Category: Suburban News

  • Sayreville flood victims put out call for help

    Officials vow to help residents severely impacted by recent nor’easter BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Linda Gates, a Weber Avenue resident and mother of two, stood before Sayreville officials Monday night and told her story through tears. When the South River overflowed its banks during the March 13 nor’easter, the Gates’ home rapidly filled with…

  • NJ Transit sets hearing on bus lines

    BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer NJ Transit will hold a public meeting Saturday in East Brunswick where residentswill be able to air their concerns regarding proposed bus route eliminations and fare increases. State Sen. Barbara Buono (D-Middlesex) has called on Gov. Chris Christie and NJ Transit to reconsider the proposed bus route eliminations, which she…

  • ARES 5

    Chester Solan (r) controls the robot students built in the new astronomy course at Old Bridge High School. Teacher Joseph Outcalt watches the rover, named ARES 5 (Advanced Reconnaissance Explorer and Surveyor), make its way over some textbooks. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Gold mettle

    Left: World champion figure skater and Olympic gold medalist Oksana Baiul performs at the John Piccolo Arena in Old Bridge Friday. Baiul, who signed autographs and performed a short routine for the crowd at the municipal ice rink, will take part in a skating exhibition to benefit the prevention and treatment of HIV and AIDS…

  • Mayor calls for change at O.B. utility authority

    Council expected to mull feasibility of dissolving, taking over autonomous agency BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The Old Bridge Municipal Utilities Authority (OBMUA) has become the subject of some debate in recent months, with some township officials discussing the possibility of dissolving the autonomous agency.   Mayor Jim Phillips is among those seeking to explore…

  • For this 4-H leader, it’s all about the people

    East Brunswick teen finds leadership, confidence through club experience BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Middlesex County 4-H Lead Ambassador Chelsea Shields of East Brunswick is congratulated by state Board of Agriculture President Roger Kumpel (l) and state Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher Feb. 9 at the N.J. State Agricultural Convention in East Brunswick. EAST BRUNSWICK…

  • Middlesex communities still reeling from storm

    Weekend nor’easter brings blackouts, flooding, damage to many homes BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer The nor’easter that barreled through the area last weekend left thousands without power and caused widespread damage to homes and businesses due to heavy winds and flooding. A wooded area behind a building on Buckelew Avenue was flooded all the way…

  • Ex-Old Bridge housing authority employee sentenced for theft

    OLD BRIDGE — A former administrative assistant at the township Housing Authoritywas sentenced last week to 180 days in jail for stealing $2,224 from the authority to pay her rent. Alyson Rittenhouse, 36, of South Amboy, also was placed on probation for three years and was banned from holding a public job, according to a…

  • Massive $10M pot bust spans three counties

    Police: Marijuana was being grown in Monroe, Old Bridge, Manalapan, Middletown BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Call it a different take on “Jersey Fresh.” Authorities are crediting a Monroe Township police officer with sniffing out what turned out to be the locus of an alleged $10 million indoor marijuanagrowing operation, the largest in the…