Category: Suburban News

  • Elks to celebrate at New Year’s Eve gala

    South Amboy Elks Lodge No. 784 will hold a New Year’s Eve celebration 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Dec. 31 at the lodge, 601 Washington Ave. The event will feature a hot-and-cold buffet, open bar, a champagne toast and music by a DJ. Tickets, which cost $50 per person and must be purchased in advance, are available…

  • Children invited to Christmas party

    The Sayreville Emergency Squad, an allvolunteer organization, will sponsor a Children’s Christmas Party 1-3 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Sayreville Emergency Squad, 776 Washington Road, Parlin section of the borough. Parents must accompany children. Santa will distribute gifts to youngsters under age 12. Cookies and hot chocolate will be served. Children will have the opportunity…

  • South Amboy slates tree lighting, parade

    The annual South Amboy Tree Lighting and Fire Truck Parade is set for 6 p.m. Dec. 14 at Transit Plaza, Broadway. Community members are invited to visit Santa at the town’s Christmas Village. Santa will arrive at 6:30 p.m. for the Kids Meet and Greet. There will be free hot chocolate, cookies, candy and holiday…

  • A striking success

    Assemblyman gives donations to borough food banks BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — State Assemblyman Craig Coughlin (D-19th District) presented checks to two local food banks from the proceeds of the Bowl for Hunger Program during the Borough Council’s Nov. 22 meeting. The Rev. Elaina Villanova of Faith Fellowship Ministries World Outreach Center and…

  • Local theater troupe set to stage ‘Miracle’

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Matthew Shussler of Sayreville, who will play the role of Tommy Mara in the musical version of “Miracle on 34th Street,” takes part in a rehearsal and sits on the lap of Greg Louis, also of Sayreville, who will don a white beard and red clothing to portray Kris Kringle.…

  • Split council approves employee pay raises

    Some will receive 8 percent increases; others, 2 percent BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — A resolution fixing the 2011 salaries of nonunion borough employees was narrowly approved at a Nov. 22 meeting of the Borough Council The resolution passed in a vote of 3-2, with Councilmen Frank Bella and David Kaiserman in opposition.…

  • O.B. councilman to head up conservation-based nonprofit

    OLD BRIDGE — Township Councilman Pat Gillespie has been appointed as the first executive director of the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters. “Today marks a key benchmark in the development of the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters,” said Debbie Mans, the organization’s board chairwoman. “We are extremely pleased to announce that Pat Gillespie…

  • Photograph

    Students at the Leroy Cooper Elementary School in Old Bridge sing during a Thanksgiving show and feast held Nov. 24 at the school, located in the township’s Cliffwood Beach section. Fourth-graders dressed as pilgrims and Native Americans. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Sayreville recruits vets for display at Borough Hall

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The borough’s Veterans Honor Roll will soon be updated and upgraded. The Honor Roll, which sits outside Borough Hall and lists on numerous plaques the U.S. servicemen and servicewomen who lived in Sayreville at the time of their service, has not been updated in almost a decade, Councilman…