Category: Suburban News

  • Aberdeen man killed

    in Texas Rd. accident BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer in Texas Rd. accident BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer MONROE — A 48-year-old man was killed Tuesday afternoon when his car spun around into oncoming traffic on Texas Road. Christopher Marshall, a resident of Aberdeen, Monmouth County, was killed as the result of injuries sustained in the…

  • Domestic violence team always on call for boro

    Team recently presentedP.D. with $1,000 camerafor use in investigations BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Domestic violence team always on call for boro Team recently presented P.D. with $1,000 camera for use in investigations BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer Mary Ellen Wrede (l) and Lori Olsen of the domestic violence team present Sayreville Police Chief John Garbowski…

  • N.Y. gives green light for link to Sayreville

    Power conversion plant will soon apply toboro BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer N.Y. gives green light for link to Sayreville Power conversion plant will soon apply to boro’s Planning Board BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Energy officials in New York are hopeful that a substation in Sayreville will become the next link in a…

  • Free help line handles record number of calls

    Free help line handles record number of calls Info Line, a toll-free phone service that provides personal assistance and resource referrals to people throughout central New Jersey, received a record number of phone calls in 2003. According to Linda Jay, Info Line board president, 2003 was a record year in which more than 13,000 calls…

  • Boro will save money

    by sharing with O.B. BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The borough is working on an interlocal agreement with Old Bridge to allow the towns to share technology services. "The agreement is about to be signed; we’re just making adjustments on the wording," Borough Business Administrator Jeff Bertrand said on Monday. Officials are hopeful…

  • Signal at Inverness Dr.,

    Rte. 9 up and runningPark-and-ridelot constructionexpected in near future BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Signal at Inverness Dr., Rte. 9 up and running Park-and-ride lot construction expected in near future BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A long-awaited traffic signal is now up and running at Route 9 and Inverness Drive. Meanwhile,…

  • A minute of Torah is

    CPA CPA’s labor of love E.B. man started effort as Men’s Club president at Old Bridge temple CHRIS KELLY staff The latest book by Edward Mendlowitz, a departure from the many tax books he has written, contains the first four years of his “One Minute Dvar Torah.” Edward Mendlowitz likes to keep things short and…

  • Attempt for deeper ban on ‘pay-to-play’ denied

    Council votes 5-3against ordinanceproposed by GOP BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Attempt for deeper ban on ‘pay-to-play’ denied Council votes 5-3 against ordinance proposed by GOP BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer Richard Greene OLD BRIDGE — A Republican councilman’s attempt to resurrect a pay-to-play law left hanging by the previous Township Council has failed…

  • Young artists’ works on display

    Community dazzled by exhibit from students at Sandburg School BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI staff Above, Tulsi Nehta, 12, works on a drawing last week at the Sandburg School. Left, Daniel Antonis, 14, works on a new project. OLD BRIDGE — When Vicki Grasso, a…