Category: Suburban News

  • Family stays busy, hopeful while father is overseas

    Army sergeant from Sayreville activated from Reserve status last fall By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Deidre Vidro and her son, Eddie, of Sayreville, await the safe return of their respective husband and father, U.S. Army Sgt. Heriberto Vidro, who is currently serving in “Operation Iraqi Freedom.” While most Americans…

  • Builder’s OK comes with warning to do right thing

    By jennifer domeStaff Writer Builder’s OK comes with warning to do right thing By jennifer dome Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The concerns of several residents were not enough to stop the Planning Board from approving a grading plan for the Towne Lake housing development on March 19. Residents who live near the 260-unit residential development…

  • Cigarette law unchanged despite protest

    Pastor says ordinance will help protect young people in O.B. By sue m. morgan Staff Writer A controversial ordinance requiring merchants to post a sign confessing to selling cigarettes to a minor will remain unchanged. Despite the wishes of some some Old Bridge officials, residents and store owners, merchants will not get a second chance.…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI A dump truck collided with a school bus at Route 9 and Cindy Street in Old Bridge yesterday morning, resulting in minor injuries. The bus was carrying students en route to the Schirra Elementary School. See page 28.

  • Residents want help in sewage aftermath

    Tainted dirt, brokensidewalks and potholesamong their concerns By jennifer domeStaff Writer Residents want help in sewage aftermath Tainted dirt, broken sidewalks and potholes among their concerns By jennifer dome Staff Writer Residents of Sixth Street in Sayreville are worried that tainted dirt is posing a hazard to their children. Several residents of the street came…

  • One student injured in bus

    FARRAH MAFFAI A dump truck rests against the side of an Old Bridge school bus after a collision on Route 9 near Cindy Street yesterday morning. crash at Rt. 9, Cindy St. School buses to be permanently redirected away from intersection By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — One Walter M. Schirra Jr.…

  • Board candidates discuss district issues, successes

    By jennifer domeStaff Writer Board candidates discuss district issues, successes By jennifer dome Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Voters will have four candidates to choose from on April 15 when three Board of Education seats will be up for grabs. The longest-serving incumbent candidate, Danny DiPaolo, 71, has spent 40 years on the school board. He…

  • Statue, ceremony will honor dedication of CCC workers

    By dick metzgarStaff Writer By dick metzgar Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT John “Blackie” Meszaros stands beside a statue that will be unveiled in Roosevelt Park, Edison, during a ceremony on Monday. SAYREVILLE — John "Blackie" Meszaros Sr. was on the ground floor of perhaps the most ambitious conservation program ever launched in this country. Meszaros,…

  • Boro now involved in dispute with resident, commission

    By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — A borough resident has recently gone to battle with the Bor­ough Council and its Shade Tree Commis­sion over two trees that he says are a threat to his lawn and driveway. "There’re roots in the middle of my driveway," Edward Kryzkowski told the council.…