Category: Suburban News

By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — On Jan. 1, the city will have a new fire chief — just as it does every year. Outgoing chief Michael Geraltowski had quite a year — in March, he helped the department acquire a new pumper ladder truck. A month later, the city’s only grocery store burned…

TOP PICK iPlay America rings in the New Year with a blast during the Fifth annual New Year’s Eve Bash from 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31. iPlay America’s New Year’s Eve Party pass includes unlimited rides and attractions, a $10 game card, party favors, spectacular prizes and giveaways throughout the evening, a confetti cannon,…

By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Grocery stores are offering more than food shopping such as this gingerbread cookie decorating class held at Whole Foods Market in Marlboro on Dec. 17. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Area grocery stores are slowly changing the way they cater to their customers by providing more services and programs to…

By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Former Middlesex County Sheriff Joseph Spicuzzo has been released from jail. Spicuzzo was sentenced in 2013 to nine years in prison for running a jobs-for-cash scheme that yielded him approximately $112,000 in bribes from those seeking positions or promotions in the sheriff’s department, Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman said…

By JENNIFER ORTIZ and KENNY WALTER Staff Writers STAFF PHOTGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The theft of packages delivered to doorsteps is becoming a bigger problem as more and more people shop online for their Christmas gifts. Woodbridge Police Capt. Roy Hoppock said package theft has become a growing issue, and there are very few ways to…

OLD BRIDGE — Dana Rogers, a native of Old Bridge who is a songwriting major at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, recently performed in the “Christmas at Belmont” concert at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center, a performance which was taped live and will air nationally this holiday season on PBS. Two-time Grammy winner Kathy Mattea served…

By MATTHEW SOCKOL Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Two Borough Council officials are departing as the year comes to an end. The Dec. 14 meeting marked the final appearance of Council President David McGill and Councilman Ricci Melendez as members of Sayreville’s legislative body, following the conclusion of their three-year terms. Both Democrats, McGill and Melendez first…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Paying tribute to Hinal Patel, the Spotswood EMT who was killed while on duty in July, Kloos Family Lights incorporated a Spotswood EMS badge into their Christmas lights display. The Kloos family will also be accepting donations that will go toward a scholarship to be awarded in Patel’s honor to…

PHOTO COURTESY OF REFORMED CHURCH HOME Kate Shepard, right, the executive director of the Reformed Church Home in Old Bridge, presented local U.S. Marine Sgt. Bennett with approximately 100 gifts that were collected through this year’s Toys for Tots program. Some of the gifts were purchased with funds raised by the assisted living residents’ annual…