• New service allows parking meters to be paid via phone app

    The New Brunswick Parking Authority (NBPA) and Parkmobile USA Inc. have introduced a new service for customers who use parking facilities in New Brunswick. Customers can pay for parking with their iPhone, Android, Windows and Blackberry smartphones using Parkmobile’s native mobile applications. To use the system, customers can register for free at www.parkmobile.com or download…

  • Typhoon relief

    PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Seniors John Capangpangan, Christopher Simone and Victoria Tkacikova create paper cranes at Old Bridge High School Nov. 26 to raise money for Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts. Christopher Simone organizes boxes of hundreds of paper cranes. John Capangpangan demonstrates how to make a paper crane.

  • Donations needed for Spotswood book sale

    The Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St., will hold its semiannual book sale Jan. 2-9. Donations of gently used books, books on tape, books on CD, DVDs, music CDs and VHS tapes will be accepted Dec. 11-20.

  • Church to sponsor Holiday Cookie Walk

    The annual Holiday Cookie Walk will be held Dec. 14 at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 568 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. The sale begins at 9 a.m. A wide assortment of home-baked cookies will be sold for $8 per pound, while supplies last. Prepackaged cookies in holiday containers suitable for gift giving will also be available.…

  • Tree tops

    PHOTO COURTESY OF RON MORANO Crews from Aspen Tree Expert Co. work on Jersey Central Power & Light vegetation management along Route 18 in Old Bridge on Nov. 23. Contractors are nearing completion of the company’s 2013 program to trim 3,600 circuit miles across its 13-county service area. The work is done each year to…

  • Pet photos with Santa set at animal hospital

    Members of the community are invited to have their pet’s photo taken with Santa 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Monroe Animal Hospital, 179 Prospect Plains Road. Individual photos will be printed and also posted on the hospital’s Facebook page. The photos are free of charge; however, donations for the Animal Rescue Force will…

  • PTO will sponsor Holiday Shopping

    The Sayreville Middle School PTO will host its annual Holiday Shopping event 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 7 in the cafeteria at the school, 800 Washington Road. The event will feature crafters, bakers, candy makers, representatives of wellknown companies and local vendors. For more information, call Laura at 732- 967-9491 or email [email protected].

  • Toys for Tots drive ongoing in Old Bridge

    Reformed Church Home, 1990 Route 18 north, just north of Ferry Road, Old Bridge, has partnered with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program to collect holiday gifts for needy children, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily through Dec. 18. The public is invited to drop off new, unwrapped children’s toys. Donations will be distributed…

  • Performance of ‘Messiah’ to include lecture on Handel

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — This year’s Music at St. Mary’s performance of Handel’s “Messiah” will not only be an opportunity to appreciate beautiful music, but also to learn about its history. “A special invitation is extended to families with school-age children; there will be an informal post-concert lecture on Handel and his…

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