South Amboy News

For the second year in a row, NJ Transit says it won't increase fares. The agency's board of directors Wednesday approved a $1.8 billion operating budget for the next fiscal year that also avoids major service cuts.

A woman was injured at the Sayreville commuter parking lot when a man grabbed her from behind and slammed her head into a trash can.

Portions of several roads that have considerable wear and tear will soon receive some much needed improvements.

The barges and freighters come through here on their way to Raritan Bay and passing on the Friday before the Fourth of July, some of them give a blast to the crowd gathered at the Carteret Municipal Marina whereA Staten Island almostA seems a strong sidearm throw away but whereA the band plays the obligatory Springsteen cover -A lest anyone doubt ...

Police are looking for two boys who they believe set fire to a bunting display outside a Stevens Avenue deli, authorities said.

John O'Leary, the mayor of South Amboy and Democrat candidate for an Assembly seat in the 19th District, had the right to remain silent.

As Sister Marie Connolly bids a tearful farewell to St. Joseph Elementary School in Keyport, she also finds anxious to take the helm at Sacred Heart Elementary School in South Amboy.

South Amboy Mayor Jack O'Leary has come out swinging against the anonymous author of an eight-page diatribe against his family and other city officials that has circulated around the city and Middlesex County for several weeks, spreading rumors that O'Leary and the city are under investigation.

Mayor John T. O'Leary on Thursday gave an angry and emotional response to a nine-page anonymous letter sent to the media and distributed throughout the city, accusing him and his family of a wide range of misdeeds.

St. Stanislaus Kostka parish, located on Main Street and MacArthur Avenue, will host its annual carnival from Wednesday, June 24, to Saturday, June 27.

It wasn't his original intention, but one of two films that Frank Yusko made more than 10 years ago has helped solve one man's family mystery.

The City of South Amboy is hosting its city-wide Yard Sale on Saturday, June 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will have shoppers drive through the city to look for bargains.

In conjunction with the 125th Parish Anniversary, the OLV Senior Club will be compiling recipes for a commemorative cookbook entitled 'Just Like Grandma Used to Make.' Parish families are asked to submit their favorite family.

After the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, public officials nationwide called for radio systems that could allow police, fire and emergency medical responders to communicate efficiently across so-called department lines during a crisis.

Zusette Dato of South Amboy was presented with the Middlesex County College Alumna of the Year Award at a ceremony on May 12 at the College.

Woodbridge Mayor John E. McCormac talked the big talk when it came to his newly found culinary skills, but it may have just been some bad driving directions that won him an award tonight.

If you take guitar lessons with Brian O'Connor, the relationship comes with strings attached.

Authorities have identified the burglary suspect who led police on a four-county chase from Perth Amboy to New York City Saturday.

Police from Woodbridge and South Amboy assisted Perth Amboy officers in controlling a crowd of about 40 people outside a waterfront restaurant where two Phillipsburg men were arrested during a family gathering.

It used to be that someone could walk into the men's restroom at the hall of American Legion Post 87 on Berry Street and read about fallen soldiers and local veterans on articles posted unceremoniously on the tiled walls.