Category: Suburban News

  • Teacher’s pet provides psychology experience

    By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI Montana Barone (l-r), Michelle Burke and Megan Murray play with Beppan during Sayreville War Memorial High School teacher Debbie Golder’s psychology class. The students of her class have been working with the dachshund on the theory of operant conditioning. SAYREVILLE — Don’t get the…

  • Board holds initial meeting on power conversion plant

    By jennifer domeStaff Writer Board holds initial meeting on power conversion plant By jennifer dome Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI Kevin Scott, 11, of the Parlin section of Old Bridge, hugs Santa Claus at Gasko’s farm market in Monroe during its holiday celebration Dec. 7. SAYREVILLE — The move toward converting an 86-acre parcel of land…

  • Board changes its mind on Towne Lake denial

    Attorney says board By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer Sayreville Planning Board members say they made a mistake two months ago when they denied final approval of a large portion of developer Michael Kaplan’s Towne Lake development. The board voted against three sections of the partially built housing development on Oct. 2,…

  • Notification system tabled again despite objections

    By sue m. morganStaff Writer By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A bond ordinance to spend $75,000 on a computerized notification system that would personally alert residents to an emergency remains in question. The Township Council voted 5-3 Monday night to table action on the purchase until questions about any additional costs…

  • Animal control workers to get paid for another month

    By sue m. morganStaff Writer By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Two animal control officers and an employee of the township’s ice skating arena will remain on the municipal payroll for another month even though their salaries are not included in the yet-to-be-adopted fiscal year 2003 budget. By a 7-0 vote, the…

  • Old bowling alley building may be turned into offices

    By jennifer domeStaff Writer Old bowling alley building may be turned into offices By jennifer dome Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — An office building with storage space and an expanded parking lot may soon replace a former bowling alley and bar on Jernee Mill Road. The Planning Board is reviewing an application from Pacific Realty to…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI As they promise to be good, Matthew and Caroline Shanahan of Old Bridge share their wish lists with Santa Claus during his visit to Thompson Park in Lincroft for Middletown Township’s Holiday Happening on Sunday.

  • Temporary speed humps to be tested around boro

    By jennifer domeStaff Writer Temporary speed humps to be tested around boro By jennifer dome Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI Meredith Hoey, 8, and her father Charlie, both of Old Bridge take advantage of last week’s early-December snowfall with a sled ride on the hills of Holmdel Park in Monmouth County on Friday. SAYREVILLE — Relief…

  • OLD BRIDGE — Lamenting that it did not have sufficient time to review a list of proposed amendments, the Township Council has tabled action on the budget until its next scheduled meeting. Against the warnings of Republican Mayor Barbara Cannon and Finance Director Himanshu Shah, the Democratic-controlled council voted 7-2 along party lines to table…