Old Bridge News

Nearly three years after Ashley Barton was killed in a motor vehicle accident on Spring Hill Road and Route 34, a traffic signal has been installed and activated at the dangerous intersection.

Monmouth County Freeholder Amy Mallet's views on the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex rail line are well-intentioned, but dead wrong.

New Jersey scholarship winners announced Saturday, June 27, 2009 - by Carol Hodes, for the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey Manalapan, NJ --- Kristen Coyne, Rudolph Maag and Gary Finnigan, Jr.

The South Old Bridge Volunteer Fire Company will sponsor a blood drive at Engine Company No.

Starting Wednesday, drivers should think twice before hitting the gas at a yellow light or speeding on a back street, as local police step up efforts against aggressive driving.

THE OLD BRIDGE Public Library Board of Trustees will host a regular monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, at the Central Library at 1 Old Bridge Plaza.

An Old Bridge karate instructor faces six years in prison for having sex with his 15-year-old student.

The warnings are everywhere: Wear sunscreen, or risk getting skin cancer. But even if you do wear sunscreen, there are other steps - such as regular screenings - necessary to ensure melanoma and other issues don't crop up.

A family was displaced over the weekend after a two-alarm fire ripped through their ranch home, fire officials said.

LAURA WILLIAMS School: North Brunswick Year: Junior Event: 100 Highlights: Many proven sprinters returned this season, but Williams came out of nowhere to steal much of the spotlight.

Johnny On The Spot displayed quick response time by providing temporary fencing around the site of a sizeable and stubborn fire that destroyed the Memory Bowling Alley in Shrewsbury, N.J., on the morning of June 5. OLD BRIDGE, NJ, June 19, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Johnny On The Spot, providers of New Jersey's finest portable sanitation services ...

The Old Bridge Food Bank, which operates an emergency food pantry, is collecting items from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 21.

Police are searching for an armed man who tried to rob a Route 34 pharmacy for prescription drugs but fled empty-handed, authorities said.

Tests on mussels, clams and foraging fish near the Laurence Harbor Sea Wall in Old Bridge, have revealed high levels of lead, the Environmental Protection Agency reported today.

The northern end of Burlington County has always been known for its quiet communities and acres of luscious farmland.

The NY/NJ Baykeeper and Bayshore Regional Watershed Council will hold a public meeting 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11 at 70 West Front St.

Doctors, nurses, surgeons, researchers and specialists from around Central Jersey regularly are recognized for their accomplishments in health care and related fields.

WALL: A man was charged with driving while intoxicated early Wednesday morning after police found him lying face down in heavy brush 40 yards away from where his vehicle crashed.

Lisa Glide , 35, a former Jersey City and Weehawken teacher pleaded guilty in Middlesex County Superior Court yesterday to having sex with a male student.

THE NATURAL HISTORY Department of the Thomas Warne Museum will host 'Beachcombing Along the Jersey Shore' at the museum through Sunday, Aug.