Category: Suburban News

  • O.B. District 2 secures new tool for fighting fires

    OLD BRIDGE — The Board of Commissioners of township Fire District No. 2, in cooperation with the Cheesequake Volunteer Fire Co., announced that it has purchased what it described as a revolutionary new firefighting tool, the FIT-5 fire interruption technology product. The FIT-5 was designed to improve safety on the fire ground, save lives, reduce…

  • School spirit shines as classes do battle

    Principal ‘wins’ contest, kisses pig for charity BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Amild buzz slowly built into a fervent roar nearing the doors of the Old Bridge High School gymnasium. ERIC SUCAR staff Old Bridge High School juniors perform in a dance challenge during the annual Battle of the Classes contest April 23 in the…

  • Local residents walk for a good cause

    Fords woman participates in Avon Walk BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer This will be the fifth year that Old Bridge resident Nicole Haggiag will participate in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer since her mom, Denise, passed away from the cancer. PHOTO COURTESY OF DANA HAUENSTEIN Erica Dean (l-r) of Point Pleasant, Nicole Haggiag of…

  • Voters reject budget; keep Trapp & Ciak

    Newcomer Esposito is high vote-getter in election BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Sayreville voters rejected the school budget April 21 but gave new terms to two Board of Education incumbents as well as a newcomer. Laurie Esposito won her first term, earning the highest number of votes with 1,833. Incumbents Jill Trapp and Kevin Ciak…

  • Residents get a look at new FEMA maps

    Digital documents show fewer buildings are in flood plain BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Residents of Middlesex County had a chance to review the county’s new digital flood maps at an open house hosted by the Dunellen Senior Center on April 16. DAN NEWMAN Local officials look at some of FEMA’s new digital maps that…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Alla Axelrod of Old Bridge leads the cast in a rendition of “Ten Minutes Ago” during a rehearsal for the Marlboro Community Players’ “Cinderella.” Axelrod is serving as musical director for the shows, which will be performed May 1-10.

  • Fundraisers

    April 30 & May 1 • Book and Media Sale, sponsored by the Friends of the Monroe Township Library, at the library, 4 Municipal Plaza. April 30 — 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; May 1 — 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Fill-A-Bag-for-$1 event. Gently used books and media at bargain prices. Thousands of donated items sorted into fiction, hardcover,…

  • Incumbents, budget get O.B. voters’ OK

    Board’s budget holds line on taxes for next school year BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Voters re-elected all three Old Bridge Board of Education incumbents April 21 and also gave their stamp of approval to the board’s budget for 2009-10. Incumbents Ellen McDermott, Matthew Sulikowski and Annette Hopman garnered 2,096, 1,838 and 1,825 votes, respectively,…

  • Woman, 78, dies in house blaze

    SAYREVILLE — Police and fire officials are investigating a house fire that resulted in the death of a woman in her Buchanan Avenue home Sunday. Sayreville Police Detective Jeremy Berry said the woman, 78-year-old Ruth Freyer, perished in the fire, which took place at 7:35 p.m. Her 54-year-old son, Charles, sustained injuries related to smoke…