Category: Suburban News

  • New Sayreville officer fulfilling lifelong dream

    BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Lifelong borough resident Michael Pascone will now protect family and friends in his hometown after his formal induction into the police department. Pascone will replace Patrolmen Henry Wortley, who retired on Aug. 30. With his wife, Eniko, holding the Bible, Pascone took an oath, swearing his service as the…

  • Tickets on sale for Casino Night

    Corpus Christi Church Casino Night is set for 7-11 p.m. Oct. 1 in the church hall, 100 James St., South River. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Prizes will include a 50-inch flat-screen television, an Xbox with Kinect gaming system, an iPod touch with camera, a notebook computer, a home-theater system, a Blu-ray DVD player,…

  • Suspects charged in murder of Old Bridge man

    BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Police have charged three suspects with murder in connection with the Sept. 18 carjacking in Atlantic City that resulted in the death of an Old Bridge man. Eric Darden, 20, Phillip Byrd, 20, and Raheem Simmons, 18, all of Camden, face charges of felony murder, murder, carjacking, kidnapping, theft, robbery and…

  • JCP&L vows to improve on Hurricane Irene effort

    JCP&L president acknowledges communications with towns ‘failed’ in wake of storm BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer James White said that as a child, his mother told him if he didn’t have anything good to say, he shouldn’t say anything at all. Butwhen it came to Jersey Central Power & Light Co.’s efforts during Hurricane Irene,…

  • Autographs from the pros

    Giants defensive end Dave Tollefson autographs a shirt for a student. Eighth-grader Eric Pizzulli talks football with New York Giants defensive end Dave Tollefson (l) and quarterback Ryan Perrilloux as students Michael Svat and Sheridan Casserly listen. The NFL players visited the Carl Sandburg Middle School in Old Bridge Sept. 13 in recognition of its…

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    The R&B Express performs during Sayreville Day on Sept. 19 at Kennedy Park. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • YMCA hustling, bustling at one-year anniversary

    Facility adds soccer, swim, family programs, along with early childcare BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Though many may find it hard to believe, South Amboy’s YMCA has been a part of the community for only a year. “It’s flown by,” said Amanda Rushnak, membership andmarketing director for the local branch of the Metuchen-Edison-Woodbridge-South Amboy YMCA. The…

  • Monster mania

    Above: Nicole Unverricht (l) and Annamarie Forcino, both of Old Bridge, cut monster shapes from felt during an activity at the Old Bridge Public Library on Aug. 16. Below: Lisa Cordero of Old Bridge ties a knot with thread as she prepares to sew a felt monster during a teen activity at the Old Bridge…

  • Old Bridge launches page on Facebook

    BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Old Bridge wants to be your friend. The township has launched a Facebook page to provide residents with important updates and spread the word about townshipsponsored events. The Facebook page, available at http://www.facebook.com/OBTOWN, was created in response to the events of Hurricane Irene, when the township’s Internet…