Category: Suburban News

  • Hercules purchase delayed for a month SAYREVILLE — For Hercules employees, the day of reckoning has been postponed for another month. Greentree Technologies of Seaford, Del., originally intended to close on the nitrocellulose division of the Minnisink Avenue plant on April 28. While concerned over the fate of the division’s 300 employees, officials felt the…

  • Democrats head to primary race W hen Mary Novak and Ray Skarzynski filed for this year’s election in Sayreville, they weren’t alone. With their seats up in November, the two Borough Council members announced their intentions to run for re-election in early February. First elected in 1995, Novak is seeking her third term in office;…

  • Zero tolerance comes under fire Some question the Sayreville district after four kindergartners are suspended A lmost a year ago, a tragedy at a Colorado high school changed the way this nation’s schools deal with the potential of school violence. But with the suspension of four kindergartners in Sayreville last month, some wonder if the…

  • Game of basketball Aman Saeed, 14, shoots the ball as his younger brother, Umar Saeed, 13, tries to block during a game of basketball on Monday. The brothers live in Old Bridge. SEAN GUTHRIDGE

  • O.B. still negotiating for cable Officials feel Cablevision is using section of town in bargaining W hether or not the Cablevision franchise will be renewed is a continuing saga that has Old Bridge residents up in arms. After lengthy discussions at Monday night’s Township Council meeting, council members voted to table the franchise issue until…

  • Sayreville Little League Members of the Sayreville Little League celebrate the start of the season with a parade on Saturday. SEAN GUTHRIDGE

  • Municipal tennis courts are open in Old Bridge The Old Bridge Department of Parks, Recreation and Social Services has turned on the lights on its municipal tennis courts. Attendants will be on duty from 6-10 p.m., Mondays-Fridays, and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Reservations must be made in person, 24 hours…

  • Rush hour Traffic clogs the roadway where routes 9 and 34 meet in Old Bridge during rush hour. SEAN GUTHRIDGE

  • New owners for Hercules operation A Delaware company may purchase the nitrocellulose plant By jennifer micale B y the end of the month, the Hercules plant on Minnisink Avenue in Sayreville should be under new ownership. How this will affect the current employees there, however, is still unknown. Greentree Technologies of Seaford, Del., has expressed…