• Skating rink back in business March 1

    RollerMagic South Amboy Arena, 270 N. Stevens Ave., will reopen for business 6:30-9 p.m. March 1. The domed roof on the structure collapsed onto the skating-rink floor last year after a massive storm dumped two feet of snow on the area. Reconstruction repairs were completed recently. Admission is $3 per person. Customers may rent skates…

  • Don’t let pain get you down

    Don’t let pain get you down

    By Dr. Ira Shapiro Director of the Plaza Chiropractic Center OLD BRIDGE — Pain serves an extremely important function. It sounds the alarm when an activity is causing injury and warns if an affected body part needs attention. So, never accept the diagnosis that “it’s all in your head.” Pain is seldom imagined, except in…

  • Barrons to lean on offense in upcoming hoops tournaments

    Barrons to lean on offense in upcoming hoops tournaments

    By Jeff Appelblatt It’s the time of the year Woodbridge High School boys’ basketball coach Matt Gigliello waits for each year: playoff time. The Barrons (16-4) are the No. 4 seed in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament thanks to the plethora of wins the team put together in the regular season. Woodbridge won six…

  • Farrell leads Metuchen into girls’ basketball tournaments

    Farrell leads Metuchen into girls’ basketball tournaments

    By Jimmy Allinder Metuchen Considering Metuchen High School needed to replace eight letter winners from last season’s 15-11 team, this should have been a rebuilding year. That hasn’t been the case. The Bulldogs were in the thick of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division race until South River High School clinched the title last…

  • Library Friends collecting Box Tops for Education

    Library Friends collecting Box Tops for Education

    The Friends of the Jamesburg Public Library recently scheduled several activities. The group has partnered with Jamesburg Public Schools to collect Box Tops for Education. The box tops are found on numerous products, from cereal to paper towels. Interested individuals may clip the coupon (which is sometimes on the bottom of the package) and bring or mail…

  • Library to offer health, wellness programs

    Library to offer health, wellness programs

    The Old Bridge Public Library will sponsor several upcoming health-and-wellness programs at the library main branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. “The Skinny on Weight Loss: Why Some People Can and Can’t Lose Weight” is planned for 7 p.m. Feb. 16. Dr. Ken Freedman of Freedman Chiropractic Center, East Brunswick, will examine why some people…

  • Century 21 Mack-Morris Iris Lurie names Circle of Excellence winners

    Century 21 Mack-Morris Iris Lurie names Circle of Excellence winners

    Century 21 Mack-Morris Iris Lurie is pleased to recognize their Circle of Excellence Sales Award winners for 2016. The Platinum Level recipient is Laurin LaLima, and Gold Level recipients are Ruth Cole, Brian Lichtenthal, Andrea Mesh and Carrie Moyer. Silver Level recipients are Frank Fortino, Alan Katz, Sheryl Kerner, Garry Klein, Stacy Prestigiacomo and Lori…

  • Seminar to address income tax questions

    Seminar to address income tax questions

    A free public seminar on estate and federal income tax will be held from 7-9 p.m. on March 2 at the New Jersey Law Center off Ryders Lane in New Brunswick, sponsored by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation. A variety of topics related to current tax issues will be discussed, including recent changes to the…

  • Jaguars’ wrestlers fall in Group IV semifinals after sectional victory

    Jaguars’ wrestlers fall in Group IV semifinals after sectional victory

    By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School’s wrestlers won some close decisions to upend Brick Memorial High School for the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV championship Feb. 10. They went on to lose in the Group IV semifinals Feb. 12 to West Morris Mendham High School, 30-28, at Pine Belt Arena in Toms River. Now…

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