• Historical society to host Apple Festival

    The Madison Township Historical Society will sponsor its 48th annual Apple Festival noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Old Bridge Municipal Civic Center, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The event, which is designed to celebrate the area’s agricultural heritage, will feature homemade apple pies, vendors, crafters, re-enactors, historical exhibits and refreshments. Posters created…

  • Local man gives children with cancer a reason ‘To Rok’

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Ryan Torok has been giving back to children who have cancer for more than a decade. Diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia when he was 4, the Parlin native has been in remission since he was 7. Torok, now 26 and a resident of Spotswood, has dedicated most of his summers…

  • Vendors, crafters welcome at Christmas bazaar

    Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Parish will sponsor its Christmas Bazaar and Craft Show 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 23 in the church’s Monsignor Dalton Hall, 42 Main St., Sayreville. Vendors and crafters are sought. The event will feature craft items, Christmas items, homemade goodies and other foods, games of chance for children, and…

  • Tickets on sale for trip to Atlantic City

    The Men’s Club of Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church will sponsor a Nov. 14 bus trip to the Showboat Casino, Atlantic City. The bus will depart at 9 a.m. from the church parking lot, Whitehead Avenue, South River. Cost is $30, with a $25 voucher from the casino. For more information or to…

  • Rehab center plans Veterans Day Lunch

    Summer Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 111 Route 516, Old Bridge, will host a Veterans Day Luncheon beginning at noon on Nov. 11 to honor its residents who served in the military services. Guest speaker will be former Summer Hill resident Arthur Goodstone, a World War II veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor. The event is…

  • Magic potion

    PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON Justin Maruri makes a magic potion during his Sciencetellers show, which combines storytelling and science, at the Spotswood Library on Oct. 22. At right, he looks for a volunteer.

  • STS placement test scheduled for Nov. 2

    Cardinal McCarrick/St. Mary’s High School, 310 Augusta St., South Amboy, will administer the STS (Scholastic Testing Service) High School Placement Test for eighth-grade students 8-11:30 a.m. Nov. 2. For more information, call 732-721- 0748, ext. 244 or log on to www.cardinalmccarrick.com.

  • Temple program to mark Kristallnacht

    Congregation Beth Ohr will commemorate the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass in 1938 Germany, with an event planned for Nov. 10 at the temple, 70 Route 516, Old Bridge. The program will begin at approximately 9:45 a.m., following the morning service. Principal speaker will be Hilde Schottlander, who witnessed the night when,…

  • Bristol-Myers executive gets jail term for insider trading

    A former executive with Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) was sentenced Oct. 23 to a year and a day in prison for trading on inside information regarding a public company that BMS was in the process of acquiring. Robert Ramnarine, 46, of East Brunswick, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Anne E. Thompson to a charge…

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