Category: Suburban News

  • Henry: Contract award led to 10 police layoffs

    Officials will also roll back superior officers’ positions to help cut deficit BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Old Bridge laid off 10 patrolmen from its police department last week as the result of an arbitration ruling that granted Local 127 of the Police Benevolent Association a 7.5 percent increase in salaries from 2010 to 2013.…

  • OBMUA seeks waivers for Crossroads sewer project

    Twp. Council expected to discuss details at its March 12 meeting BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Old Bridge Municipal UtilitiesAuthority (OBMUA) requires a number of Township Council sign-offs before it can move forward with the Crossroads sewer project this summer. OBMUA Engineer Mike Roy made seven requests to the council members for…

  • Four-year-old friends

    Jake Cooke (l) and Nicky Tierney, both of Sayreville, take part in South Amboy’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade under sunny skies March 10. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Sayreville may convert UES into elementary school

    Proposed school budget includes avg. tax hike of $61 BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer The Sayreville Board of Education is considering comprehensive redistricting measures to address overcrowding problems at the elementary-school level. Board President Phyllis Batko proposed eliminating the Samsel Upper Elementary School in order to use the building as a fifth K-5 elementary school. Preschool…

  • Police charge two in home burglary, purse snatching

    BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Two individuals were arrested in connection with two separate theft incidents in the township, police said. According to authorities, on Feb. 18 at 12:25 a.m., a witness saw two suspects burglarizing a home on ElyAvenue in the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge. After observing the suspects…

  • Sayreville may convert UES into K-5 elementary school

    By Deanna McLafferty The Sayreville Board of Education is considering comprehensive redistricting measures to address overcrowding problems at the elementary school level. Board President Phyllis Batko proposed eliminating the Samsel Upper Elementary School in order to use the building as a fifth K-5 elementary school. Preschool students currently housed at Samsel would move back into…

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    PTA volunteer Lisa Brennan sits with daughter Sara (center) and friend Grayce Smith, both 7 and in first grade, during a Read Across America celebration at the M. Scott Carpenter School in Old Bridge on March 1. Students from pre-kindergarten to second grade and their parents participated in an evening of bedtime stories. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Henry focuses on progress in State of the City address

    Mayor highlights projects and plans, expresses gratitude for volunteers & employees BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Mayor Fred Henry delivered his State of the City address on Feb. 29 at the senior center, speaking of highlights from 2011, plans for 2012 and the impact residents are making on South Amboy’s success. One topic Henry addressed was…

  • Loss of ratables yields slight school tax hike in Old Bridge

    Homeowners would see an average increase of $16, despite board’s lowering of tax levy BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Board of Education made good on its promise not to raise the tax levy when it presented its proposed budget for the 2012-13 school year last week. In fact, thanks to an…