Category: Suburban News

  • Our Lady of Victories carnival is scheduled

    Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville, will hold its "Carnival 2000" from 6-11 p.m. June 21-23 and 5-11 p.m. on June 24 at Kennedy Park, Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. The event will feature new rides, wheels of chance, a "Seafood Garden" and nightly entertainment. "Bracelet Night" is set for June 21 — pay…

  • Lightning enjoying first season of CBC

    Staff Writer By Lindsey Siegle The Spotswood Lightning are enjoying a successful first season in the newly formed Champion-ship Baseball Conference (CBC). The league, started this year by Dave Sternlieb and Joe Volpe, has given the team of 11- and 12-year-olds good competition and provided an excellent way to transition to the next level of…

  • O.B. task force working on solutions for school safety ID badges for students just one proposal

    Staff Writer By Natalie M. Vena O.B. task force working on solutions for school safety ID badges for students just one proposal With several meetings under their belt, the Old Bridge School Security Task Force is hammering out a plan to make the high schools a safe haven for students and staff. At Thursday’s meeting,…

  • Puppy Love

    Helen Raccuia and her collie-mix Kelly perform during the second annual pet show sponsored by the local 4-H Club, Puppy Love and Friends, at Borough Park in Sayreville on Saturday.

  • Sayreville Borough Council tables Jolene’s Law Officials want more input from police

    Staff Writer By takesha pettus Sayreville Borough Council tables Jolene’s Law Officials want more input from police Passage of a Sayreville ordinance named after a 15-year-old who tragically died after being struck by a car on her way to a bus stop in April, has been put on the shelf for now. In a straw…

  • Cheesequake State Park trails nominated for honor

    Staff Writer By natalie m. vena James Faczak, naturalist and resource interpretive specialist at Cheesequake State Park in Old Bridge, inspects a fishing lure he found while cleaning trails at the park during National Trail Day on Saturday. OLD BRIDGE — Next time you are trekking along a trail in Cheesequake State Park, take notice…

  • Sidewalks to get a face lift in Old Bridge

    OLD BRIDGE — Residents now have the opportunity to spruce up their sidewalks without getting their hands dirty. The Township Council passed a bond ordinance designed to make it easier for homeowners to make sidewalk repairs. An amount of $100,000 has been appropriated, authorizing the issu-ance of bonds or bond anticipation notes in the aggregate…

  • Advocate: police enforce disability parking laws By natalie m. vena OLD BRIDGE — An advocate for the disabled commended the Old Bridge Police Department for enforcing parking violation laws but was concerned that the violators were not fined on the spot. At the May 22 Township Council meeting, Anita Clavering, of Nieuw Amsterdam Village, spoke…

  • Three Dems to face off in primary By takesha pettus SAYREVILLE — Two local incumbents and one newcomer are vying for the two available three-year seats on the Borough Council in the upcoming primary elections. Incumbent council President Mary Novak and Councilman Raymond Skarzynski will be running as endorsed candidates on the Democratic ticket in…