Category: Suburban Calendar

  • NJ Transit plans public hearings on fare hike

    NJ Transit plans public hearings on fare hike The NJ Transit Board of Directors has authorized public hearings to be held next week in support of a six-year fare policy initiative to help the corporation address a growing budget shortfall — including a 10 percent increase in fares on trains, buses and the Newark City…

  • Dunkin’ Donuts is hoped to breathe new life into plaza Restaurant with drive-up window approved at Jernee Mill Road plaza

    Staff Writer By jennifer dome Dunkin’ Donuts is hoped to breathe new life into plaza Restaurant with drive-up window approved at Jernee Mill Road plaza SAYREVILLE — Dunkin’ Donuts, complete with a drive-up window, is expected to be built at an existing shopping plaza at Jernee Mill Road and Bordentown Avenue, thanks to a use…

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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ During the “Proud to Be an American” program at Sayreville’s Arleth School, Dec. 11, students sign a giant card to be sent to military personnel this holiday season.

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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ Arleth School fourth-grader Matthew Monte, 9, and his mother, Jeanne, sing the national anthem during the Dec. 11 program.

  • Board will hear cell tower applications next year

    Staff Writer By sue m. morgan Board will hear cell tower applications next year OLD BRIDGE — Applications for variances to construct two cellular phone towers in two different township locations are on hold until next year. Peter Broy, an attorney representing Nextel Communications and Sprint PCS, co-applicants for a monopole tower proposed for placement…

  • Police brighten holidays for local families in need

    Staff Writer By sue m. morgan OLD BRIDGE — Santa Claus, as well as the spirit of giving he represents, arrived a bit early for approximately 75 township children and their families this year. At a holiday party Dec. 7 sponsored by Police Benevolent Association (PBA) Local 127 and Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge…

  • 4-H club’s ‘shopping day’ benefits 175 Middlesex County kids

    The Middlesex County 4-H Teen Council recently held its fifth annual "shopping day" to benefit children from families with limited resources. This year, the teen-agers spent many hours planning for the Dec. 9 event at Teen Council meetings and by contacting local businesses and organizations for support. They also volunteered their time to organize the…

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    PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI Santa’s little helper is 7-month-old Alyssa Barbagallo, who enjoyed the Old Bridge Township holiday party with her mother, Barbara, at the civic center Saturday. What a cookie! Brian Kolakowski, 4, decorated his own cookie with frosting and sprinkles, then dug in at the Old Bridge holiday party Saturday.

  • Hands-on geography lesson results in map of the world

    Staff Writer By sue m. morgan FARRAH MAFFAI Valentina LoVaglio gives a second coat of paint to a European country on the map of the world created by social studies students in the parking lot of the Carl Sandburg Middle School, Old Bridge. OLD BRIDGE — Social studies teacher Chris LoNigro believes that learning about…