JEFF GRANIT staff Old Bridge High School senior Jessica Ragusa and sophomore Kush Patel take part in a spark plug challenge Oct. 16 when Universal Technical Institute brought a Shelby Cobra Factory 5K hotrod to the school's auto shop. More...
O'Connell serving in Iraq during bid for re-election
BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent
South Amboy Councilman John O'Connell won't be out campaigning this election season. That's because O'Connell, who is up for re-election Nov. 4, was deployed to Iraq this summer and is slated to remain there until March. A lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard, O'Connell has had a militar... More...
The South Amboy Elks is hosting an Italian Night 7-11 p.m. Oct. 25 at the lodge on Washington Street. The cost is $35 per person and includes an Italian cuisine buffet, open bar with DJ and live music. For tickets or more information, contact Dennis at 732-251-1301, Pete at 732-525-0956 or John a... More...
Halloween is one of the most exciting nights of the year for a child. Everything that is forbidden — staying up late, parading around the neighborhood in freaky costumes, begging for candy from neighbors, and gorging on treats — is expected and encouraged on Halloween. More...
Here's the silver cloud in rapid decline of oil prices
Last May, I wrote a column bemoaning that my white whale of a Ford 150 pickup had all the resale value of the ubiquitous exercise equipment you see at yard sales. Drive by a yard sale at the end of the day, and chances are the used dishes and pots and pans and tools, and even the portraits of Elv... More...
Dear Greg: There's no joy in Mudville for Red Staters these days, old friend, as even ardent supporters of John McCain predict big trouble come Election Day. I heard James Carville say of McCain the other day, "Stick a fawk in 'im. He's done. More...
Mr. Matusiak, 77, of Sayreville, died Oct. 16, 2008, at his home. Born in Bayonne, he had resided in Sayreville since 1973. He was employed by Exxon as a merchant seaman for 30 years. Mr. Matusiak was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. He was predeceased by his parents, John and Lydia Matusiak... More...
ERIC SUCAR staff Fourth-graders at the Samsel Upper Elementary School, Sayreville, shovel rocks into a drainage system during the PTO-sponsored Fall Beautification Day Oct. 10, when students, staff, parents and employees from the Home Depot of South Brunswick built a garden block wall and corrected ... More...
Scarlet Knights hold on late to defeat Huskies; team is now 2-5 on the season
Following two straight narrow defeats, many of the Rutgers football faithful felt the team was due to have things go their way for a change. Maybe it was time for quarterback Mike Teel to break out of his season-long slump, or time for Dom Natale to get his crack at running the team. Or perhaps t... More...
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