Category: Suburban News

  • Vietnam vets long gone, definitely not forgotten

    Signs detail sacrifices of two local men BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MONROE — Jan Joseph Grabowski and Richard V. Ives are forever young. Both were killed at the age of 20 in Vietnam more than 40 years ago. But their sacrifice has not been forgotten, thanks to the efforts of several residents and…

  • Grand opening planned for Goodwill center in Aberdeen

    ABERDEEN — Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey & Philadelphia is hosting three days worth of grand opening festivities at its Aberdeen Store & Donation Center starting Sept. 1. The facility is located at Route 35 and Cliffwood Avenue. The spreading of goodwill will include hourly prize drawings, live entertainment featuring Jellybean from Aberdeen from…

  • Rescue squad member pens kids’ book on EMT work

    Tells readers about ambulance work through the eyes of a child who just wants to dance BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent Barry Bachenheimer EAST BRUNSWICK — Township rescue squad member Barry Bachenheimer found a hidden treasure while browsing through his old college papers some years ago: a children’s story he had written for an English…

  • On that note

    Above: Members of the Jack Allen Orchestra and Sandy Sasso perform during “A Night of Nostalgia” at Raritan Bay Waterfront Park in South Amboy on Aug. 11. The event was part of Middlesex County’s summer concert series. Below: John Chludzinski of East Brunswick dances with a partner. PHOTOS BY MIKE JAGENDORF

  • Tickets available for trip to Atlantic City

    The Saints Peter and Paul Church Altar Society will sponsor a Sept. 23 bus trip to the Showboat Resort and Casino, Atlantic City. The bus will depart at 9 a.m. from the church parking lot, Whitehead Avenue, South River. Cost is $25, with a $30 slot-credit return. For more information and to reserve, call Elaine…

  • Peace movement to be focus of talk

    Bob Narus, assistant director of the Coalition for Peace Action and former New York Times journalist, will offer a presentation titled “How the Peace Movement Can Be Successful” at the next meeting of the Coalition for Peace Action of Monroe Township planned for 10 a.m. Sept. 15 in the Monroe Township Municipal Building, Perrineville Road.…

  • Jack Allen Orchestra

    The Jack Allen Orchestra performs during “A Night of Nostalgia” with Sandy Sasso at Raritan Bay Waterfront Park in South Amboy on Aug. 11. MIKE JAGENDORF

  • Old Bridge will finally get its Cottrell Farm

    County, state help town come up with $10.6 million for orchard, adjacent tract BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Afive-year mission to preserve 63 acres of land in the center of Old Bridge will soon be accomplished, thanks to financial assistance from several parties. In a joint effort by Old Bridge, Middlesex County, the state of…

  • Sayreville OKs $16.5M water treatment plant

    Proposal had failed to get majority support in July BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Sayreville officials voted unanimously Monday night for a $16.5 million revamped water treatment plant on Bordentown Avenue. The ordinance will fund the expansion and improvement of the plant, which will occur in conjunction with the closure of the water treatment plant…