Category: Suburban News

  • Harley event to proceed despite mayor’s objection

    Staff Writer By sue m. morgan OLD BRIDGE — Though Mayor Barbara Cannon has refused to sign a contract authorizing Old Bridge Township Raceway Park to host Harley-Davidson’s Open Road Tour in August, plans for the event are proceeding and a mass assembly permit can still be issued by the township. At the March 25…

  • Man killed while walking his dog Sunday morning

    Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra Man killed while walking his dog Sunday morning MONROE — A township resident walking his dog Sunday morning was struck and killed by a vehicle whose driver has been charged with driving under the influence. At about 9 a.m., Charles Olchvary, 52, was walking his dog on the northbound…

  • Development of Mannino Park awaits land negotiations

    Staff Writer By sue m. morgan Old Bridge police officer Robert A. Phillips presents a DARE certificate to Marie Gonzales, a fifth-grader at St. Ambrose School, Old Bridge, during the DARE graduation ceremony for 58 students at the school. OLD BRIDGE — Expressing frustration with the slowness of the planning process, Councilman Richard Greene asked…

  • Remedies sought to make area of Glynn Court safer

    Staff Writer By JENNIFER DOME SAYREVILLE — The painting of a new yellow line along the curve of Glynn Court in the near future may be just the first in a line of safety measures officials are implementing to make traffic conditions safer. The line is being painted in response to traffic problems in the…

  • Vets plan thank-you for ground zero workers

    Staff Writer By brian donahue Vets plan thank-you for ground zero workers JERRY WOLKOWITZ Some of the members of the John Basilone Detachment of the Marine Corps League, which is preparing to bring loads of refreshments to workers at ground zero, include (from left) Jack Buckley of East Brunswick, Stan Szumel of Piscataway, Charlie Convery…

  • Board OKs senior housing, offices of housing authority

    A facility in Old Bridge proposed by Pennrose Properties would feature 100 units of senior housing and would house the offices of the township’s Housing Authority. Two-winged building would be built next to Raritan Bay Med. Center By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Applicants seeking to construct a 100-unit age-restricted housing complex…

  • Summer completion expected in bridge project Second project on Route 18 slated to begin in 2004

    Staff Writer By sue m. morgan Summer completion expected in bridge project Second project on Route 18 slated to begin in 2004 FARRAH MAFFAI A school bus passes by the nearly completed sound barrier separating Route 18 from homes in East Brunswick near the border with Old Bridge. Ongoing repair work on Route 18 at…

  • Planners hear testimony on Crystal Lake traffic Redesign reduces

    Planners hear testimony on Crystal Lake traffic Redesign reduces number of units to 379; next hearing May 15 By alison granito Staff Writer With the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional Board of Education and the township of Old Bridge formally opposed to the Crystal Lake development, a crowd of approximately 50 people turned out at last week’s Aberdeen…

  • Residents would pay $108 more under adopted plan

    Staff Writer By JENNIFER DOME Residents would pay $108 more under adopted plan SAYREVILLE — A budget proposed by the Board of Education for the 2002-03 school year that carries an 8-cent increase in the school tax rate, was approved by a unanimous vote of the Board of Education after a special presentation Tuesday. According…