Category: Suburban News

  • Pastor set for next phase of his priesthood

    BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent The Rev. Joseph Romanoski SOUTH AMBOY — Next month, the Rev. Joseph Romanoski, who has been the pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church for nearly 20 years, will say goodbye. The pastor, who is being released from the Diocese of Metuchen, is pursuing his longtime desire to work in South Carolina.…

  • Sayreville council votes 4-1 on sewer rate hike

    Officials say increase will affect commercial and industrial users more than residents BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer The sewer usage rate jumped by 12 percent this month after the Sayreville Borough Council voted to approve the increase at its April 23 council meeting. The new rate helps to compensate for a $500,000 deficit remaining in the…

  • Ladies auxiliary schedules fundraiser

    The Cheesequake Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary will sponsor its annual Fashion Show/Tricky Tray/Buffet Dinner beginning at 7 p.m. May 15 at the firehouse, Route 34, Old Bridge. The donation is $15 and includes dinner buffet, show and tricky tray. All tickets will be sold in advance. BYOB. For more information or to reserve, call…

  • Old Bridge officials divided over budgeting maneuvers

    Council majority defeats Democrats’ proposal to use court revenue to rehire cops BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer The Old Bridge Township Council held a public hearing on the 2012 budget at its May 7 meeting, where members approved several amendments to the $52.4 million package while voting others down. Under the unanimously approved amendments, the…

  • McCarrick golf outing will be held June 23

    SOUTH AMBOY — The third annual Golf Outing benefiting Cardinal McCarrick/ St. Mary’s High School is set for June 23 at Concordia Golf Club in Monroe Township. Golfers will tee up at 12:45 p.m. The fee of $125 includes a light lunch of hot dogs and all the fixins to a barbecue dinner reception and…

  • Architects detail plans for Hare Krishna temple

    Resident disputes idea that buffers will be enough to protect quality of life BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer A local Hare Krishna group seeking to build a temple on Route 34 in Old Bridge presented two new witnesses during a township Planning Board hearing on May 1. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness is seeking…

  • Reinterpreting life after mental illness

    E. Brunswick man will chair ‘Step Forward for Our Heroes’ walk on May 12 BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Eric Arauz I n 1995, in the middle of a manic episode and a divorce from his first wife, Eric Arauz found himself sitting in Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Shirtless in just jeans and a blazer,…

  • Fire displaces residents of Cheesequake Village

    Four units destroyed; six others remain uninhabitable BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Fire officials investigate the scene of the fire at Cheesequake Village. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff OLD BRIDGE — A four-alarm fire that tore through several units in the Cheesequake Village apartment community last week completely destroyed four homes and damaged others. The…

  • Sayreville seeks money to compensate for odors

    MCUA: Our priority is to minimize impact of facility on thousands of neighbors BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The borough’s legal counsel plans to renegotiate its contract with the Middlesex County Utilities Authority after receiving complaints about odors possibly emanating from the agency’s wastewater facility. The contract, which requires the MCUA to pay $288,000…