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…

  • Arleth receives AAA Safety Patrol award

    SAYREVILLE — The Emma L. Arleth School celebrated a special occasion on May 9. Ken Chrusz, a representative of AAA (American Automobile Association), presented Principal Timothy Byrne and the Arleth Safety Patrol with a check for $500. The award was given to only 10 schools in the United States. Arleth is the first school in…

  • Law enforcement personnel honored for heroic actions

    MONROE — The 200 Club of Middlesex County will hold its 38th annual awards banquet honoring public safety officers for acts of valor and meritorious and community service May 19 at the Forsgate Country Club. The event includes a cocktail hour at 11 a.m. and banquet at noon. The 200 Club is an organization dedicated…

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters expands to Middlesex

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties (BBBSMMC) has opened a satellite office at the United Way of Central Jersey in Milltown. Since January, the organization, which matches adults with children in need of a mentor, has brought all of its services to Middlesex County, since…

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    Middlesex Master Gardener Chris Piech checks on the lettuce crop at Giamarese Farm in East Brunswick on May 14. The gardeners were on hand to answer questions about growing flowers and vegetables and building a rain barrel. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

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    Students from both of Old Bridge’s middle schools learned ways to lead healthier lifestyles by choosing healthy foods and incorporating physical exercise into their lives during sessions last week at Club Metro Fitness and Wellness Center, Route 516. Here, Salk Middle School eighth-grader Dylan Croker gets his kicks during a May 11 workout. JEFF GRANIT…

  • Hall of fame

    The 2011 class of the Sayreville War Memorial High School Hall of Fame was inducted during anApril 30 banquet at the VFW Hall on Jernee Mill Road. Inductees were (l-r):  Martin M. Rooney, class of 1989: internationally recognized fitness and martial arts expert; former martial arts trainer for New York Giants and Jets; chief…

  • E.B. family celebrates 7 decades on the farm

    Jim Giamarese continues tradition on land his family bought in 1941 BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent Jim Giamarese is celebrating 70 years of his family’s farming operation on Fresh Ponds Road in East Brunswick. The family held a Master Gardeners Day event on Saturday and expect to hold several more fun farm happenings this year. LAUREN CASSELBERRY…