White nights and black potatoes: Remembering winters in rural Madison Township in the 1950s
Recently, I was reminded that young people today have a hard time imagining what it was like growing up all those years ago. They...
Learn about new state law pertaining to sick days
New Jersey Citizen Action, the New Jersey Main Street Alliance and the Rutgers Center for Women and Work have announced a new community education...
Bright lights of Christmas during the darkest days
The first Saturday in December was the beginning of the holiday shopping season in the small town where I lived as a little boy. In...
Vote By Mail ballots need ‘immediate attention’
The new Vote By Mail law enacted this year in New Jersey required ballots be sent to whoever voted by mail two years ago,...
NJDEP is letting us down with proposed power plant in the Meadowlands
In July, the Diamond Generating Corp. proposed a $1.5 billion project to build a gas power plant in the heart of the New Jersey...
Veterans Day 2018
The year 2018 marks the centennial of the end of World War I. The conclusion of “The War to End All Wars” inspired the...
Support needed for the Civic Info Bill
The vast majority of Americans are most concerned with receiving information that directly impacts their lives. Unfortunately in New Jersey, this has not always...
Reader supports Ciak for re-election to Sayreville Board of Education
On Nov. 6, voters in Sayreville have a wide array of candidates from which to choose to represent them as members of the Sayreville Public...
Now is the time for change in South Amboy
I moved to South Amboy from Elizabeth 15 years ago because I wanted change.
One of the major things that attracted me here was the...
Unions have contributed to a growing middle class in America
By Marilyn Weich
Susan Fischer’s recent letter to the editor, "Teacher Supports Court's Union Dues Ruling," referred to her 30-year teaching career and her ongoing...
Resident: Nepotism is making a comeback in Old Bridge
Wake up, Old Bridge residents.
Come down to a council meeting, watch on public access or YouTube and see for yourself that nepotism is about...
Beautiful October
October is a relaxing month. The summer heat is passing and cooler mornings and evenings start to prevail. Crops have been picked and the...
The beauty, resolve of September mornings
“September Morn” is a painting by Paul Emile Chabas, completed in September of 1911. The painting depicts a nude young woman standing ankle deep...
Churches should not contribute to animal suffering
I am writing about an upcoming event at an area Middlesex County church in mid-September. Members are hosting a pig roast as a fundraiser...
September 2, 1945: Formal Japanese surrender
On Dec. 7,1941, the Japanese celebrated what they believed was a great victory in destroying the American fleet at Pearl Harbor. Yes, they destroyed...
V-J Day: War is over
The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki brought an immediate response from the Emperor of Japan. He ordered his country’s forces...
The Atomic Bomb
On Aug. 6, 1945, the Enola Gay, a B-29 bomber, took off from Tinian Island and dropped a nuclear bomb over the Japanese city...
Korea, 65 years later
Japan had occupied Korea since 1910. At the conclusion of World War II, the United Nations, in its infinite wisdom, decided to partition the...
Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market: Halloween Edition!
Sun, Oct 20 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Trail and Treat Bike Ride
Sun, Oct 20 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Haunted River Walk
Thu, Oct 24 - Sat, Oct 26 7:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Thu, Oct 24 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Halloween Ghost Tour & Cemetery Visit
Fri, Oct 25 12:00 am