Category: Suburban News

  • Dogs providing comfort, therapy to those in need

    Staff Writer By jennifer dome Dogs providing comfort, therapy to those in need FARRAH MAFFAI Kris Schultz works with her toy poodle, Lady, at a Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dog training class in Sayreville. SAYREVILLE — For many families, dogs are not just the family pet, they’re a real member of the family, perhaps even…

  • Suspect in bank heists captured by marshals

    Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra Suspect in bank heists captured by marshals A suspect in more than a dozen bank robberies in New Jersey and Florida was captured Friday by officials from the U.S. Marshals Service in Newark. Lawrence McClendon, 43, was arrested at a boarding house in Elizabeth around 6 p.m. for violation…

  • Approved sports bar has its liquor license denied Officials cite limit on liquor licenses within 2,000 feet of each other

    Staff Writer By JENNIFER DOME Approved sports bar has its liquor license denied Officials cite limit on liquor licenses within 2,000 feet of each other SAYREVILLE –– The Borough Council voted against a resolution that would have granted a liquor license for the Primetime Sports Bar and Billiards Cafe at a meeting Monday. The person-to-person…

  • Liquor license held up after stabbing at club Two men were stabbed Saturday at After Dark club

    Staff Writer By sue m. morgan Liquor license held up after stabbing at club Two men were stabbed Saturday at After Dark club The stabbing of two Monmouth County men in the parking lot of the After Dark nightclub early Saturday morning has prompted the Old Bridge Township Council to delay the renewal of the…

  • Old Bridge High School Valedictorian

    VERONICA YANKOWSKI VERONICA YANKOWSKI Melissa Shulman, valedictorian for the Old Bridge High School class of 2002, dries her eyes prior to making her speech during commencement exercises Monday at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton.

  • Board seeks 4-percent rent hike

    Tenants say proposed ordinance would end rent control in O.B. By sue m. morgan Staff Writer Although the chairman of the Old Bridge Rent Stabilization Board contends that rising utility and operating expenses warrant the passage of an ordinance allowing rental prices to be raised by 4 percent, Ward 4 Councilman G. Kevin Calogera said…

  • Amtrak chaos for commuters may be averted Bush promises to stop traveling turmoil for thousands

    Staff Writer By CHARLES W. KIM Amtrak chaos for commuters may be averted Bush promises to stop traveling turmoil for thousands NEW YORK — Thousands of New Jersey commuters may owe President George W. Bush a debt of thanks. Trains continue to run after Bush said he will help financially troubled Amtrak resolve a $200…

  • Graduate beats the odds; walks to accept diploma

    Ryan Molloy was once given a slim chance of ever walking again By sue m. morgan Staff Writer Graduate beats the odds; walks to accept diploma PHOTOS BY VERONICA YANKOWSKI Ryan Molloy is hugged by Principal Dr. Christopher Traficante during the Old Bridge High School class of 2002 graduation ceremony. At right, Molloy, who broke…

  • Englishtown Road cell tower approved by Zoning Board

    Staff Writer By sue m. morgan Englishtown Road cell tower approved by Zoning Board OLD BRIDGE — The Zoning Board of Adjustment has granted Nextel Communications of New York a use variance for the construction of a 152-foot-tall cell tower and an accompanying equipment shed off Englishtown Road. Three other cellular companies will co-locate on…