Category: Suburban News

  • Potential loss of aid could bring staff cuts

    School budget concerns arise as governor threatens to cut aid by 10-15 percent BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Sayreville will have to sustain its operations through the end of the school year using its surplus funds instead of the state aid that was anticipated. The move comes in light of an executive order from Gov.…

  • Former Old Bridge man pleads guilty to sexual assaults

    OLD BRIDGE — A 43-year-old former township man has pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault, admitting he molested two girls on separate occasions in Middlesex County. Robert Morrissey waived his right to trial and admitted sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl in East Brunswick on one occasion in 2001, and said he sexually assaulted…

  • Financial turnaround keeps hospital in place

    Raritan Bay plans to stay in Old Bridge with a more efficient operation BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Raritan Bay Medical Center is no longer in pursuit of a buyer for its Old Bridge division, now that finances have improved at the main facility in Perth Amboy. The hospital announced recently that it has officially…

  • Infrared camera helps rescue woman from fire

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Firefighters saved a semi-conscious woman from her burning home last week after an infrared camera helped to identify her figure through dense smoke. On Feb. 25, the Sayreville Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire on Lambertson Court in the Colony Club development off Jernee Mill Road.…

  • South Amboy to use Sayreville fire services

    Councilman says interlocal agreement should bring tax savings to both towns BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent South Amboy has entered into an interlocal agreement with Sayreville for fire official and fire prevention services. A resolution approved at the Feb. 17 City Council meeting has the agreement taking effect April 1. A temporary agreement is in place…

  • Miss N.J. contestant aims to help children’s hospitals

    Organizes fundraising night at Friendly’s in Old Bridge Christine Giardina OLD BRIDGE — In an effort to raise funds for the Children’s Miracle Network, Miss Avalon 2010 Christine Giardina will be hosting Kids’ Night at Friendly’s restaurant on March 16. Friendly’s, 180 Ferry Road, will donate 15 percent of customers’ bills to the Children’s Miracle…

  • Charges dropped for man who called police on himself

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — An appeals court judge has ruled in favor of a man who called police on himself two years ago to turn himself in for marijuana possession. The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court dropped the possession charges on Feb. 22 on the grounds that selfincriminators who…

  • Attorney: Allegations against board member were made up

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The 10-year-old girl who accused a township school board member of attempting to lure her to an “isolated location” may have lied about the incident, according to a recent assertion by the child’s father. A two-page letter was sent to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Feb. 11…

  • Mr. U and Ms. Q

    Anthony Silvestri and Teaney Sarkis show a display of affection during a mock wedding ceremony in which Mr. U and Ms. Q were married on Friday at the Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School, Old Bridge. ERIC SUCAR staff