Category: Suburban News

  • Men and women become aware of domestic violence

    Women Aware breakfast honors those who advocate for victims, serve the community BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer BLUE BRA SOCIETY “It says, ‘I may not have rights. I may have to cover up my body and face. I may be oppressed, but you cannot destroy my womanhood. You cannot take away my power.’ May the blue…

  • Sagliocco eager to serve on housing authority

    Former Republican council candidate plans to address senior housing concerns BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Gov. Chris Christie has appointed resident Saverio Sagliocco as a commissioner on the city’s housing authority, which oversees the work of the executive director. Commissioner roles are unpaid. There was an opening on the housing authority following a…

  • Community gains insight into O.B. schools at Parent U.

    Charlie Pollock, 16, a junior at Old Bridge High School, plays bass clarinet as the school district kicked off its Parent University event on March 29. SCOTT FRIEDMAN OLD BRIDGE — Director of Elementary Education Donna Kibbler brings something new to Parent University each year, and this time it was a sing-along involving more than…

  • O.B. board aims to extend interim super’s contract

    BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — While interim Superintendent of Schools Tim Brennan is working to develop a plan for the district’s future, questions were raised last week about how long the Board of Education will wait before hiring a permanent schools chief. Early in the March 20 meeting, board President Eugene Donofrio…

  • N.J. Supreme Court won’t hear E.B.’s case against charter

    Hatikvah official: This upholds right to provide excellent education option in E. Bruns. BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The New Jersey Supreme Court has rejected the Board of Education’s petition to hear its case against the Hatikvah International Academy Charter School. The denial last week appears to mark the end of the…

  • Adding fun

    Fifth-grader Michael Romanello enjoys a light moment during Family Reading & Math Night, held March 21 at Sayreville’s Samsel Upper Elementary School. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Segal, Dennis run one-two in St. Paddy’s 10-mile race

    Craig Segal and Rob Dennis turned back the clock at the Freehold Area Running Club’s 23rd St. Paddy’s Day 10-Mile Run. Segal and Dennis, who were high school opponents before they embarked on collegiate careers, finished first and second, respectively, in the March 25 race that started and ended at Michael J. Tighe Park in…

  • Longtime O.B. employees still eligible for lifetime benefits

    Henry: Repeal of ordinance now would place financial burden on township BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Township employees with a minimum of 15 years working in the township will still be eligible for lifetime health benefits if they are older than 62. At its March 26 meeting, the Township Council decided not to…

  • Fans welcome at practice session

    Stock car racing fans will have their first opportunity this year to see the Saturday night race cars in action on Wall Stadium Speedway’s paved oval on the afternoon of April 7 as track operators Cliff and Diane Krause host the first of three practice sessions. Fans will be welcome into the grandstands free of…