Gaegana Gazzio, of Old Bridge, waits for the roulette wheel to stop during Mardi Gras festivities Tuesday at the township's George Bush Senior Center. Seniors celebrated with live music, masks, beads, games and food. More...
O.B. officials maintain stance against Metropark South plan
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer
A nearly 20-year-old plan to construct housing, offices and a hotel in the Laurence Harbor section has again been denied by Old Bridge's Zoning Board of Adjustment. "I think it's important that the zoning board is sending a message," Mayor Jim Phillips said. "It's good to see that O... More...
Feb. 22 + Dining to Donate, to benefit Pixie Preschool and Kindergarten, 429 Main St., Spotswood, at Applebee's of Milltown, Milltown Road and Ryders Lane. Diners who eat in or take out must present a Dining-to-Donate flier. Applebee's will donate 10 percent of supporters' bills to the ... More...
'Right now, I don't want to live anymore - I don't want to be in this world," said New Orleans resident Kamal Namazi, 49, in a Feb. 14 Associated Press article. Who could blame him for making such a remark after having to pick up the pieces left of his life just 18 months after surviving Hur... More...
Today marks the second anniversary of the Operation Bid Rig sting that saw the roundup of 11 Monmouth County area officials on federal corruption charges. Since that day, parallel and related investigations by the FBI have spread to Ocean and Middlesex counties, leading to indictments against... More...
James E. Murphy Mr. Murphy, 65, of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, died Jan. 29, 2007, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. He was a self-employed tile fitter. Surviving are his wife, Janice Bornemann Murphy; three daughters, Kelli Ann Niedziela of Brick, Shan... More...
Book art project to culminate with Feb. 27 art show
OLD BRIDGE - Paula Eisen's eighth-grade students are supposed to be learning language arts and literacy, but what goes on in her classroom goes far beyond. While Eisen does teach the traditional curriculum at Carl Sandburg Middle School, she does it in nontraditional ways, challeng... More...
Quarterfinals set for tomorrow night at Hunterdon Central
To no one's surprise, the Old Bridge Knights cruised to the District 20 team title on Saturday, winning four individual titles and advancing 12 wrestlers to this week's Region V tournament at Hunterdon Central. The Knights scored 238 team points, well ahead of second-place Sayrevill... More...
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