Category: Suburban News

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    Old Bridge Police Officer Thomas Geant is sworn in as sergeant during a ceremony on Jan. 27. Geant and fellow officer Brian Doel became the newest sergeants on the Old Bridge Police Department, replacing Sgts. Gary Krupa and Carmen Spitale, who recently retired. Geant and Doel will both serve in the Patrol Division. Old Bridge…

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    Dressed as Dorothy, sisters Avery and Adriana Grasso, ages 2 and 3, respectively, dance with other characters during the Feb. 5 Ruby Red Character Breakfast at Sayreville War Memorial High School. The Sayreville Middle School’s cast of “The Wizard of Oz” hosted the event during a break from their weekend performances. More photos, page 8.…

  • Little League rallying after Irene’s damage

    SWSLL lost $100,000 in uniforms, equipment, fields; fundraisers planned BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Three of the fields at the Sayrewoods South Little League complex in Old Bridge were under approximately 4 feet of water following Hurricane Irene. The Sayrewoods South Little League’s executive board knew that its fields and storage facility would suffer damage during…

  • State council strikes down controversial bullying law

    Council deems law an unfunded mandate; will be revisited by Legislature BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer I f the state Legislature wants to keep the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights on the books, it’s going to need to pony up some money to help school districts implement it, according to a ruling from a state council.…

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    The Sayreville War Memorial High School step squad performs during halftime of the school’s Feb. 2 varsity basketball game. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Biz owner says new parking restriction is a hardship

    South Amboy officials to reconsider 15-minute limit BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent A new restriction limiting the time a car can be parked on a section of Broadway in South Amboy to 15 minutes is not going over well with at least one member of the business community. The Station Eatery co-owner Cheryl Bachonski told the…

  • Hard-fought retirement ordinance off the books

    Council returns retirement requirement to 25 years of service with Old Bridge BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — It’s gone. After months of battle at meetings and contentious talk on the campaign trail, the Township Council voted unanimously to repeal the controversial ordinance that allowed township employees to retire with benefits after 15…

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    John Flemm waits outside a protected area where a robotic MIG is used to weld a display at Metaline Displays with a Twist in South Amboy on Jan. 26. The fourth-generation family business specializes in the design of in-store displays. See story, inside. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • O.B. council to repeal retirement ordinance

    Move would return retirement requirement to 25 years of service to town BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer So, it wasn’t exactly the first action they took after taking control of Old Bridge government. But three meetings into 2012, the now- Republican-controlled Township Council placed last year’s hotly contested early retirement ordinance back on the agenda…