Category: Suburban News

  • Deliveryman robbed near O.B. apartments

    OLD BRIDGE — A Domino’s employee was robbed Oct. 26 while making a delivery in the Stratford Apartment complex on Route 9, according to township police. The victim had just finished delivering an order around 8:30 p.m. when he was approached from behind by three black males, police said. The victim initially tried to run,…

  • Residents invited to citizens police course

    Police Chief William Volkert recently announced that the Old Bridge Police Department will implement a Citizens Police Academy beginning Nov. 16. The academy will expose residents of Old Bridge to entry-level police training to familiarize them with police procedures. The program also provides an interactive forum for the police to provide information to the community.…

  • Police: O.B. man robbed at knifepoint

    OLD BRIDGE — A township man was robbed at knifepoint in the Brentwood Garden Apartment complex on Oct. 24, police said. The victim was walking home from the Browntown Bar on Route 516 around 11:45 p.m. when he was approached by two white males and a black male, all between the ages of 20 and…

  • Health and Safety Day

    Middlesex County College student Jaswinder Singh of Old Bridge participates in a simulation drill to demonstrate how difficult it is to drive while texting or drinking. The drill was part of the college’s annual Health and Safety Day Oct. 14, in which human service and safety agencies visit the Edison campus to help students, faculty…

  • All the right moves

    Former dance retiree teaches local boys the art of break dance, hip-hop dance BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Students look on during a recent Boyz Only! Hip-Hop dance class. SCOTT FRIEDMAN NEW BRUNSWICK — It’s all about selfexpression. That is the focus of Daniel Levi-Sanchez’s new Boyz Only! Hip-Hop dance class, offered at the extension…

  • Fundraiser celebrates sights, sounds, tastes of Brooklyn

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Anyone who rooted for the Duke while others cheered for Mickey and Willie, hung out at Big Daddy’s on Coney Island Avenue or at the Boardwalk for Tuesday night fireworks, or had hot pastrami on rye at Zei-Mar’s, Grabstein’s or Hy Tulip’s, pay attention. The “Bridge to Brooklyn” nostalgia program set for…

  • Bera sisters ready to make their mark on Broadway

    Taylor, 11, and Maggie, 15, building impressive stage résumés BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — At age 11, Sayreville’s Taylor Bera left on her first professional tour — performing in the musical “Little House on the Prairie.” Now that the tour is over, she and her 15-year-old sister, Maggie, also an actor, have set…

  • SADD’s Red Ribbon Week

    Clockwise from top left: Sayreville War Memorial High School freshman Natalie Lardieri and classmates hold up candles during an Oct. 27 vigil organized by the school’s chapter of Students Against Destructive Decision (SADD). Students hold up their candles during the event, held during Red Ribbon Week. Genevieve Corrales, adviser of Sayreville War Memorial High School’s…

  • Fence relocation in O.B. aimed at improving waterfront access

    OLD BRIDGE — In response to several requests, Congressman Frank Pallone announced last week that the federal Environmental Protection Agency will relocate the fence that surrounds the Raritan Bay Slag site.Old Bridge Mayor Jim Phillips and area residents requested that the placement of the fence line in the Laurence Harbor Waterfront Park area be re-evaluated…