Category: Suburban News

  • South Amboy man charged after accident that killed pedestrian

    ASouth Amboy motorist has been charged with vehicular homicide after he allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian on Route 35 in Perth Amboy on Nov. 24. Jonathan K. Ruck, 39, was arrested and charged following the death of Pedro Gomez, a 37-year-old Perth Amboy resident who was struck as he was walking to work at…

  • Police: Series of motor vehicle burglaries reported in borough

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Five motor vehicles were broken into overnight between Nov. 16 and 17, according to police. At about 1:30 a.m. Nov. 16, a Luke Street resident reported that he heard someone rummaging through his 1998 Dodge pickup truck parked outside his residence. After observing a man removing tools from…

  • Motorist runs off Rt. 9, strikes cars parked at rental business

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — A motor vehicle accident early Sunday had enough impact to fling an engine from the crashed car and cause damage to several parked cars, but did not cause any serious injuries, police said. At 1:45 a.m., police responded to a motor vehicle accident in the area of Route…

  • Suspected thief, driver charged in local break-ins

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer An Atlantic Highlands woman and a Sayreville man were arrested in connection with a series of residential burglaries in Old Bridge and Sayreville, according to police. Jennifer L. Fredrickson, 21, is facing charges of burglary, theft, criminal mischief, possession of burglary tools and possession of a controlled-dangerous substance in Old…

  • Operation Medicine Cabinet takes drugs out of N.J. homes

    More than 9,000 pounds of medicine, with a street value of more than $35 million, was collected during Operation Medicine Cabinet New Jersey, the statewide day of disposal of unused, unwanted and expired medicine. The effort was spearheaded by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New Jersey Division, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General,…

  • New law allows leasing, donating of boro vehicles

    Those no longer needed can be turned over to school board, emergency squads BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The borough may soon donate surplus municipal vehicles to other public and private entities in town. On Nov. 9, the Borough Council adopted an ordinance that authorizes the donation and leasing of vehicles to the…

  • Fundraisers

    Nov. 25-Dec. 6 • Fresh Pierogi and Blintz Sale, sponsored by St. Stanislaus Kostka Rosary Altar Society, Sayreville. Many varieties of pierogi, including cheese (cottage cheese), potato, potato and cheddar cheese, potato and pot cheese, potato and onion, sauerkraut, sauerkraut and mushroom, potato and sweet cabbage, available. Apple, apricot, blueberry, cherry, strawberry blintzes. Order deadline…

  • Jury finds physician guilty of practicing without license

    Local man faces 21½-year prison term EAST BRUNSWICK — A local physician has been convicted on charges he practiced medicine without a license and stole $122,000 from Medicare and about $28,000 from other medical insurance carriers. In addition to practicing medicine without a license, Benjamin Levine, 69, was found guilty of theft by deception, two…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Kindergartner Heather Bianchino, 6, enjoys the antics of Middlesex County’s recycling robot, M.C. Blue, during an event recognizing National Recycling Day at the Virgil Grissom School in Old Bridge Nov. 16. Students learned about recycling and displayed art projects that are 100-percent recyclable. SCOTT FRIEDMAN