Category: Suburban News

  • State honors O.B. cop for work with children

    DARE officer’s job helping kids stay drug- and alcohol-free BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SCOTT FRIEDMAN Old Bridge Police Officer Mike Korygoski helps Greg Chepovetsky, 10, of Old Bridge, as he tries walking while wearing “fatal vision” goggles that simulate the effects of alcohol consumption, during Old Bridge’s recent Safety Awareness Day. OLD BRIDGE —…

  • Browntown renovations welcomed in Old Bridge

    Facelift, enhancements made to circa-1960 shopping center BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above, the Browntown shopping center on Route 516, Old Bridge, recently underwent a makeover with a new façade, as well as landscaping and parking lot improvements. Below, Walgreens recently moved into the location of Drug Fair in Browntown.…

  • Pedals for Progress

    Jake Werb of Sayreville works on a donated bike with help from Anthony (l) and Nick Walenty during Jake’s June 6 bike collection day. For his Eagle Scout project, Jake collected 110 used bikes and raised more than $1,200 for Pedals for Progress, which ships bikes to partner charities in 32 developing countries.

  • Class of ’09

    PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Top: Michael Chuntz and classmates make their way to their seats during Sayreville War Memorial High School’s 2009 commencement exercises on the school grounds June 19. Middle: Jake Campbell adds a bit of levity during the procession before the ceremony.

  • Annual fire muster set for Sunday in J’Burg

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer JAMESBURG — The borough will play host to the 18th annual Fire Muster organized by the Tri-County Fire Association on Sunday. Fire trucks from across New Jersey and beyond will take part in a motorcade and show in Thompson Park, according to John Rieth, a member of the fire association…

  • EBHS graduate wants to help others get to Ivy

    U. Penn. student launches chapter of test prep service BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Pierce Goldsmith EAST BRUNSWICK — Pierce Goldsmith entered an Ivy League university last fall, and this summer he wants to help other students raise their SAT scores so they too can get into the school of their choice. The University of…

  • Test drive

    The Middlesex County Public Health Department tests its capabilities to distribute mass quantities of medication in an emergency situation. Volunteers gathered Monday at Monroe’s Town Hall and were ushered through a new distribution model that needs fewer staffers to operate and is expected to accommodate 400 patients per hour. The county department received help from…

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    Sayreville Middle School student Alvin George, with Social Studies Supervisor Tom Gentile and Vice Principal Stacey Maher, shows the ribbon he won in the school’s annual Sixth-Grade Geography Bee.

  • Fundraisers

    June 25-July 5 • Food Drive, to benefit the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, in the main lobby of the Chelsea at East Brunswick, 680 Cranbury Road. Items sought include: canned fish/meat; powdered milk and infant formulas; boxed meals (pasta, potatoes, rice); canned meals (macaroni and cheese, chili, stews, meaty soups); peanut butter (plastic jars…