Category: Suburban News

  • Largest MCC class ready to take on new frontiers

    Valedictorian entered college a decade after graduating from high school in Pakistan BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Above: Paul Lazaro of Parlin, who served two tours in Iraq with the U.S. Army and was awarded a Purple Heart, accepts his diploma from Middlesex County College. Below: Valedictorian Farah Manzoor told classmates that “with the knowledge,…

  • Sayreville looks to the sun for cost savings

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE— Borough officials are hoping to achieve savings in energy costs by installing solar panels on public buildings around town. Borough Engineer Jay Cornell said the town has been considering the move to solar energy since last year as part of a countywide project. At the time, he said, the…

  • Local official charged with election fraud

    Housing authority director accused of violating federal laws during 2006 Vas campaign The executive director of both the Old Bridge and South Amboy housing authorities was indicted May 17 on federal election fraud charges. Thomas J. O’Leary, 49, a city resident, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Newark along with Francis X. Garland,…

  • Area residents get set to remember the vets

    Parades, services planned throughout Middlesex County BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer Memorial Day is a time to commemorate those who made the ultimate sacrifice fighting to protect the United States. One local family has already decided how they are going to spend the holiday. The Clark family of East Brunswick recently decided to research the…

  • Photo

    Above: Dylan Mazzo helps put the finishing touches on a mural at Alan B. Shepard Elementary School on May 20 in Old Bridge. The mural ties into the character education studies at the school, which was recently named a 2011 National School of Character. Right: Student Daysi Diaz and classmates paint a mural designed by…

  • Army Corps backs DEP in denial of bypass permit

    Sayreville continuing its appeal in effort to build east-west artery BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Opponents of the longproposed Main Street Bypass are celebrating what they consider to be another death knell for the project. Recently, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in denying the…

  • Health and Fitness Week

    Above: Students from Old Bridge’s middle schools recognized Health and Fitness Week last week with activities and lessons at Club Metro Fitness and Wellness Center, Route 516. The gym co-sponsored the sessions with Sodexo, the school district’s food service. Students were presented with healthy eating choices and pathways to incorporating physical exercise into their lives.…

  • O.B. school recognized for character education

    Character development ‘embedded throughout our day,’ school principal says OLD BRIDGE — The Alan B. Shepard Jr. Elementary School has been named to the 2011 National Schools of Character (NSOC) list, officials announced last week. Shepard is among 38 public schools and 43 schools nationwide to receive the recognition from the Character Education Partnership (CEP).…

  • Diggin’ it

    Clockwise from top left: Shrika Dogiparthi (center) and fellow preschoolers at the John Glenn School in Old Bridge plant a garden outside the building May 10 with flowers donated by staff members and parents. Students and staff members get the soil ready for planting. Paraprofessional Julie Formica and preschooler Abby Corcoran plant a flower in…