Category: Suburban News

  • Sale of watershed land to county is finalized

    County wound upbuying less land for less money BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Sale of watershed land to county is finalized County wound up buying less land for less money BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer After nearly two years of negotiations and debate, Middlesex County has taken possession of most of the 1,100-acre Runyon…

  • Sayreville man killed in four-vehicle crash

    Police investigate what caused driverto cross highway BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Police investigate what caused driver to cross highway BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer Old Bridge and county authorities are trying to determine the cause of Monday morning’s four-vehicle crash on Route 35 that left a Sayreville man dead. None of the other three drivers were injured…

  • Man charged in several accounts of lewdness

    Reported incidentstook place in Old Bridgeand Middletown BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer Man charged in several accounts of lewdness Reported incidents took place in Old Bridge and Middletown BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer Authorities have nabbed a man they believe is responsible for stalking and sexually violating women in several towns over the past…

  • Five charged in assault of Old Bridge woman

    BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Five charged in assault of Old Bridge woman BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Five men face charges of assault and criminal restraint after they allegedly assaulted a female employee of an Ernston Road check-cashing agency outside her Westminster Boulevard residence on Friday. The 53-year-old woman told…

  • State bans hand-held phone use for drivers

    Ban in J BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer State bans hand-held phone use for drivers Ban in J’burg, while different than state law, has been effective BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer A ban on the use of hand-held cell phones while driving has been in effect in Jamesburg for more than six months and in a…

  • Drunken driving cited in Sayreville car crash

    BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Drunken driving cited in Sayreville car crash BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Police said it was an intoxicated driver who caused a two-car crash on Bordentown Avenue that resulted in injuries to both drivers and four passengers. The accident happened about 10 p.m. on Sunday as a vehicle driven…

  • Lower drunken-driving limit supported locally

    BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Lower drunken-driving limit supported locally BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer A lower blood-alcohol limit has police hoping more potential drunk drivers will get the point. The change in the state law, approved by the state Assembly in December and by the Senate on Jan. 12, doesn’t come a second too soon,…

  • Officials urge state to reinvest in fund

    Freeholder directorsays $500 million needed for county projects BY CHARLES W. KIMStaff Writer Officials urge state to reinvest in fund Freeholder director says $500 million needed for county projects BY CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Middlesex County officials want the state to make more money available for local road maintenance. Middlesex County…

  • O.B. attorney leaving for administrator job

    Ruggierio BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Township Attorney William Ruggierio will be leaving his position as township legal director to become business administrator in Mount Olive. Ruggierio confirmed yesterday that the Morris County municipality’s governing body unanimously voted Tuesday night to hire him with an expected…