Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Boy drowns in pool after climbing out window

    Boy drowns in pool after climbing out window SAYREVILLE — A young boy died Tuesday night after being found by family members in their above-ground pool in the Parlin section of the borough. The apparent drowning occurred just three days before what would have been Hamdi Ibrahim’s third birthday, according to Sayreville Police Detective Ken…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Richard Holliday, a past commander of VFW Post 7508, salutes the flag during the singing of the national anthem outside Sayreville Borough Hall during Monday’s Memorial Day ceremonies.

  • Enhanced monument unveiled at Laurence Harbor site

    Enhanced monument unveiled at Laurence Harbor site JERRY WOLKOWITZ Michael Melfa, chairman of the Laurence Harbor Fire Department’s Rededication Committee, inserts a flag into a newly assembled flag holder along the fence in the company’s parking lot. OLD BRIDGE — Understated yet moving, the newly renovated Firemen’s Monument in Laurence Harbor honors the heroes of…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Edward Pajak raises the American flag as high as he can while watching the Sayreville Memorial Day parade with his sister, Amanda, on Monday.

  • Amnesty deadline approaching

    With less than two weeks to go until the June 10 deadline, New Jersey’s Tax Amnesty program has generated $43.6 million in collections, Amnesty Administrator Stephen M. Sylvester said this week in a press release. The state Division of Taxation has approximately 30,000 payments from individuals and companies, Sylvester said. The Amnesty program’s toll-free hotline,…

  • Police seek 4 in jewelry store theft

    Staff Writer By jennifer dome SOUTH RIVER — Borough police are investigating a theft that occurred at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday at a local jewelry store. According to Detective Joseph Grekoski, four white males entered International Jewelers on Ferry Street while only one employee was working. One suspect — described as being 40 to 45 years…

  • Inspection firm will handle construction dept. backlog

    Inspection firm will handle construction dept. backlog SAYREVILLE — In order to complete work that has piled up since the April arrest of four construction department employees, the Borough Council approved hiring an inspection service at its May 13 meeting. Garden State Electrical Inspection will act as an on-site inspection agency for the electrical, fire,…

  • Services, parade

    on tap in O.B. on Memorial Day OLD BRIDGE — A variety of programs are scheduled for township residents in recognition of Memorial Day this weekend. Mayor Barbara Cannon will conduct a wreath-laying ceremony at 2 p.m. on Friday at the municipal complex, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, to honor men and women who gave…

  • June 1 new deadline for tax rebate

    June 1 new deadline for tax rebate MONROE — Gov. James E. McGreevey has extended the deadline for eligible senior citizens to apply for property tax relief to June 1. Homeowners who are age 65 and older or who receive federal Social Security disability benefits may be eligible. The reimbursement is based on the 2000-01…