Category: Suburban News

  • Sayreville to lay out funds for flood relief project

    Councilman-elect concerned more costs will be incurred BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Residents of Weber Avenue in Sayreville are on the road past recovery and on to safety. At an emergency Borough Council meeting Nov. 29, the governing body unanimously introduced a bond ordinance to fund Phase 1 of the Weber Avenue Flood Relief Project.…

  • Suspect placed under house arrest after drinking charge

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — One of the five teenagers charged in the fatal assault of a township man has been placed under house arrest after he was allegedly caught drinking alcohol at a party earlier this month. Seventeen-year-old Cash Johnson was at Sterling Gardens banquet hall in Matawan Nov. 13 when…

  • Photograph

    Old Bridge High School soccer fans cheer on the Knights at the start of the recent NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV boys soccer championship game at Freehold Township High School. The Patriots came away with a 1-0 victory over Old Bridge. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Soldiers in Afghanistan to be videocast at mall

    Hanukkah events on tap in East Brunswick, Monroe BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The fifth annual Grand Menorah Lighting and Family Celebration of the East Brunswick Chabad will take place on Saturday at 7:15 pm in the J.C. Penney court of the Brunswick Square Mall. This year’s Hanukkah celebration will offer something…

  • South Amboy to address unsightly clothing bins

    Residents raise concerns about contamination, pay increase for engineering BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent South Amboy officials are taking steps to address overflowing clothing bins at various locations in town. The City Council passed a resolution on Nov. 16 soliciting recommendations from the Planning Board regarding the allowed usage and zoning for the bins. “We do…

  • Truck drivers charged with theft

    OLD BRIDGE — Three truck drivers and a Parlin gas station owner were arrested in recent weeks for allegedly stealing more than $211,000 in gasoline from a trucking company. Old Bridge police said they discovered the drivers siphoning off tens of thousands of gallons of fuel and selling it for $1 a gallon, authorities said.…

  • Turkey and dressing up

    Above: A Leroy Cooper Elementary School student serenades students during a Thanksgiving show and feast held Nov. 24 at the school, located in Old Bridge’s Cliffwood Beach section. Below: Fourth-graders re-enact the first Thanksgiving feast. Students portray pilgrims. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff

  • ‘New York Street Games’ to screen in E. Bruns.

    EAST BRUNSWICK — The opening line of the film “New York Street Games” says it all: “Before cell phones, BlackBerrys and Facebook . . . before a neighbor’s doorstep required an invitation . . . before ‘play dates,’ there was play.” Narrated by Hector Elizondo, “New York Street Games” captures a special time in American…

  • Helping those in need

    Sayreville Middle School students Jared McCrea (l-r), Jayson DeMild, Patrick Bukowiec, Brian Cuadra, Rebecca Cakici and Noah Maldonado, all sixth-graders, prepare food to be delivered to the Sayreville Food Bank on Nov. 12. Sayreville’s Arleth, Eisenhower, Samsel Upper Elementary and Middle School participated in the annual drive, donating 1,679 items and $656 to the food…