Laurence Harbor News

Power went out at an Edison office park today after a truck snagged a communications line, toppling seven utility poles and causing electrical wires to fall across a car and trap the driver for 90 minutes.

St. Lawrence Altar Rosary Society will sponsor a Tricky Tray on November 15th in the Parish Center on Lawrence Parkway, Laurence Harbor.

State and township officials toured the Laurence Harbor beachfront Monday in hopes of expediting the cleanup at the site, which was found to have high levels of lead contamination.

Star-Ledger beat reporter Tom Luicci talks about Tom Savage, the Rutgers defense, and what you can expect from the team this week as they take on Texas Southern in its Homecoming game on Saturday.

Police arrested two men early Monday morning after they broke into a Route 1 business to collect money they were owed by someone inside, authorities said.

OLD BRIDGE -- The sounds of melodious voices echoed through the George Bush Senior Center as the Young At Heart Entertainers practiced for their upcoming performances.

The Old Bridge Clean Communities will host an Adopt a Beach Fall Cleanup rain or shine from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept.

Rick Porcelli probably couldn't have picked a worse time to land himself in the potentially life-threatening predicament he found himself in Saturday.

BOTH THE CENTRAL and the Laurence Harbor branches of the Old Bridge Public Library will be closed today through Monday, Sept.

Residents in the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge are worried that a family of skunks has moved into a vacant house.

One person died in an accident on the Garden State Parkway this afternoon, according to the State Police.

Salt Water Day will take place from 3 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8. The event will feature rides, food and fireworks at 9:30 p.m. This year's entertainment includes local classic rock cover band, Rosedale, from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. "Love Me Do," a Beatle-mania type band, will perform from 5 to 7 p.m., followed by "RagDoll," a Frankie Valli and the ...

The Old Bridge Public Library will resume its summer hours for the months of July and August.

Dripping with mussels and sea anemones, the newly recovered anchor from the Stolt Dagali shipwreck was added to the state's largest collection of recovered artifacts when it was hoisted into the front yard at the Museum of New Jersey Maritime History this morning.

For nearly 45 years recreational divers explored the sunken stern section of the Norweigian tanker Stolt Dagali, lost in a collision in 1964, but only divers Steve and Maureen Langevin of Laurence Harbor knew about the anchor tucked under the starboard side of the wreck.

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 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.

Police said a weekend softball game got out of hand at Butler Park on Sunday, leading to the arrest of six people as officers broke up a fight.

Mussels, clams and bait fish caught near the Laurence Harbor Seawall in Raritan Bay have shown high levels of lead in recent tests, officials from the Environmental Protection Agency said during a presentation to the Old Bridge Environmental Commission.

A 42-year-old Old Bridge man was killed this afternoon when his motorcycle was struck by a turning vehicle.