Category: Suburban News

  • More information made public with new order

    Proposed exemptionsto records lawsignificantly reduced By charles w. kimStaff Writer Proposed exemptions to records law significantly reduced By charles w. kim Staff Writer Gov. James McGreevey TRENTON — Gov. James E. McGreevey will allow more information to flow in the Garden State. McGreevey issued a second executive order Aug. 13 that will lift many of…

  • Anthrax tests negative

    at So. River postal site By jennifer domeStaff Writer at So. River postal site By jennifer dome Staff Writer Anthrax tests taken last week at five area U.S. Postal Service sites, including one in South River, have all turned out negative, Postal Service spokeswoman Diane Todd said Tuesday. The testing was conducted after a small…

  • Board hires vice principals for high school, Sandburg

    By sue m. morganStaff Writer Board hires vice principals for high school, Sandburg By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — When school bells ring in the new academic year on Wednesday, two new vice principals will be on board, one at Old Bridge High School’s west campus and the other at the Sandburg…

  • Display at Main St. home

    wins Americanism Award By jennifer domeStaff Writer Display at Main St. home FARRAH MAFFAI Laurie LaBranche was presented with an Americanism Award last Thursday by Jim Mulvey, chairman of the VFW Post No. 4699 Americanism Award Committee, for the strong display of patriotism at her home on Main Street in Sayreville. Looking on are the…

  • Lack of green light frustrates officials

    Mayor to meet with DOT, NJ Transit on Inverness, Rt. 9 park-and-ride plans By sue m. morganStaff Writer Mayor to meet with DOT, NJ Transit on Inverness, Rt. 9 park-and-ride plans By sue m. morgan Staff Writer The state Department of Transportation (DOT) has put an application on hold that would bring a user-controlled traffic…

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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ Raritan Bay Cougars Michael Eldred, playing center, and Frank Mangioni, quarterback, practice snaps on the Pop Warner league’s field off Cheesequake Road Tuesday night.

  • DEP supports SERA’s push to clean up National Lead

    Condemnation hearings for 400-acre Sayreville site to begin Sept. 4 By jennifer domeStaff Writer DEP supports SERA’s push to clean up National Lead Condemnation hearings for 400-acre Sayreville site to begin Sept. 4 By jennifer dome Staff Writer The state Department of Environmental Protection will back a local agency’s effort to clean up the 400-acre…

  • South River facility tested for possible anthrax taint

    By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER –– The U.S. Postal Service’s conducted testing yesterday for anthrax spores at its interim distribution center on Brick Plant Road. The testing was part of an ongoing series of evaluations at several area postal centers initiated since a small amount of anthrax was found…

  • Suspected car thief arrested in South Amboy

    By sue m. morganStaff Writer By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A suspected car thief who police said attempted to carjack another vehicle from the parking lot of the Wal-Mart on Route 9, was arrested Saturday in South Amboy after being chased by one of his victims. According to police, the suspect,…