Category: Suburban News

  • Squad takes issue with new program, council

    Boro entered five-year deal for Web-based program BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — First-aid volunteers are voicing opposition to a new automated system that was installed in order to improve response times for the town’s first-responders. Councilman David Kaiserman issued a statement in which he was critical of fellow governing body members for not…

  • Senior gets celebrity treatment at prom

    Theresa Goetz with her prom date Chunky and his friend Nick pose for pictures before boarding a limousine for the Old Bridge High School senior prom. OLD BRIDGE — Prom night is always a memorable occasion. For Theresa Goetz, it was also something of a dream come true, complete with a well-known date in a…

  • Karate instructor faces jail time in sexual assault case

    OLD BRIDGE — A local karate school instructor pleaded guilty last week to a charge of sexually assaulting a female student. Patrick Betterton, 24, of Marlboro Road, Old Bridge, pleaded guilty to a single count of second-degree sexual assault, admitting he had sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old student in Old Bridge on one occasion, sometime…

  • Grant puts undercover cops at O.B. crosswalks

    Police set out to promote safety for pedestrians BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Residents afoot will soon travel more safely on local streets with the launch of the police department’s new pedestrian safety programs. The Township Council voted June 22 to approve the use of a $5,000 state “pedestrian decoy” grant after…

  • Free food and drinks for a cause in Old Bridge

    Employees of Giuseppe’s restaurant dish out free food for attendees during the third annual Customer Appreciation Day at the Bilow Park shopping center in Old Bridge. OLD BRIDGE — Giusseppe’s Pizzeria hosted its third annual Customer Appreciation Day at the Bilow Park shopping center on Route 516. The benefit event attracted hundreds of guests to…

  • In memory of Ashley

    PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Top left: Jon (from right) and Tracy Pulaski and Walter Kreiss, parents and grandfather of Ashley Barton, pay respects at a memorial set up on the side of the road near where 17-year-old Ashley Barton was killed in a traffic accident in September 2006. Above: The Pulaskis and Kreiss cross…

  • County introduces program to deter juvenile crime

    Anew county initiative called the “Clean Slate” program will give youngsters suspected of minor crimes a second chance to stay out of trouble, while easing the number of cases going to Family Court. According to a press release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, when youngsters commit crimes such as carrying fake identification cards or…

  • State removes signal despite O.B.’s request

    Commuters sought to have Inverness light restored BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Despite protests from commuters and Old Bridge officials, the state Department of Transportation (DOT) has removed the Inverness Drive park-andride Route 9 traffic signal. Township officials said Monday that they were not notified by the state about its plans to dismantle the light,…

  • Boro faces opposition with BYOB restrictions

    All-nude club’s attorney says action directed solely at biz BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Sayreville officials will vote on a law next month that would prohibit customers from bringing alcohol to businesses that do not have liquor licenses. The law, however, would not prohibit restaurants from allowing patrons to bring their own alcohol, known as…