Category: Suburban News

  • Pedestrian, 64, killed in accident

    OLD BRIDGE — Police are looking for witnesses to a one-vehicle accident that left a township man dead after he tried to cross Route 516 the night of Oct. 15. "There has to be somebody out there who saw something," said Detective Richard Tulko, one of the lead investigators. Gaetano Guerrieri, 64, of the Brynwood…

  • Troupe trudges ahead;

    seeks aid from town BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Troupe trudges ahead; seeks aid from town BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The shows went on at the Step Inn Ballroom last weekend despite a pair of equipment thefts last week. The Sayreville Main Street Theatre Company pulled together to replace the thousands of dollars…

  • Widening art’s mainstream

    Transculturalinitiative reaching out to ethnic artists BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer Transcultural initiative reaching out to ethnic artists BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Marianne Ficarra is coordinating a statewide effort to bring recognition to the state’s ethnic artists and the influence art from different cultures has on the mainstream art world. A wave…

  • 2 veteran officers promoted

    BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer 2 veteran officers promoted BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The township’s police force has two newly promoted lieutenants who together have 41 years of service with the department. As of Oct. 1, Sgts. Robert Weiss and Chester Popek became Lts. Weiss and Popek following their promotions…

  • Sayreville girls playing well beyond their years

    BY WARREN RAPPLEYEAStaff Writer BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer The Sayreville War Memorial High School girls soccer team was set to complete its regular season last night in South Brunswick in a final tune-up for the Greater Middlesex Conference and NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV tourneys. The youthful Bombers— the roster includes eight sophomores— have…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI staff Amanda Lloyd, 7, of Aberdeen, helps out with the pumpkin patch outside the Simpson United Methodist Church, Route 516 in Old Bridge, by rolling the pumpkins over to keep them from rotting.

  • New identity theft bill increases state penalties

    New identity theft bill increases state penalties Gov. James E. McGreevey signed Assembly bill A-3226, which increases the penalties for anyone convicted of identity theft crimes. The bill provides restitution and restoration of a victim’s financial status and credit history, according to a press release. Attorney General Peter Harvey, members of the state police, and…

  • For author, home is where the art is

    Book of poems, illustrations draws from childhood memories BY KARL VILACOBAStaff Writer BY KARL VILACOBA Staff Writer Catherine Curran believes today’s kids are missing out.an era when youngsters are inseparable from the latest technological gadgets, Curran, of Brick fondly remembers the simpler pleasures of her youth, like chasing tadpoles and climbing trees. Curran drew heavily…

  • Soon-to-open bridge will ease traffic woes

    Six lanes instead of four now span Route 9 over Raritan River BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer State Transportation Commissioner Jack Lettiere speaks during a ceremony marking the opening of the new northbound Edison Bridge. SAYREVILLE — More than 60 years after its original opening, the newly renovated Route 9 Edison…