Tag: South Amboy

  • Playground in Sayreville honors life of little ‘angel’

    Playground in Sayreville honors life of little ‘angel’

    By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – A local family is turning grief into positivity by opening a playground that will honor a young son lost last year. The Lyrics for Lucas Foundation, along with the Where Angels Play Foundation, opened the Lucas Albert DiGuilio Memorial Playground on April 30, which was constructed at the…

  • South Amboy to take part in Paint the Town Pink

    South Amboy to take part in Paint the Town Pink

    Get Pinked on Broadway in South Amboy. Punk Rock Pink Night will be held from 5-8 p.m. on May 19 along Broadway as part of Paint the Town Pink in support of breast cancer awareness. For more information, visit www.southamboyarts.org or call 732-753-9486.

  • South Amboy Memorial Day Parade set for May 20

    South Amboy Memorial Day Parade set for May 20

    South Amboy will hold its annual Memorial Day Parade beginning at noon on May 20. Lineup begins at 11 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus on 4th Street. The parade will proceed down Stevens Avenue to John Street, then up Broadway to City Hall. Memorial services will be held by American Legion Post 62 following…

  • Interval fitness, yoga classes begin in South Amboy

    Interval fitness, yoga classes begin in South Amboy

    Certified personal trainer/yoga instructor Denise Morgan will hold interval fitness classes from 9:15-10:05 a.m. Saturdays beginning on May 13 and yoga classes from 6:30-7:20 p.m. Mondays beginning  on May 15 at Christ Church Memorial Hall, 220 Main St., South Amboy. The total body workout will include cardio and strength training. A set of light weights,…

  • Chef flies high, winning chicken wing contest sponsored by Sam Adams

    Chef flies high, winning chicken wing contest sponsored by Sam Adams

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — Chef Brad Eckman takes his chicken wings so seriously that he has a tattoo on his leg to show for it. So when the sales representative from the Boston-based Samuel Adams beer company told him in the fall about the Garden State Wing Challenge contest, which set out…

  • All are welcome to observe National Day of Prayer

    All are welcome to observe National Day of Prayer

    The First Presbyterian Church of South Amboy will celebrate the National Day of Prayer at noon on May 4 in front of City Hall, 146 N. Broadway, South Amboy. All are welcome to join. For more information, call 732-721-4516 or visit fpcsachurch.org/.

  • Investigators revise investigation findings based on witness accounts

    Investigators revise investigation findings based on witness accounts

      SOUTH AMBOY – Investigators have developed new information on a fatal head-on collision that occurred on Easter Sunday morning, reversing the blame for the cause of the accident. On April 25, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief Darren Lavigne of the South Amboy Police Department released new information about the crash in…

  • Healthy Kids Day April 24-29

    Healthy Kids Day April 24-29

    METUCHEN — As spring turns to summer, the annual Healthy Kids Day is a powerful reminder not to let children idle away their summer days. The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy (MEWSA) will hold free community events this week as part of YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day, the Y’s national initiative to improve…

  • Paint & Sip fundraiser scheduled for May 5

    Paint & Sip fundraiser scheduled for May 5

      Our Lady of Victories Conference of St. Vincent de Paul will hold a Paint & Party Fundraiser from 7-9 p.m. on May 5 at Monsignor Dalton Hall, 39 Main St., Sayreville. Doors will open at 6:30 pm. Guests will be paint their own canvas guided by a professional artist from Masterpiece Mixers. Cost is $35 per…