Category: Suburban News

  • E.B. resident brings market charting style to the states

    By dick metzgarStaff Writer E.B. resident brings market charting style to the states By dick metzgar Staff Writer Steve Nison EAST BRUNSWICK — When the best of the East combines with the best in the West, good things can happen when you are analyzing the market. That is the premise by which market analyst Steve…

  • Student makes call for help for domestic violence victims

    By jennifer domeStaff Writer Student makes call for help for domestic violence victims By jennifer dome Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI Kristen Zakrzewski is pictured with the cell phones she collected with the help of the Sayreville War Memorial High School National Honor Society for the Sayreville Police Department’s Domestic Violence Team. SAYREVILLE — While many…

  • Animal control officer’s court date postponed

    By sue m. morganStaff Writer Animal control officer’s court date postponed By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A township animal control officer facing multiple charges both here and in Marlboro Township will not have her day in either municipality’s court until the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office evaluates all the charges against her…

  • Gov. ends emergency drought restrictions

    By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer The drought is over. Just hours after most New Jersey residents wiped the slush of last week’s snowstorms off their windshields, Gov. James McGreevey announced that he would sign an executive order lifting the state’s emergency water restrictions. "We recognized that the drought emergency of the…

  • Farm’s preservation marks milestone for New Jersey

    By vincent todaroStaff Writer Farm’s preservation marks milestone for New Jersey By vincent todaro Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ Gov. James E. McGreevey is greeted by Jim Giamarese and his wife, Susan, prior to the press conference at the Fresh Ponds Road farm yesterday. EAST BRUNSWICK — The decision to preserve the Giamarese farm has earned…

  • Municipal budget approved with 10-cent tax increase

    Old Bridge budget does not include funds for the requested police officers By sue m. morganStaff Writer By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Municipal taxes will rise by an average of $144 this year under the $41.7 million budget unanimously adopted by the Township Council Monday night. The budget was adopted after…

  • Martinis, jazz and ‘a little

    SoHo By jennifer domeStaff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ The owner of the newly renovated Ram’s Head Tavern, Don Brown, says he would like the shiny new lounge to cater to people who like smooth jazz, premium drinks and fine cigars. SoHo’ on tap in So. River By jennifer dome Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Above the…

  • Gov. ends emergency drought restrictions

    By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer The drought is over. Just hours after most New Jersey residents wiped the slush of last week’s snowstorms off their windshields, Gov. James McGreevey announced that he would sign an executive order lifting the state’s emergency water restrictions. "We recognized that the drought emergency of the…

  • Township ready to roll on new jitney service

    By sue m. morganStaff Writer By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — As a means of encouraging commuters living in Sayrewoods South to leave their vehicles at home, the township will begin running a free jitney service between that neighborhood and the Throckmorton Lane/Ticetown Road bus stop. The service begins Jan. 20. Mayor…