• Gala to benefit those with special needs

    The Sayreville Association for Brain Injured Children will hold its 19th annual charity ball from noon to 5 p.m. March 2 at the Grand Marquis, Route 9, Old Bridge. Tickets are $100 per person and include a cocktail hour followed by dinner and music with an open bar. The nonprofit organization provides year-round recreation programs…

  • Old Bridge council gains new leadership

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Members of the Township Council shuffled seats for the year during their annual reorganization meeting on New Year’s Day. Republicans Joe Mollis and Alan Rosencranz were sworn in to serve their debut terms. Mollis and Rosencranz took the seats of Democrats G. Kevin Calogera and Robert Volkert…

  • All items must go at Jan. 19 rummage sale

    Congregation Beth Ohr, 70 Route 516, Old Bridge, will hold its Clearance Rummage Sale 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan. 19. Gently used clothing, household items, toys and more will be offered at low prices. All merchandise must be sold. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call 732-257-1523.

  • Former St. Bernadette’s priest joins new church

    The Rev. Dominick C. Dellaporte, formerly of St. Bernadette’s Parish in Parlin, will be installed as the 13th pastor of St. Rocco/St. Brigid Roman Catholic Church in Union City on Jan. 26. A noon mass will be held at the church, 4206 Kennedy Blvd., Union City. A reception will follow across the street at the…

  • Animal rescue to hold tricky tray Jan. 17

    New Beginnings Animal Rescue will hold a tricky tray on Jan. 17 at VFW Post 4699, Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the drawing starts at 7:30 p.m. sharp. No one under 18 will be admitted. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door and include one sheet of Tier…

  • New members take seats on Old Bridge school board

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Donna Andriani OLD BRIDGE — Three new members of the Old Bridge Township Public Schools Board of Education were sworn in to threeyear terms at the Jan. 7 reorganization meeting. Annette Hopman, Nancy Mongon and Balwinder Singh succeed former board members Fred Colabella and Eugene Donofrio, who did not seek…

  • Congress should help rein in cable TV costs

    The cable television industry is out of control. It is time for the Federal Communications Commission, Congress, New Jersey legislators and/or the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to take some action in order to bring some sanity to an insane situation. À la carte pricing is part of the answer. The public should not…

  • Teen to compete for ‘American Idol’ honors

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Stephanie Marie Hanvey, 16, of Howell, earned a ticket to Hollywood following her audition on Fox TV’s “American Idol.” PRAXUS PHOTOGRAPHY Those who follow Fox TV’s “American Idol” singing competition will have a local girl to root for when season XIII of the series premieres on Jan. 15-16. Stephanie Marie…

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