Woman shares poetry in libraries, schools
Parlin resident's new book geared for kids ages 8-12
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer
      Years ago, a teacher helped instill a lifelong love of poetry in Parlin resident Joan Field. With her book "A Year of Fun and Fantasy: Poetry That's Silly and Serious for All Kinds of Kids," Field is hoping to do the same for a younger generation.
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Board pulls in reins on full-day K plans
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer
      OLD BRIDGE — As the country tightens its collective purse strings, the township school district is looking to do the same. A referendum initially slated for December that would ask voters to fund full-day kindergarten will instead be targeted for next September, with a much lower price tag ...
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Ghostbusters
     MICHAEL ACKER Ghostbusters, aka Sayreville Middle School students (l-r) Bethany Puente, Elizabeth Magyarits, Sabrina Polkowski and Katrina David, won in the "Most Creative" category during the PTO's Halloween Social for sixth-graders Friday at the school. The students enjoyed games, crafts, a costum...
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