Category: Suburban News

  • Zumba for a cause

    Participants move to the music during a Zumba Challenge sponsored by Old Bridge High School in the school’s gym on June 15. The event was a fundraiser for the school’s Scholarship Fund Committee. Right: A youngster peeks in on the activity. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff

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    Sayreville War Memorial High School’s class of 2011 celebrates after receiving their diplomas during the June 23 commencement exercises, held on school grounds. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Sayreville officials: No plan to get bad muck

    Concerns allayed about shipment of fill from dredged pond BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Despite recent concerns, there will be no contaminated muck being brought to Sayreville, at least for now. The Sayreville Environmental Commission convened a meeting last week to allay residents’ fears that contaminated material could possibly be transported here from Middletown, in…

  • Concerts on the beach return to So. Amboy

    Shows set for Wednesday evenings, July 6-Aug. 24 BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Live music will return to the waterfront next week when Middlesex County kicks off its concert series bayside in South Amboy. As in the past, concertgoers can expect a wide variety of musical styles, with some returning favorites. One new band that organizers…

  • Whether in NJ or Kansas, Old Bridge farmer feels connection to the soil

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Kirk Schmidt’s fresh produce a staple on Englishtown Road and at area eateries F rom kiwifruit to Kansas, Kirk Schmidt has farmed it all. One of the only farmers in the area that grows kiwis, Schmidt said he started with them a decade ago because he always liked a challenge.…

  • Old Bridge will ‘start from scratch’ on budget

    New approach will be used to reduce spending BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Deadlines might be months away, but Mayor Patrick Gillespie and township officials already have the 2011 budget on their minds. The township has faced several budget challenges over the past few years, and with the continued loss of state…

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    Local veterans and residents attend a flag-retirement ceremony at American Legion Post 211, Sayreville, June 14. More photos, page 45. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Retiring the flag

    Above: Local veterans inspect an American flag during a flag-retirement ceremony at American Legion Post 211 in Sayreville on June 14. Right: Veterans break out of formation. Hundreds of aged and tattered flags were properly put to rest by fire during the event. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Court rules in favor of Club 35 appeal

    Borough will look to revise its BYOB ordinance BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer A state appeals court has reversed a lower court decision that had upheld a Sayreville borough ordinance regulating customers’ ability to bring their own beer and wine onto “unlicensed premises,” according to the ruling. The unanimous decision from the threejudge panel ruled…