Category: Suburban News

  • Police investigate burglary in O.B.

    OLD BRIDGE — A home on Miller Avenue in the Laurence Harbor section of the township was broken into and ransacked on Oct. 28. The owner of the residence reported the burglary at 2:30 p.m. that day, stating that they had arrived home to find their back door ajar and multiple items stolen. Upon arriving…

  • Democrats sweep Sayreville election

    Borough Council will be split evenly among political parties BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Dan Buchanan SAYREVILLE — The Democrats have gained the two seats needed to even the balance of power on the Borough Council. In the Nov. 2 election, former Councilman Dan Buchanan and newcomer William Henry defeated a Republican slate that included…

  • Borough Democrat group sued over campaign flier

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The borough’s Democratic organization scored a victory in last week’s election, but a campaign matter has landed the local party in court. The law firm of DeCotiis, FitzPatrick & Cole, which is the borough attorney’s firm, has filed a lawsuit against the Democratic organization, its candidates in the…

  • Grave stones vandalized at Sayreville cemetery

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer A gravestone sits overturned at St. Stanislaus Cemetery in SayrevilleSAYREVILLE — A number of headstones at St. Stanislaus Cemetery were found damaged on Friday.   A gravestone sits overturned at St. Stanislaus Cemetery in Sayreville. Police said the headstones seem to have been run over by a truck or sport-utility…

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    Andre Dechert, 6, has some fun with bubbles during the Toddler Dance Party at the Old Bridge Public Library on Nov. 6. The program is held at noon on Saturdays in November. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • ‘Steps for Vets’

    Above: More than 100 eighth-graders from Carl Sandburg Middle School, Old Bridge, walk the track at Lombardi Field to raise money for the national Wounded Warrior Project. The “Steps for Vets” fundraiser had students collecting pledges to benefit severely injured veterans. Below: Dante Whipple, (center) Student Council president at Carl Sandburg Middle School, Old Bridge,…

  • Middlesex Co. unveils Crime Stoppers program

    Residents will receive rewards for information leading to arrests BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Law enforcement officials from throughout Middlesex County can expect a bump in crime tips from local residents, thanks to the founding of Crime Stoppers of Middlesex County. A member program of the national Crime Stoppers agency, the Crime Stoppers of Middlesex…

  • Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser

    Rebecca Kopacz (r) of Aberdeen and others take part in the inaugural Breast Cancer Awareness fundraiser at CKO Kickboxing of Old Bridge, Route 35, on Oct. 16. The event, which included an intense 90-minute class, benefited the American Cancer Society. More photos on page 6. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • South Amboy troupe to stage Disney pilot

    ‘Peter Pan Jr.’ set for Nov. 19-21 at school BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent The Hernandez Theatre Workshop will be making history later this month. The troupe has been chosen by Disney Theatrical Productions, the Broadway arm of Disney, to stage a pilot show of the new play “Peter Pan Jr.” The adaptation of “Peter Pan”…