Category: Suburban News

  • Memorial Day Sayreville resident Joseph Ziemba, supervisor of the Middlesex County Department of Veterans Interment, hands out flags for Memorial Day with (l-r) Ramon Schaffer, commander of Milltown VFW Post 2319; George Rupert, also of Milltown’s post; Rick Strubeck, representing East Brunswick VFW Post 133; Skip Davidson, representing Spotswood American Legion Post 253; and Frank…

  • Memorial Day services slated in local towns Several local communities will mark Memorial Day with observances this weekend. East Brunswick will sponsor a Memorial Day observance from 1- 4 p.m. on Sunday at Veterans Park. The park is located at the municipal complex. The day will begin with a veterans ceremony at 1 p.m., rain…

  • Board to look into shared services with borough By Jennifer micale During a budget session held earlier this month, Mayor Kennedy O’Brien mentioned shared technology services as one way to jointly save taxpayer dollars. At the time, the Board of Education agreed to consider the issue and met with the council again last week. Proposed…

  • Morgan First Aid Squad may soon be home again Members are looking at May 30 or 31 as a move-in-date By Jennifer micale SAYREVILLE — After two and a half years, the Morgan First Aid Squad is finally coming home. Its homecoming, however, should have come nine months ago — a lapse not lost upon…

  • Nightclub raids spur O’Brien to action Sayreville official puts forth plan to curb drug use By melissa kress S ayreville Mayor Kennedy O’Brien is just saying "no" in the wake of a five-month investigation that resulted in 32 drug arrests at three local nightclubs. After the raids that saw the arrest of patrons, and in…

  • Native American Powwow Perry Loatman from Bridgeton gathers for the Native American Powwow and Festival in Sayreville last weekend. Loatman is a member of the Lenape tribe. SEAN GUTHRIDGE

  • Some upset the plan was approved despite election By jennifer micale W hile Sayreville district officials praise the borough’s passage of their defeated school budget, some residents feel stifled. By passing the budget, they say borough officials have undermined the underlying premise of democracy. These residents took their anger to last week’s Borough Council meeting,…

  • Sayreville Lady Dems claim harassment over $5 fee SAYREVILLE — Five dollars may not seem like much, but it’s enough to cause a controversy in town. It was enough to pose problems for the Sayreville Lady Dems in their attempt to reserve a meeting room at the Senior Center. Complaints against the club during the…

  • Coca-Cola, Sayreville agreement still on tap Board of Education votes to postpone final approval until June By Jennifer micale SAYREVILLE — The long-awaited contract with Coca-Cola will need to wait a little longer. Last week, the Board of Education agreed to hold off on final approval for the corporate sponsorship until their June meeting, although…