Category: Suburban News

  • Council approves police dept. downsizing

    Three positions to be eliminated; more officers to serve patrol duty BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer The final pleas of the local Police Benevolent Association (PBA) went unheeded Monday as the Sayreville Borough Council voted 3-1 to downsize the police department. The ordinance will eliminate one lieutenant position and one sergeant position, and return some…

  • Galante making case for senior townhomes

    Residents, council prez raise concerns about proposal for Rt. 516 site BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Developer Thomas Galante has returned to the Zoning Board of Adjustment with a revised plan to build a senior townhouse community on his vacant property off Route 516. The builder came back before the zoning board…

  • Scout ‘a shining star’ to Sayreville Knights

    Eagle project involved landscaping overhaul BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Kelvin Tyson, a 17- year-old rising senior at Sayreville War Memorial High School, approached the Sayreville Knights of Columbus a few months ago and asked what he could do to help. The Boy Scout from Troop 97 was planning to take on his…

  • Motorcycle driver, 24, dies in East Brunswick accident

    A 24-year-old resident of Old Bridge died Sunday when the motorcycle he was operating collided with another vehicle on Route 18 in East Brunswick. Joseph McCabe was headed northbound near Walker Street on a 2008 Suzuki at 6:20 p.m. when his motorcycle collided with a 2009 four-door BMW driven by Jessica Ragusa, 19, also of…

  • Beach restoration work to soon get under way

    County to repair shoreline, build permanent bulkhead BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Middlesex County officialswill once again be cleaning up damage incurred from winter storms. Mayor Jim Phillips said the county will begin a $2 million project to repair the shoreline along Paul’s Beach in response to deterioration of the beach in…

  • Vietnam film to be shown

    On July 17 at 1 p.m. the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation will host a film screening and panel about the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The film, “We Were Heroes: The 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam” will feature the story of the “First Team” in Vietnam, including the famous battles and operations in…

  • Fun ’n’ games

    From top to bottom: Aiden Reynoso, 3, of Cliffwood, plays with some toy animals during a Pre-School Playtime session at the Old Bridge Public Library on July 9. Savana Boswell, 2, has some fun with her mom, Kimberly. Maya Boswell, 18 months, enjoys a game. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Pre-School Playtime

    Kristina McAnally, 5, of Old Bridge, has some fun during a Pre-School Playtime session for children and their moms at the Old Bridge Public Library on July 9. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Old Bridge board OKs apartments over stores

    Residences will include one- and two-bedroom units and studio apartments BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The Old Bridge Planning Board has given preliminary approval for a town center development that would combine both commercial and residential uses into one Main Street-style complex. The board voted July 7 in favor of Vision Stream LLC, which involves…