Category: Suburban News

  • Greater Media Newspapers wins 33 NJPA awards for ’02

    Greater Media Newspapers wins 33 NJPA awards for ’02 “High Sticking” by Chris Kelly First Place, Sports Feature Greater Media Newspapers has won a total of 33 editorial, photography and advertising awards in the weekly division of the New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2002. The tally included a record 19 awards in…

  • Greene will seek party’s nod for Old Bridge mayoral run

    By sue m. morganStaff Writer By sue m. morgan Staff Writer Richard Greene OLD BRIDGE — Now that he has retired after 30 years of working with budgets and finances for the City of New York, Ward 5 Councilman Richard Greene wants to use his time putting his experience to work for his hometown. Greene,…

  • Phillips may run as Democratic candidate for mayor

    James “Jim” Phillips OLD BRIDGE — Middlesex County Treasurer James "Jim" Phillips firmly believes that he has both the professional experience and political savvy to be the township’s next mayor. He just has to decide whether he wants to apply for the job. Rumors heard throughout the Democratic Party are that Phillips, son of late…

  • Voters asked to fund police, substance-abuse programs

    By sue m. morganStaff Writer Voters asked to fund police, substance-abuse programs By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Separate ballot questions pertaining to the continuation of the school resource officers (SRO) program and the hiring of two substance-awareness coordinators will be posed to voters during the school board elections on April 15.…

  • Discharge stopped, but damage extent unknown

    Fecal coliform presentin high levels in Raritan and Sandy Hook By jennifer dome& brian donahueStaff Writers Fecal coliform present in high levels in Raritan and Sandy Hook By jennifer dome & brian donahue Staff Writers JEFF GRANIT Nelson Porcugal (l), a foreman with Cruz Construction, Holmdel, looks over the sewer pipeline Tuesday morning that was…

  • Cannon will call it a day after 12 years as mayor

    Old Bridge mayor accepts job as deputy director of Educational Facilities Authority By sue m. morganStaff Writer By sue m. morgan Staff Writer Reasoning that the time has come to pass the torch to others who can continue to make the township "the wonderful place it is to live and work," Old Bridge Mayor Barbara…

  • Speaker urges students to look for the prince within

    By sue m. morganStaff Writer Speaker urges students to look for the prince within By sue m. morgan Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT Mark Brown discusses his positive outlook at Old Bridge High School. OLD BRIDGE — Just like Belle in the Walt Disney film version of Beauty and the Beast, people should strive to find…

  • Cannon: Next police chief should have no political ties with next police chief

    Captains, lieutenantswill be considered for promotion to chief By sue m. morganStaff Writer Captains, lieutenants will be considered for promotion to chief By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — It is not how a police chief votes but whether he can keep politics out of the department’s daily operations, that will be considered…

  • Local man allegedly involved in drug transfer from China

    Local man allegedly involved in drug transfer from China OLD BRIDGE — A township man was arrested Friday after an investigation revealed he was the "middle man" in the transfer of a large quantity of steroids that were shipped from China to be sold in the United States, authorities said. Xiao G. Su, also known…