PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Workers are seen clearing debris from a section of the Madison Arms apartments off Throckmorton Lane in Old Bridge last week. The building caught fire before 5 a.m. Sept. 24, significantly damaging eight units. All residents escaped safely. More...
Business owners: Everyone experiencing 'rocky times'
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer
The effects of the burgeoning economic crisis on Wall Street are being experienced on America's Main Streets. Local communities are seeing evidence of the country's financial downturn in a variety of ways. "Anyone who is watching this situation has to be concerned," Old Bridge Mayor Jim Phillips... More...
Sayreville's football Leprechauns, Boy Scout Troop and Cub Scout Pack No. 93 and the Columbian Squires are sponsoring a night of pro wrestling 7:45 Oct. 3 at the Sayreville Knights of Columbus Hall, 775 Washington Ave. in the Parlin section. More...
Iam an Old Bridge resident and have been for the past 33 years. I went through this district's public school system and now have a son that is going through this same system. My 10- year-old son attends an elementary school in this district and the system really stinks. More...
Kudos to Sayreville Councilman Rory Zach for finding a way to get the majority of his colleagues to agree on the 2008 municipal budget. It took five tries in August and September, at five separate meetings in which officials made no progress toward approving the budget. More...
(Editor's Note: Greg Bean is taking a temporary sabbatical from writing his column due to the death of his son. This column was originally printed May 9, 2007). My home repair motto is: If you can't fix the problem with a hammer, get a bigger hammer. More...
Mr. Pudder, 76, of Howell and formerly of Monroe, died Sept. 25, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. A U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, he was a member of United Auto Workers, Local No. 980, and an auto worker for the Ford Motor Company, both of Edison, before his retiremen... More...
SAYREVILLE — Citing safety concerns, Board of Education member Phyllis Batko told her colleagues earlier this month that she does not want voting booths to be in the schools for future elections. More...
Local man recounts intense day of racing for Speed TV
Old Bridge resident Jim Chahalis was nothing less than tickled pink to go all out and make it to second place out of 450 contestants when Speed TV's "Pinks All Out" came to Raceway Park in July. Tonight, his community and countless others will have the chance to watch it happen when the show airs... More...
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Blood drive planned on behalf of boy, 7 