Category: Suburban News

  • Council approves plan

    for Rts. 18, 516, 527Some residents question need for bridge replacement BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer for Rts. 18, 516, 527 Some residents question need for bridge replacement BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer Old Bridge officials will back the state on a plan to reconfigure the area where Routes 18, 516 and 527 meet,…

  • Photo

    CHRIS KELLY staff Tony Ricci (right), of the Clothing Center in East Brunswick, helps James Vafiadou put on a bow tie for the Old Bridge High School PTSA Spring Fashion Show, held at the west campus Sunday.

  • Fight among adults troubles soccer league

    Parents upset overdecision to ban thetwo men from league BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Fight among adults troubles soccer league Parents upset over decision to ban the two men from league BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer The Sayreville Soccer Association has been less focused on soccer in recent weeks, with local families turning their attention toward…

  • Cleanup at Raritan

    Arsenal continuesEnvironmentalists say remediation effortsare incomplete BY JENNIFER DOMEStaff Writer Arsenal continues Environmentalists say remediation efforts are incomplete BY JENNIFER DOME Staff Writer The cleanup process at the former Raritan Arsenal, located in Woodbridge and Edison, is moving forward, according to representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. But local environmentalists say too little…

  • Omnipoint seeks new location for cell tower

    Old Bridge residentscontested applicationfor Rte. 34 location BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Omnipoint seeks new location for cell tower Old Bridge residents contested application for Rte. 34 location BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A controversial proposal to locate a cell tower at a Route 34 storage facility may be changed to…

  • Steppin’ out

    Steppin’ out PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Hirsha Venkataraman, 15 (above), gets ready for the Old Bridge High School Spring Fashion Show, sponsored by the PTSA at the west campus on Sunday. Rebecca Nevins (r) shows off one of the dresses featured in the show.

  • Commuter parking lot planned for Sayreville

    BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Commuter parking lot planned for Sayreville BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Efforts to alleviate a shortage of commuter parking for borough residents may fall to Sayreville Economic and Redevelopment (SERA) commissioners if a Raritan Street redevelopment area is targeted for a commuter lot. The Raritan Street site, near the…

  • Holt: School law may become election issue

    No Child Left Behindraises hackles in goodschools deemed BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Holt: School law may become election issue No Child Left Behind raises hackles in good schools deemed ‘failing’ BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer U.S. Congressman Rush Holt recently told a group of area high school students that he agrees with many of the…

  • Town names attorney and director of finance

    Votes to fill bothOld Bridge positionswere unanimous BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Town names attorney and director of finance Votes to fill both Old Bridge positions were unanimous BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer Jerome Convery OLD BRIDGE — After less than a month as the township’s deputy counsel, local lawyer Jerome Convery has been…