Category: Suburban News

  • Community mourning the loss of a local volunteer Trade center victim, 31, was nicknamed ‘mayor’ for his local involvement

    Staff Writer By JENNIFER DOME Community mourning the loss of a local volunteer Trade center victim, 31, was nicknamed ‘mayor’ for his local involvement Christopher More Dincuff SOUTH RIVER –– In the days following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, thousands of families mourned the losses of friends and relatives. Many communities, such as South…

  • Planned walkway eliminated

    Staff Writer By jennifer dome SAYREVILLE –– Borough officials say they are moving closer to making planned improvements at the borough’s Waterfront Park. The project has been in the works since April 1999, but has been delayed due to concerns raised by the state and the Army Corps of Engineers who feared that the shadows…

  • Gas prices drop as station competes with new Wawa

    Staff Writer By sue m. morgan Gas prices drop as station competes with new Wawa DAWN MARIE SANNWALDT George Landi tends to a customer at his Sunoco station, Route 34 and Morristown Road in Old Bridge. OLD BRIDGE — At George Landi’s Sunoco service station on Route 34, you can get your oil changed, tires…

  • County gives 61 computers to district; more to come

    County gives 61 computers to district; more to come Freeholders’ Tech2000 program could get district up to 544 computers By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — In gratitude for bringing 61 new computers to the school district, a group of Carpenter School first-graders presented handmade "thank you" cards to a smiling Middlesex County…

  • Resident rallies for reform in Social Security tax issue

    Staff Writer By dave benjamin Recipients of Social Security benefits are being taxed twice, according to one resident of Manalapan Township, Monmouth County. Edwin N. Walley, a retired CPA, said he believes it is unfair that people are being taxed twice on the same income. "Over the years I thought it was unfair that people…

  • Special ceremony will mark Pop Warner anniversary

    Staff Writer By JENNIFER DOME Special ceremony will mark Pop Warner anniversary SAYREVILLE –– The New York Giants and the New York Jets aren’t the only football teams from the same city to challenge each other on nearby turf. Right here in the borough, two teams have been competing against each other for 40 years.…

  • Officials look to bring in tank as temporary solution for eight homes

    Staff Writer By sue m. morgan Officials look to bring in tank as temporary solution for eight homes OLD BRIDGE — Saying they cannot use showers or toilets or even wash clothes, and claiming financial hardship over the cost of replacing their now-dry water wells, a group of residents living in the southeastern section of…

  • Memorial service will honor missing Old Bridge resident

    Memorial service will honor missing Old Bridge resident A memorial service in honor of Bernard Pietronico, 39, of Old Bridge will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 1 at St. Joseph’s Church, Pavonia and Baldwin avenues, Jersey City. Pietronico, an employee of Cantor Fitzgerald, has been missing since the Sept. 11 attacks on the…

  • Pitching in to help victims Many local groups are finding ways to help those affected by attack

    Correspondent By lori elkins solomon Pitching in to help victims Many local groups are finding ways to help those affected by attack Overwhelmed by the huge response to requests for assistance, many hard-working national charities have reluctantly had to turn away potential donors. Fortunately, many local charities and businesses have stepped in to handle the…