Category: Suburban News

  • Police raid rave party at Birch Hill Night Club

    Staff Writer By natalie m. vena OLD BRIDGE — During a private party at a local night club, police made 32 arrests, including eight juvenile arrests for underage drinking and the use and sale of drug paraphernalia. Approximately 5,000 people attended a private rave party, promoted on the Internet by One Productions, at Birch Hill…

  • O.B. drafts five-year renewal for Cablevision Cable company can still object to the township’s ordinance

    Staff Writer By natalie m. vena O.B. drafts five-year renewal for Cablevision Cable company can still object to the township’s ordinance OLD BRIDGE — After months of negotiations, the Township Council has drafted an ordinance granting municipal consent of a five-year contract renewal for the operation of a cable television system within the township. Cablevision…

  • Hercules purchase complete

    SAYREVILLE — After several months of negotiations, the sale of the nitrocellulose portion of a local plant has been made. Officials of Delaware-based Hercules Inc. made the announcement on Friday. Greentree Technologies of Seaford, Del., will now take over production at the Minnisink Avenue facility. Terms of the sale are not being disclosed. In a…

  • Employer committee sets monthly meeting

    The Middlesex County Employer Legislative Committee will hold its monthly program June 21 from noon-1:30 p.m. The meeting will feature N.J. Assembly Speaker Jack Collins (R-District 3). The program will be held at the Ramada Inn and Conference Center, 999 Route 1 south in North Brunswick. A full lunch is included in the $25 admission…

  • More arrests made in boro for ‘rave drugs’ Gov. Whitman proposes new laws concerning the drug ecstasy

    Staff Writer By takesha pettus More arrests made in boro for ‘rave drugs’ Gov. Whitman proposes new laws concerning the drug ecstasy SAYREVILLE — Six more arrests for drug use were recently made in a borough nightclub. The recent arrests are only the latest in what has become an influx of ecstasy, ketamine, LSD and…

  • Jugglers to open library summer reading club

    Registration will begin on June 27 for "Book A Trip Through Time," the Old Bridge Public Library’s summer reading club for children who have completed kindergarten-fifth grade. Opening day, June 27, will feature a performance by the Give and Take Jugglers from 11-11:45 a.m. at the library, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Registration is not…

  • New 7-Eleven could be open by late summer Store will be located on Route 9 north

    Staff Writer By Natalie M. Vena New 7-Eleven could be open by late summer Store will be located on Route 9 north The Old Bridge Planning Board has approved the final site plan for the construction of a 7-Eleven convenience store on Route 9 north. The approval came at last week’s board meeting. On Jan.…

  • Hold Still

    India Brown, 9, of Irvington gets her face painted during Family Fun Day at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division.

  • Residents: Teen nights wanted Borough Council urged to create a community center

    Staff Writer By takesha pettus Residents: Teen nights wanted Borough Council urged to create a community center Sayreville residents say a recreation center is needed to curb the drug problem in town, not ending teen night at local clubs. In an effort to stop Mayor Kennedy O’Brien and recommendations from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s office…