Category: Suburban News

  • Sayreville rezones Main St. tract for office, retail use

    Property owner argues move will render land ‘essentially valueless’ BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Despite objections from the property owner, the Sayreville Borough Council voted last week to rezone 100 acres in the center of town to allow for business and office uses. The ordinance adopted May 23 will mean that the vacant property, formerly…

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    Rich Kosmoski assists third-grade students with folding the American flag at Arleth Elementary School in Sayreville on May 25. Members of American Legion Post 211 celebrated Armed Forces Day with the students in a program designed to educate youngsters on the importance of honoring men and women in the military. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Old Bridge Relay for Life: Taking steps in fight against cancer

    Planning Board head Larry J. Redmond Jr. named honorary chair BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent The Old Bridge Relay for Life will kick off its second annual overnight event in the fight against cancer at 7 p.m. June 18 at Lombardi Field. Opening ceremonies will be followed by a cancer survivors’ lap. The theme for this year’s…

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    Above: Old Bridge First Aid Squad First Lt. Thomas Hammel works with student Emma Ferrigno to show how a neck is secured following an injury. Below: Keriann Durgin, 17, an Old Bridge resident and certified emergency medical technician, answers questions from students at Voorhees Elementary School during her May 25 presentation. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR…

  • Teen seeks to instill sense of community in youth

    Volunteer EMT visits former school to give lesson in first aid service BYANDREWKOLBENSCHLAG Correspondent Keriann Durgin is used to helping people. As a certified emergency medical technician and a volunteer member of the Old Bridge FirstAid Squad, she often deals with lifeand death situations. On May 25, however, speaking to fourth- and fifth-grade students at…

  • Alumni walkway plans in jeopardy as deadline nears

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer A n ambitious plan for a brick walkway honoring all graduates of old Bridge’s high schools may not see the light of day. The Old Bridge Alumni Path Foundation has fallen short of its fundraising goal and has until June 8 to raise another $85,000 through the sale of bricks.…

  • Crime Stoppers organizes in Middlesex County

    Retired New Brunswick police chief to serve as chairman A board of directors has been created and has begun operating Crime Stoppers of Middlesex County Inc., which will offer rewards to the public for information leading to the arrests of suspects for a variety of crimes. AnthonyA. Caputo, retired director of the New Brunswick Police…

  • South Amboy students honor vets’ sacrifices

    Club helps students gain understanding of history through stories of veterans BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Students at South Amboy Middle High School honored local veterans by displaying their names and photos in the front windows of downtown buildings. PHOTOS BY JACQUELINE DURETT SOUTH AMBOY — City residents didn’t just pay tribute to the nation’s veterans…

  • Fort’s West Point Prep graduates final class

    More than 200 cadet candidates moving on to U.S. Military Academy BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Col. Tyge Rugenstein (l), U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School commandant and dean, and Sgt. 1st Class Cerardo Avila, USMAPS first sergeant, case the prep school’s colors following the final graduation ceremony at Fort Monmouth on April 13. COURTESY OF…