• Old Bridge, Sayreville receive grants

    Old Bridge received $20,331 and Sayreville received $16,260 in Community Development Block Grants as part of $3 million awarded to 26 communities across the state. The Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant provides local communities with flexible funds to rebuild and revitalize low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, provide affordable housing and…

  • Recovered flag symbolizes town’s resilience after Sandy

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — An American flag recovered after superstorm Sandy was cleaned and presented to the borough “as a symbol of the fortitude, determination and resolve of those displaced by superstorm Sandy and by the entire community.” Ed Strek, captain of the American Legion Lenape Post 211 Color Guard and Honor…

  • FEMA money to help restore Old Bridge Waterfront Park

    OLD BRIDGE — Grant funding has been provided for repairs to Old Bridge Waterfront Park. About $1.8 million in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was awarded to Middlesex County Oct. 1 to cover 90 percent of the total cost of the project, which will restore the area to pre-superstorm Sandy conditions, according…

  • Golf outing to support Elks’ charity programs

    New Brunswick Elks Lodge 324 will host its annual golf outing Oct. 11 at the Rutgers University Golf Course, 777 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway. The golf outing will raise funds for the Elks’ many charities, including programs designed to help veterans and children with special needs. The day includes a full round of golf, breakfast,…

  • Old Bridge receives funding to aid students with disabilities

    OLD BRIDGE — Jonas Salk Middle School will be a recipient of a portion of $1 million in grants that will improve student achievement for those with disabilities in low-performing schools. The school will receive $78,750 to help improved literacy and math skills for students with disabilities, as announced by Gov. Chris Christie. “Every student…

  • Read it and smile

    KidZdent of Old Bridge partnered with Love of Jersey to collect and distribute supplies to schools affected by superstorm Sandy. From Aug. 5 to Sept. 5, the KidZdent community donated more than 300 items for South River Public Schools. Pictured are Jaime Reinwald from Love of Jersey, Chompster and South River Superintendent of Schools Michael…

  • Night-owl bingo game scheduled for Oct. 12

    St Stanislaus Kostka Church, 225 MacArthur Ave., Sayreville, will hold nightowl bingos in the gym on Oct. 12. Doors open at 9 p.m. Games begin at 11 p.m. For more information call Debbie at 732-613-0517 or Bernie at 732-727-0082.

  • Dance to the oldies at Halloween gala

    The annual Knights of Columbus Halloween Oldies Dinner-Dance is set for 7:30-11:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Knights of Columbus Council No. 4815, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. Costumes are optional. A chicken dinner, a salad, coffee, tea, soda, wine, tap beer and desserts will be served. Tickets cost $25 per person, advance purchase only. To…

  • Bowl for Hunger supports local food banks

    The fourth annual Bowl for Hunger raised $21,507 for 28 food banks throughout Middlesex County. The bowl-a-thon, organized by the office of Assemblyman Craig J. Coughlin (D-Middlesex), Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation and the Middlesex Water Co., brought 375 participants to the Woodbridge Bowling Center July 16 to raise funds for food banks affiliated with…

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