to win the GMC title in his weight division. Old Bridge…

  • Days of fun planned for man’s best friends

    More than 150 pet-related vendors will be on hand when the Super Pet Expo returns to the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center in Edison from Feb. 7-9. The fun-filled family event will feature entertainment and educational activities. Highlights include the following:  A pet fashion show and competition will require judges to grade participants…

  • Groundhog Day

    PHOTOS BY JOVELLE TAMAYO James Faczak, a resource interpretive specialist at Cheesequake State Park, presents a Groundhog Day program at the park’s Nature Center in Old Bridge on Feb. 2. Dillon Murray and his father Dave of Matawan examine a groundhog skull during a Groundhog Day program at Cheesequake State Park Nature Center in Old…

  • Moms will meet at library Feb. 13

    The Moms Helping Moms Support Group will gather 6:30-8 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Sayreville Public Library, Washington Road. The group is facilitated by Dr. Colleen Georges, a work-at-home mom and licensed professional counselor. Registration is required. For more information or to register, call Alaina at 732-727- 0212, ext.25; or email [email protected].

  • Tickets available for choir Tricky Tray

    The Sayreville War Memorial High School Choir will hold its 16th annual Tricky Tray beginning at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 in the cafeteria at the high school, Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Snow date is Feb. 28. The event will feature hundreds of baskets and prizes, including a…

  • IN THE SERVICE

    Navy Petty Officer Third Class Patrick O’Brien, son of Keith O’Brien of Old Bridge and Debra Comine of Port Monmouth, recently assumed the duties and responsibilities of a third-class petty officer in a promotion ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. O’Brien was promoted based on superior job performance and proficiency in…

  • Undercover operation led to closure of veal plant

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer The Catelli Brothers meat-processing plant on Broad Street in Shrewsbury was shuttered by the Department of Agriculture on Jan. 24 for “egregious” violations of humane animal-handling laws. KEITH HEUMILLER/STAFF An unidentified member of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) got a job at Catelli Brothers slaughterhouse in Shrewsbury…

  • Elks will sponsor Designer Bag Bingo

    Old Bridge Elks Lodge No. 2229 will host its Designer Bag Bingo March 14 at the Elks lodge, 67 Old Amboy Road. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Calling will begin at 7 p.m. Admission is $30 and includes a bingo sheet for all games; extra sheets may be purchased. Guests may bring in food;…

View our current articles

Stay connected to your community