• POLICE BEAT

    All items are taken from police dept. records. All suspects are presumed innocent until found guilty in court. Sayreville police are investigating a burglary that occurred at the Fernandes Steakhouse 3 restaurant on Aug. 19. A bystander reported around midnight that people had been removing items from the steakhouse after hours. A search found the…

  • Storm-preparedness webinars available for business owners

    Each year, small businesses nationwide are forced to close their doors in the aftermath of severe storms, flooding, tornadoes, wildfires and hurricanes. Business interruptions, even if lasting just a few hours, are costly in terms of lost productivity and profits. Business owners can get help with preparedness planning through a series of free webinars hosted…

  • New business takes flight in Old Bridge

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Wahab Malik of Old Bridge sits in the cockpit of a Cessna plane while flight instructor Joe Holt looks on at the Old Bridge Flight School in Englishtown on Aug. 29. FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI OLD BRIDGE — Alyson Holt was elated when she graduated college almost 20 years ago and decided…

  • Sayreville to hold 9/11 memorial service

    The Borough of Sayreville will hold its 12th annual memorial service to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 at 7 p.m., Sept. 8, rain or shine, at the Sayreville Borough 9/11 Memorial at Burke’s Park, Washington Road.

  • ‘Yoga for Back Health’ series starts Sept. 7

    Christ Church, 220 Main St., South Amboy, will hold “Yoga for Back Health” 10:30-11:20 a.m. beginning Sept. 7. The cost is $30 for four sessions on Saturdays in September. Bring yoga mat, towel and water. For a registration form, email [email protected] or call Denise at 732-525-9536.

  • Photo

    Dwane Howell of Sayreville recently received an Apprentice Completion Certificate from the U.S. Department of Labor while attending classes for four years at the Local 68 IUOE (International Union of Operating Engineers) Training School in West Caldwell. Howell is employed at the Newark Bay Cogen. Pictured are Edward P. Boylan, president (l-r); Charles J. McDonald,…

  • Sacred Heart, Cardinal McCarrick join to form new Catholic school

    SOUTH AMBOY — The Diocese of Metuchen will begin a new chapter in its Catholic education when Raritan Bay Catholic Preparatory School opens its doors to more than 460 students in prekindergarten through 12th grade. The new diocesan school has been created through the union of Cardinal Mc- Carrick/St. Mary High School and Sacred Heart…

  • All good things come to an end

    Viewpoint Donna Kenyon Call me crazy, but I don’t like Labor Day, and not just because I can’t wear white pants anymore. I have always detested Labor Day ever since I was a child and the holiday signaled the dreaded back-to-school routine. Then, I think I disliked it even more as an adult and as…

  • Gift auction, lunch to support hospital

    The Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy Auxiliary will hold its 12th annual Gift Auction and Luncheon beginning at noon Sept. 29 at ZPA Hall, 281 Grace St., Perth Amboy. The luncheon is scheduled for 1 p.m. Proceeds from the fundraising event will benefit the medical center’s building campaign at its Perth Amboy and Old…

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