Category: Suburban News

  • Sayreville Fire Prevention Bureau brings safety programs to students

    Sayreville Middle school sixth-graders this month received a homework assignment that could potentially save their lives in the event of a fire. Their assignment, part of a statewide middle-school program sponsored by the New Jersey State Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association, is to view a program called “Fire Is,” developed by retired New York meteorologist and…

  • Parents, judges celebrate newly expanded families

    Eleven Middlesex County families finalize adoption process during event at courthouse BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer James and Bonnie Nolan of Colonia celebrate the adoption of Olivia during National Adoption Day at the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick. For Superior Court Judge Travis L. Francis, Nov. 17 was the happiest day of the year…

  • Jingle Bell Run/Walk, annual show of strength

    Walkers and runners will be there with bells on to support those with arthritis BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent For Metuchen resident Teri Coleman, an upcoming race may be set up to support those living with arthritis pain. But it is also a day to celebrate health and fitness and to come together as a community.…

  • So. Amboy plans holiday events

    SOUTH AMBOY — There will be plenty of holiday spirit in the city this season, with a tree-lighting ceremony, a housedecorating contest and free trolley rides for those who want to view residents’ displays. The first set of events will happen on Dec. 6. That’s when the city will hold a tree lighting and fire/first…

  • Actor takes on Dickens classic, all by himself

    New theater company to present new take on two holiday shows BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Scott Langdon EAST BRUNSWICK — He is Scrooge. And the Ghost of Christmas Past. And the Ghost of Christmas Present. And the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. Actor Scott Langdon will do it all in his one-man take…

  • Drive-through Christmas story returns to Old Bridge

    Sayre Woods church presents 27-year-old holiday tradition Nov. 25-Dec. 4 BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Actors depict the Nativity scene during “A Drive Through the Christmas Story” at Sayre Woods Bible Church in Old Bridge. OLD BRIDGE — The Sayre Woods Bible Church is bringing its traditional reenactment of the Nativity of Jesus to Old Bridge…

  • GOP sweeps O.B. election, sets new vision for twp.

    Mayor-elect Owen Henry pledges to create a more open, fiscally responsible gov’t BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Owen Henry I t was just after 9:30 p.m. when the first shout rang out at the Cheesequake Fire House: “We won!” With that, the election night celebration was on for the Old Bridge Republicans, as nervous tension…

  • And the band played on

    Imperial Band in South River celebrates its 65th anniversary BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Barbara Santoro directs the Imperial Band during its 65th anniversary concert. CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI SOUTH RIVER — It was just after the end of World War II and after serving with the U.S. Marines that Ted Kadela decided he wanted to start…

  • Industrial sites take steps toward cleanup

    Holt: Sites show need for polluters to fund cleanup BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Rep. Rush Holt discusses cleanup progress with staff from the federal Environmental Protection Agency. Two Old Bridge Superfund sites are moving slowly but steadily toward cleanup, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The two Superfund sites — Evor Phillips Leasing and…