Category: Suburban News

  • Sayreville officials mull changes to police dept.

    Plans call for upper-level cuts; moving officers out of schools BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer The Sayreville Borough Council tabled an ordinance last week that would lead to some downsizing in the police department. The ordinance would eliminate a lieutenant and sergeant position, and place more patrolmen on the road. Discussions as to how to…

  • Residents weigh in on budget with $40 hike

    Officials hold off comment on number of employee layoffs planned in South Amboy BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Residents have expressed concerns over a proposed municipal tax hike during both a May 19 budget hearing and last week’s South Amboy Council meeting. Residents who addressed the issue on both occasions were primarily worried that they would…

  • Emma Glasser, 3, of South Amboy, shows her patriotism

    Emma Glasser, 3, of South Amboy, shows her patriotism as a convoy of Army trucks passes by during the South Amboy Memorial Day Parade on May 22. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • E.B. festival showcases works of local artists

    Event includes art for display and sale, demonstrations, and a juried competition BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Creative minds from across the state will be displaying the fruits of their labor at the township’s eighth annual Fine Arts Festival. The June 5 event will feature works representing a multitude of aesthetic genres,…

  • Family hopes 3rd annual cut-a-thon is biggest yet

    June 6 event to raise money for pancreatic cancer research BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The Hair Shop has turned the fight against cancer into a family affair. Maryann Lavery-Minnella, owner of the salon on Washington Road, lost both of her parents to pancreatic cancer. On June 6 she and her two sisters…

  • Environmental groups oppose power plant

    PurGen official says plant would be clean, safe BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Local environmental groups are trying to block a proposal for a power plant that would include a 100-mile-long underwater pipeline transporting pressurized liquid carbon dioxide around Sandy Hook, through Raritan Bay and along the coast of New Jersey. Led by the New…

  • Small invaders have bad image and odor problems

    Stink bug, now found throughout New Jersey, becoming bigger nuisance BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent The invaders are scary looking, but they smell worse than they look. And the last thing you want to do is stress them or crush them. Brown marmorated stink bug (male is on left) DR. DEEPAK MATADHA Though harmless to humans…

  • Annual Michelle Offsie Memorial Walk to be held Sunday

    EDISON — Once again celebrating the life of a local woman who lost her battle with breast cancer, the annual Michelle Offsie Memorial Walk will be held Sunday, June 6, at the JCC/YMCA at 1775 Oak Tree Road in Edison The walk seeks to advance lifesaving research and ensure that women everywhere benefit from new…

  • Summer workshops for kids will highlight Indian culture

    Enjoy Explore India to offer hands-on projects, activities BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer For Indians and non-Indians seeking to learn about Indian culture, Enjoy Explore India (EEI) will offer introductory summer workshops beginning this month. EEI is the brainchild of Seema Moondra, a township resident who has been involved with Middlesex County’s 4-H Indian Langoor…