• It’s in the cards

    PHOTO COURTESY OF KATHY MAZUR Eighth-grader Patricia Esposito Stromberg (left) has organized a greeting card writing campaign at Sayreville Middle School. The cards will be distributed to returning military personnel in conjunction with Operation Recovering Hero. Patricia is the reigning USA National Miss Central NJ Junior Teen. Also pictured is Principal Donna Jakubik.

  • Author to give tips on writer’s block

    JAMESBURG — Local author Alison Hyland will present “Writer’s Block: It’s Not a Fatal Disease” at the Jan. 25 meeting of Sisters in Crime/Central Jersey at the Jamesburg Senior Center, 139 Stevens Ave. The free program will begin at 11:45 a.m. Through humor and advice, Hyland will encourage listeners to use imagination, current events and…

  • Preschool to offer Teach, Play, Learn

    The Goddard School of South Old Bridge, 1480 Englishtown Road, will hold its Teach, Play, Learn Open House from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 25. Parents and young children are invited to attend the free event, which will feature activities designed to inspire 21st-century readiness, imagination and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) skills…

  • Bee bills clear committee

    A package of bills sponsored by state Assemblyman Ron Dancer (R-Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington, Middlesex) that would protect New Jersey’s commercial and recreational bee industry and heighten public awareness about its importance to the state’s food chain recently cleared the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. According to the state Department of Agriculture, more than 80…

  • No butts about it: Bathtub bench receives patent

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Butt Bench was originally designed for women to shave their legs in the bathtub, but it can also be used to hold toiletry bottles or as a resting place for the elderly, pregnant women or even pets. PHOTO COURTESY OF BILL CORCORAN MILLTOWN — Over the past 20 years…

  • Teens invited to Feb. 8 dance at Y

    South Amboy and Sayreville students in grades 6-8 are invited to the YMCA’s Dance the Night Away party set for 7 to 10 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Edison Branch Y, 1775 Oak Tree Road. Teens will be bused from the South Amboy Y at 6:30 p.m. The event will include dancing, food and socializing.…

  • Dining event to fund YMCA scholarships

    Sciortino’s Harbor Lights Restaurant and the South Amboy Branch YMCA will team up for a Proceeds Day to benefit the Y’s Strong Kids program, from 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at Sciortino’s, 132 S. Broadway, South Amboy. The restaurant will donate 15 percent of all bills, dine-in only, to the Y’s scholarship program…

  • Residents want council to rethink ways to disseminate information

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — With nearly two more months of winter to go, the city’s storm-response complaints are just beginning. Last month, former Councilman John O’Connell complained about the lack of plowing on Raritan Reach Road. And Mayor Fred Henry also reported that the city’s Department of Public Works employees discovered Lighthouse…

  • Tickets for country music revue available

    The Sayreville Thursday Senior Club will sponsor a trip to the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse for “Branson Show: Beer & Broken Hearts,” starring the Tim Gillis Band and Crazy Elmer on Feb. 12, 2014. The cost is $83 per person and includes a full-course meal, show, dessert, tax and gratuity. The bus will leave from the…

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