Category: Suburban News

  • Congressman, school staff honor cop who lost fiancée

    Congressman, school staff honor cop who lost fiancée FARRAH MAFFAI Old Bridge Patrolman Gary Krupa, who is assigned to Old Bridge High School, receives a flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol. Gary Krupa, assigned to Old Bridge H.S., is presented with flag By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Although he continues…

  • Officials reschedule shows after protest by students

    Staff Writer By jennifer dome SAYREVILLE — For as long as she can remember, even as an elementary school student herself, Shannon Shotwell said the Sayreville War Memorial High School Theater Society has performed its annual play before the younger students in the district. This year, however, the school administration threatened to cancel the matinee…

  • Motivational speaker puts a new spin on inspiration

    FARRAH MAFFAI Students watch as Steve Granata concludes his “Totally Courageous Basketball Expedition” Friday by spinning four balls and juggling three others during an assembly at St. Ambrose School, Old Bridge. Guest at St. Ambrose School finds entertaining ways to send a message By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Using basketball as…

  • Police seek fugitive accused in accident that killed boy

    Staff Writer By vincent todaro EAST BRUNSWICK— Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a man accused of causing the Christmas Eve accident that resulted in the death of a 9-year-old township boy. Police are looking for Rizwan Chaudhary, 23, of the Keasbey section of Woodbridge, who is wanted on charges of vehicular…

  • O.B. debates selling 328 acres to county

    Former O&Y property should remain open space or be used for recreation By sue m. morgan Staff Writer Old Bridge Township officials continue to debate whether to sell the municipally owned 328-acre former Olympia & York property back to Middlesex County. The sticking points in the debate are the amount of money that the county…

  • Parents say bus accident was worse than reported

    Staff Writer By sue m. morgan Parents say bus accident was worse than reported OLD BRIDGE — The parents of three of the passengers involved in a school bus accident Jan. 10 on Pension Road are saying that, contrary to published reports, their children sustained major injuries and psychological trauma resulting from the accident. Larry…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Motivational speaker Steve Granata passes a large pencil with a spinning ball to St. Ambrose School seventh-grader Michael Xouris during the “Totally Courageous Basketball Expedition” at the Old Bridge school on Friday.

  • Officials will seek bids to build a skate park

    Staff Writer By JENNIFER DOME Officials will seek bids to build a skate park SAYREVILLE — Since the borough secured a $300,000 grant to fund a skate park last year, members of the Borough Council have been weighing different options for the type of park it should build and its location. Borough Engineer Jay Cornell…

  • Official looking into closing Morganville, Ticetown rds.

    Official looking into closing Morganville, Ticetown rds. O.B. councilman says Aberdeen housing would congest roads By sue m. morgan Staff Writer Old Bridge Township Councilman G. Kevin Calogera has asked the council to explore closing two thoroughfares that traverse Old Bridge and Aberdeen due to concerns about increased traffic and congestion from a proposed high-density…