Category: Suburban News

  • Local engineer escapes from tower’s 73rd floor

    Staff Writer By PAUL GODINO Local engineer escapes from tower’s 73rd floor In the confusion that engulfed the north tower of the World Trade Center just after it was struck by a hijacked airplane at 9 a.m. Sept. 11, one thing stood out, according to an eyewitness to the terrorist attack on America. As those…

  • Decorated Top Gun calls Sayreville his hometown Commander Richard T. Creange, now 42, earned medals in Gulf War

    Staff Writer By JENNIFER DOME Decorated Top Gun calls Sayreville his hometown Commander Richard T. Creange, now 42, earned medals in Gulf War Richard T. Creange SAYREVILLE –– Many young boys dream about flying. They create soaring planes from scraps of paper and spend hours piecing and gluing together model airplanes. Only a few of…

  • Free support groups set in aftermath of tragedy

    NEW BRUNSWICK/PISCATAWAY — Families and friends of victims, survivors, rescue workers, volunteers or anyone who has been affected by the tragedy of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are invited to attend several free support groups sponsored by the Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology. The Rutgers Anxiety Disorders Clinic, which specializes in treating…

  • Police seek motive for shooting

    Staff Writer By lynn k. barra Police in Dallas, Texas, continue to investigate the death of 46-year-old Waquar Hasan, a former Milltown resident who was pronounced dead Saturday after he suffered a gunshot wound, according to Dallas Police Department Public Information Officer Senior Corporal Diana Watts. Hasan, who was living in Lewisville, Texas, was pronounced…

  • AMERICA RECOVERS

    Barbara Muscari (l) and Rosemarie and Paul Moomjian hold a large flag during a memorial service held at the Waterfront Park in the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge on Sunday. Below, hundreds of people lined the beach during the service. PHOTOS BY JERRY WOLKOWITZ A candle is held against the backdrop of an American…

  • Voters will step to polls Tuesday for referendum O.B. district-wide building plan would create single high school campus

    Staff Writer By sue m. morgan Voters will step to polls Tuesday for referendum O.B. district-wide building plan would create single high school campus OLD BRIDGE — Telling residents that the cost of additions and improvements to the district’s 16 schools would equal the cost of one large pizza per month, the Board of Education…

  • Local firefighters, police assigned to N.Y.

    Local firefighters, police assigned to N.Y. Emergency personnel from Middlesex County describe surreal scene By jennifer dome Staff Writer Police officers from Old Bridge probably never dreamed they would be securing a triage center and temporary morgue in Manhattan as part of their job when they were hired to the force. However, 18 Old Bridge…

  • Religious leaders reach out Local clergy try to meet spiritual needs of members who lost loved ones

    Staff Writer By sue m. morgan Religious leaders reach out Local clergy try to meet spiritual needs of members who lost loved ones PHOTOS BY VERONICA YANKOWSKI Many Americans found creative ways to show their patriotism following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. As a veteran religious leader who once served as a U.S. Navy chaplain,…

  • Towns deal with terror’s shock wave

    SARAH McCOLGAN The lower Manhattan skyline turned surreal after the first World Trade Center twin tower was struck by a hijacked plane shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday. Middlesex Co. sends emergency services, opens hospitals after tragedy By jennifer dome Staff Writer The second tower disappears from view, collapsing into a deadly pile of debris following…