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Players and parents from the Sayreville Little League line the infield Saturday during opening ceremonies, when a new pavilion at the Washington Road field was dedicated in honor of Scott Douglas, a longtime Little League volunteer who recently passed away. See story, page 4. More...
Board: Firm gets no more contracts until cost issue is resolved

Firewall and fire suppression work at Sayreville War Memorial High School will cost an additional $445,000. The added cost, presented to the Board of Education last week, More...


Loss of courtesy busing exacerbates loitering problem

Several local parents are voicing concerns about what they called a growing problem with unsupervised children at the Sayreville library. Since courtesy busing was cut for middle and high school students who live within 1.2 miles and 2.5 miles of their schools, respectively, many of... More...


Picnic pavilion named after well-known announcer, manager

SAYREVILLE - The Sayreville Little League dedicated its new pavilion to Scott R. Douglas on opening day Saturday. Douglas, a dedicated member of the Sayreville Recreation Association and the Sayreville Little League Association, passed away after a yearlong battle with cancer on Ja... More...


Three at-large council seats also up for grabs in November

OLD BRIDGE - After a year off from municipal elections, Democrats and Republicans will do battle for control of the governing body in 2007. Democratic Mayor Jim Phillips is running to hold onto his post, challenged by Republican Councilman Richard Greene. The two also ran against e... More...


Sacred Heart Church, Washington Avenue, South Amboy, will hold a tricky tray April 27. Doors open at 6 p.m., and calling begins at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call Sr. Anne at (732) 721-0899. More...
Anytime a problem has the word 'global' in it, it's easy to be frightened off. A global problem is too big for us to impact here at the local level, right? Some New Jersey leaders recognize that global warming is the product of countless local decisions. So it's completely appropriate -... More...
We'd all feel better if the punishment fit the crime
There was a while in the last decade when, in addition to my newspaper work, I wrote mystery novels. Four of them were published by St. Martin's Press, and are currently out of print. I gave up fiction writing when I finally had to admit that it's just too hard and time consuming to... More...
Grace M. Bivona Graziano Mrs. Graziano, 93, of Old Bridge, died April 12, 2007, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in New York City, she had resided in Brooklyn, N.Y., before relocating to Old Bridge 10 years ago. Mrs. Graziano was a homemaker. She was a com... More...
Two incumbents win re-election; newcomer joins board
SAYREVILLE - Residents rejected the proposed school budget Tuesday and for the second straight year turned down a separate question that would have funded courtesy busing. The school budget, which called for a $122 tax hike on the average borough home, went down with 1,941 votes ag... More...
Local baseball, softball teams in the mix early on
Though the weather has certainly slowed the start of the spring sports season, it has done little to dull the title hopes of local baseball and softball teams. A little less than a month into the spring season, the majority of the local teams are off to solid starts, and have played... More...