Category: Suburban News

  • Dozens of car break-ins reported in Sayreville

    BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Forty-seven motor vehicles were broken into or vandalized from Nov. 14 to Nov. 21, according to Sayreville Police Sgt. David Lasko. The break-ins occurred during two periods of time in two different sections of the borough, and Lasko said they do not appear to be related. Seven vehicles were…

  • ‘It Runs in the Family’

    Eric Bermudez grabs Dominik Pate’s leg as Bridget Honan looks on during a recent dress rehearsal for Old Bridge High School’s production of “It Runs in the Family.” Shows, under the direction of drama teacher Jennifer O’Reilly and student director Jordan Poppel, will be presented at 7 p.m. Dec. 1-3 in the main building auditorium.…

  • Council votes to bond for road improvements

    Resident says state should pay for repairs to one of the roads BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Ten roads in the borough are slated for improvements after the Borough Council approved a bond ordinance for the necessary funding at the Nov. 28 meeting. Amending a 2006 ordinance, the council added Manor Street, Grand Street,…

  • Photo

    Edward Strek of the Sayreville American Legion Post 211 folds the flag with fellow veterans during a ceremony at St. Thomas the Apostle School in Old Bridge on Nov. 16. The veterans’ organization was misidentified when pictures from the event originally ran on Nov. 23. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Henry will participate in Harvard conference for newly elected mayors

    OLD BRIDGE — Mayor-elect Owen Henry is joining approximately 20 other incoming mayors from across the country at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics (IOP) this week for a three-day seminar on leadership and policy briefings on the issues they will face upon taking office. “I am pleased to participate in this important program, which has…

  • Toys will be toys

    Above: Jessica Alcid portrays the heroine Miss Mary Quite Contrary for “Babes in Toyland.” Below: Toys come to life Monday night during a dress rehearsal for the Main Street Theatre Company’s production of “Babes in Toyland,” which will run Dec. 2-11 at the troupe’s theater, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin. The Christmas musical features classic Victor…

  • Evening to feature Venetian art, music

    Venice’s influence on contemporary art will highlight the Art After Hours program set for 5-9 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton St. (at George Street), on the College Avenue campus of Rutgers University, New Brunswick. The evening will feature Venetian vocalist Gudrun Buehler, the film “Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals” and…

  • Say ‘cheese’

    Yohith Reddivari and Eric DeMichelli of Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School in Old Bridge sample and rate cheese items during the annual Commodity Food Show sponsored by the state Department of Agriculture and New Jersey School Nutrition Association at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton on Nov. 17. The show allows manufacturers and distributors…

  • Applications available for Elks scholarships

    East Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 2370 is offering four-year scholarships to high school seniors residing in East Brunswick, North Brunswick, Milltown, Spotswood and Helmetta. For more information, email Marian Walko at [email protected] or call 732-821-9527. For an application, log on to www.elks.org/enf/scholars/download- MVS.cfm. Scholarship applications must be submitted by Dec. 2.