Category: Suburban News

  • Consignors needed for fair this month

    Children’s items for newborns through size 12 are needed BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Lynn Heuer, of Milltown, and Susan Chinchar, of East Brunswick, met about two years ago at the Little Sprouts of Middlesex club for mothers in Milltown. Heuer, who was pregnant with her second child, became good friends with Chinchar, the mother…

  • State transportation head tells teens about new law

    Kyleigh’s Law increases restrictions for new drivers BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Pam Fischer, director of the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety (DHTS), does not want to hear another tragic story like that of Kyleigh D’Alessio. Kyleigh was just 16 years old when she was killed in a motor vehicle accident in December 2006…

  • O.B. police ask town to fund radio system

    Plan would cost $6M-$7M over the next three to four years BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The police department is hoping to revamp its communications systemand has requested financial help from the Township Council. Police Capt. Robert Weiss gave a presentation at the March 15 council meeting, outlining the precarious condition of…

  • O’Leary retires; Henry to seek mayor’s office

    SOUTH AMBOY — After nearly a quarter-century as the city’s chief executive, Mayor John T. “Jack” O’Leary will retire at year’s end. O’Leary, who is also chairman of the South Amboy Democratic Organization, has announced that he will not seek re-election this November. Instead, Fred A. Henry Jr., who currently serves as City Council president,…

  • Senior housing building weeks from completion

    One-bedroom affordable units could be rented out by summer BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The city’s Robert Noble Manor project on Gordon Street is nearing completion. The affordable-housing apartments, which are being constructed modular-style, have been arriving in pieces, said Michael Dayer, spokesman for Phoenix Custom Homes, which is in charge of creating…

  • Commuters, officials slam NJ Transit plan

    Suburban Transit says it would step in with its own service if bus lines are nixed BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The East Brunswick Cultural Arts Center auditorium was nearly full last Saturday, serving as a haven for residents and officials distressed about the proposed NJ Transit service cuts and fare hikes. NJ Transit held…

  • Two stabbed in bar brawl

    SAYREVILLE — Two area men, ages 21 and 22, were hospitalized last week after they were stabbed outside a bar in Sayreville, according to a police report. Police responded to Big Shots bar on Route 35 around 12:55 a.m. March 24 on a report of an altercation. The victims told police that three men had…

  • Eggin’ on

    Nicholas Wetstein, 7, of Old Bridge, checks out his prize while mom Donna watches during the Easter Egg Hunt at the Reformed Church Home in Old Bridge. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Children scramble to gather treasures during the second annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Reformed Church Home, Route 18 in Old Bridge, Saturday morning.

  • ‘Brigadoon’

    Fiona Campbell, portrayed by Alison Endee of Hoboken, enjoys the “Heather on the Hill” with American visitor Tommy Albright, as played by Patsy Palma of Sayreville, in a scene from the Playhouse 22 production of “Brigadoon.” The classic musical will be performed Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m., April 9-May…