Category: Suburban News

  • Middlesex County PDs equipped with automated license plate readers

    Middlesex County has purchased Automated License Plate Recognition Systems (ALPR’s) for police departments throughout the county. The ALPRs, mounted to the roof or on the trunk of a patrol car, automatically read license plates as the police vehicle is on patrol. The readers then compare the registration information against various databases. The system automatically alerts…

  • Newly opened Broadway Bistro presents ‘best burger in town’

    Sayreville resident sought to open a place that was like a second home for customers BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Tammy Brewer talks with customers at the newly opened Broadway Bistro in South Amboy on Sept. 20. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff SOUTH AMBOY — Tammy Brewer didn’t go looking for a new career, but when…

  • Food bank harvest

    Amisha Patel (l) and Caitlin Starr, fifth-graders at Leroy Gordon Cooper School in Old Bridge, plant seedlings at Cottrell Field, off Route 516, as part of a character education initiative for community service. The students will donate the fall and spring harvests to the Old Bridge Food Bank. Hauser Farms in Old Bridge is assisting…

  • Old Bridge synagogue honors longtime members

    Congregation Beth Ohr, Old Bridge, recently honored Sara L. Feinman (l-r), Sydney Lustgarten and Elisabeth Gelb. OLD BRIDGE — Congregation Beth Ohr honored three longtime members in their 90s on Sept. 18. Sara Feinman, Elisabeth Gelb and Sydney Lustgarten were recognized as the synagogue’s “women of the year” and “man of the year” during a…

  • Plans taking shape for flooded neighborhoods

    Sayreville officials hold separate meetings with residents of two areas BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Residents of Weber Avenue and Sayreville’s Old Bridge section attempted to make tangible progress in their flood mitigation plans at two separate meetings last week. Mayor Kennedy O’Brien and Borough Council members attended the Sept. 20 and 21 sessions, after a…

  • Old Bridge GOP fights to get question on ballot

    Republicans filed petition to have public decide on early retirement ordinance BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer A motion that seeks to repeal Old Bridge’s retirement ordinance is headed to court again. State Superior Court Judge Heidi Willis Currier, sitting in New Brunswick, granted an order to show cause, filed by Jordan Rickards on behalf of…

  • ‘Simon Says’… potential world record

    Above: Devynn Whinna (l-r), Lily Van Myers and A.J. Desarno participate in a game of “Simon Says” at the Old Bridge II Goddard School on Englishtown Road Sept. 23. Goddard schools across the nation played simultaneously in an attempt to set the new Guinness World Record for the largest multiple-venue game of “Simon Says.” Below:…

  • Christie hears from flooding victims at town hall meeting

    Governor visits Sayreville to discuss ethics reform BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Anya Kerchner-Tumbleson, 5, of Sayreville, speaks with Gov. Chris Christie after the town hall meeting. The Sayreville Senior Center auditorium, usually the location of bingo and card games, was reorganized Sept. 21 for Gov. Chris Christie to present his ideas for ethics reform in…

  • Park becomes the ‘greatest little park in the land’

    Twenty-five acres on the border of N.B. and Milltown named after David B. Crabiel BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer To the sound of “Amazing Grace” on bagpipes, which was David B. Crabiel’s favorite song, a new county park was dedicated in his honor Sept. 22. “This is such a beautiful park. I know Dad would’ve…