Category: Suburban News

  • Deer hunt continues at Old Bridge park

    Cheesequake State Park deer hunt halfway done; no incidents reported BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Fifty deer down, 50 more to go. The controversial deer hunt at Cheesequake State Park is more than halfway done, according to park Supervisor Dave Donnelly, with hunters killing more than 50 deer at the park since…

  • Body found in Sayreville was victim of homicide

    BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The body of a 28- year-old Edison man was found on Jernee Mill Road in the early morning hours of Monday, authorities said. Kelvin Dumo was pronounced dead at 5:25 a.m. by Sayreville Emergency Medical Services after his body was discovered on property owned by Viking Terminal, a distributor…

  • Study IDs flood-prone areas in southern areas of county

    Jamesburg, Spotswood, Helmetta, Monroe contain flood-prone areas, report states BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — As residents and businesses recover in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, the South Central Middlesex County Flood Commission is inching closer toward developing solutions to the flooding problems across the region. A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ continuing…

  • Broadway concerns take center stage in S. Amboy

    BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Broadway has continued to be a topic of concern for both the City Council and residents during recent meetings of the governing body. The matter has been discussed as the city is changing the parking restrictions on Broadway and side streets off Broadway. The council passed ordinances on…

  • An apple day in Old Bridge D-19 candidates state case for election

    Fest celebrates long history of agriculture in township Election pits incumbent trio of Dems against GOP challengers BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer The New Jersey Apple Growers Distillery building on the Herbert Cottrell property distilled applejack before eventually being sold to Laird & Co. in 1955. The building was later…

  • Sayreville gives go-ahead for solar-panel installation

    BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Borough officials are moving forward with long-proposed plans to install solar panels on and around several borough owned buildings. At the Borough Council’s Oct. 24 meeting, members authorized Business Administrator Jeff Bertrand to seek developers who would be responsible for the installation and maintenance of the panels. A request…

  • Skating community rallies to help friend

    BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent The South Amboy Arena is giving back to an employee who has given two decades to the roller-skating facility. Kathy Zsorey of Woodbridge, a manager at the rink on North Stevens Avenue, has been unable to return to work since suffering a collapsed lung on Oct. 1. From 6:30 to 8:30…

  • Cops for Kids seeks holiday donations

    Old Bridge Township police officers will play Santa’s helpers in December to brighten the holiday for youngsters in the community during the Christmas season. Sgt. Joseph Mandola, program coordinator of Cops for Kids, a nonprofit organization, is seeking the help of businesses and residents to ensure that underprivileged children in Old Bridge have a gift…

  • New care facility opens in O.B.

    Officials tout $47 million facility’s technology, benefit to twp. BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The county unveiled the newest addition to its family of longterm care facilities, opening the doors of the Roosevelt Care Center at Old Bridge with a ribbon-cutting celebration Oct. 26. “Today is the beginning of the next step…