Category: Suburban News

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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ Old Bridge running back Brandon Nolen breaks a tackle during the Knights’ Central Jersey Group IV playoff win in Manalapan on Saturday.

  • Officials seek more talks on border development

    Councilman pleased with communities By sue m. morganStaff Writer Officials seek more talks on border development By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — They might not be popping the corks off champagne bottles just yet, but township officials say they are glad to hear that an application to build Crystal Lake, a 379-unit…

  • Service station on Route 9 robbed by man with knife

    By sue m. morganStaff Writer Service station on Route 9 robbed by man with knife By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Police are seeking a white man and his female companion in connection with the alleged robbery at knife point of a Route 9 gas station late Saturday night. The two suspects…

  • Township demands fix-ups after 3 are sickened by CO

    By brian donahueStaff Writer Township demands fix-ups after 3 are sickened by CO By brian donahue Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Three tenants of a Riva Avenue farm cottage were poisoned by carbon monoxide after heating their home with a charcoal grill during the night of Nov. 6. The residents called the police around midnight…

  • Four from Sayreville area charged in double murder

    Robbery is allegedto be motive in killingsof uncle and nephew By jennifer domeStaff Writer Robbery is alleged to be motive in killings of uncle and nephew By jennifer dome Staff Writer Four local men have been charged with murder after they allegedly robbed and beat two people during a business scheme in Sayreville, and then…

  • Board: No reason to OK Nobility Crossings

    Builder By sue m. morganStaff Writer By sue m. morgan Staff Writer A developer seeking to construct an age-restricted, gated community in a wooded area off Cottrell Road has failed to convince the Old Bridge Zoning Board of Adjustment that the complex would fit in with the neighborhood and that it would meet the criteria…

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    CHRIS KELLY Members of the Sayreville War Memorial High School marching band perform during the USSBA Marching Band Competition in Sayreville Sunday. It marked the 17th annual presentation of a “Night of a Thousand Stars,” in which 11 bands competed.

  • Business owners frustrated over sign code enforcement

    By sue m. morganStaff Writer Business owners frustrated over sign code enforcement By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The owners of a bakery and coffee shop located in the Circle Manor shopping center on Route 516 say they just wanted to invite customers in to buy a cappuccino or a latte. But…

  • Conversion plant eyed by SERA for River Rd.

    Agency members travel to Belfast to look at existing plant By jennifer domeStaff Writer Conversion plant eyed by SERA for River Rd. Agency members travel to Belfast to look at existing plant By jennifer dome Staff Writer Members of the Sayreville Economic Redevelop-ment Agency were expected to return today from Belfast, Ireland, where they were…