JEFF GRANIT staff Old Bridge High School students Melissa Ceres (front) and Lindsey Young prepare pieces of fabric to be sewn into blankets for premature babies at Children's Specialized Hospital in Mountainside. Students in the clothing and design class made more than 30 blankets from old pajama pa... More ... Testino to serve as prez of Old Bridge council Brian Cahill begins first term, giving GOP a third member BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer       The new year arrived in Old Bridge with a new Township Council president and a new member of the governing body. Councilman Ed Testino took over as president Tuesday during the town's reorganization meeting after being unanimously elected by his fellow council members. More ... GOP regains presence on Sayreville council O'Brien says voters are tired of bickering among politicians BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       Two new faces joined the Sayreville governing body Tuesday, adding a Republican presence on the Borough Council for the first time in a year. The annual New Year's Day reorganization meeting kicked off with the swearing in of new council members David Kaiserman and Paula Siarkiewicz, both Republi... More ... Mayor, council disagree on several appointments BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       SAYREVILLE - Borough officials rang in the new year with a contentious round of appointments at the reorganization meeting New Year's Day. Democrats, who held all six Borough Council seats last year, still have a 4-2 majority on the council, and they made their presence felt Tuesday, voting agai... More ... Officer sustains minor neck injury BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       SAYREVILLE - Police said an intoxicated man hit and injured a borough police officer who responded to a private residence on Christmas Day. Police arrested 22-year-old Elizabeth resident Matthew V. Torre, charging him with disorderly conduct, at an Upper Main Street home where police were dispat... More ... Two face weapons charges BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       SAYREVILLE - Two men are facing weapon-possession charges related to suspicious incidents that occurred Christmas Eve. Police arrested Anthony Luis Marrero, 22, of Elizabeth, on charges of unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and terroristic threats at... More ... Blankets for little ones      JEFF GRANIT staff Lindsey Young, a freshman in the Clothing and Design class at Old Bridge High School, feeds thread through the sewing machine while making a blanket to be donated to Children's Specialized Hospital in Mountainside. More ... Bloopers Hope you'll excuse our 'fowl' language ADELE YOUNG       We like to start the new year by looking back at the typographical and grammatical errors that almost made it, and some that actually did make it, into some of Greater Media Newspapers' publications during the previous year. More ... Town seeks special-needs info in case of emergency Volunteer heads up project on behalf of township office BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       OLD BRIDGE - A longtime township volunteer is heading an effort to compile a list of residents who have special needs. More ... Artist's creations will fill Beatles hotel Howell resident known worldwide for works of Fab Four BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer       When the Beatles came to America in 1964, they rocked our world, literally. To this day Beatlemania is still running rampant across the country. With the 40th anniversary of the release of the Beatles' "Sgt. More ... DeAngelo will retire after 13 years as administrator       Middlesex County Administrator Walter A. DeAngelo has announced he will retire, effective May 1. DeAngelo, 58, has served as the chief administrative officer, overseeing the management of county government, since 1994. The Board of Chosen Freeholders first appointed him to a three-year term, and ... More ... Family rejects builders so farm can stay a farm County purchases development rights for 9 acres in Monroe BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer       MONROE - The Farmer family is living up to its name. The family's 9-acre tract, the Superior Horse Farm of New Jersey, is the 10th farm in the township to be preserved for posterity through the Middlesex County Farmland Preservation program. More ... 2007: The year in photos      JEFF GRANIT staff Clockwise from top left: Nina Malagi's dress blows in the wind as she reaches for daughter Rohini at the India Independence Day in North Brunswick, Aug. 15. A sunrise along the Jersey shore in August. A cyclist races through the course of the Men's Elite Race at the 2007 Verge Mid-... More ...