Category: Suburban News

  • Police: Cash, cocaine seized in arrest of four in S. Amboy

    SOUTH AMBOY — Police arrested four men on drug charges after conducting a twomonth investigation into alleged cocaine sales in the city. The arrests were made when police executed search warrants at two apartments on North Broadway at 6 p.m. Feb. 20, seizing nearly 1.5 pounds of cocaine and $14,000 in cash believed to have…

  • Police: Old Bridge boys, 15, drove off in Monroe bus

    MONROE — Police and school officials are investigating how two 15-year-old boys managed to get into a township school bus and drive off before being stopped and arrested early Sunday morning. The boys, both residents of Old Bridge, entered a school bus that was parked in the lot of the Oak Tree Elementary School on…

  • O.B. pulls back reins on full-day K plan

    Panel will be formed to look at needs, proposals BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent OLD BRIDGE — School officials want to find a way to make full-day kindergarten a reality, but the administration has decided more discussion is needed before it can be put it to a referendum. “[The effort] has been put on hold indefinitely,…

  • A MESSAGE TO YOUTH ATHLETES: BE PREPARED (Advertorial)

    Gloria Averbuch works for Sky Blue FC of Women’s Professional Soccer. A MESSAGE TO YOUTH ATHLETES: BE PREPARED (Advertorial) Advertisement A MESSAGE TO YOUTH ATHLETES: BE PREPARED Fitness, fun, family time—youth sports can be wonderful. But like every intensive endeavor, these activities require proper care and preparation. In our enthusiasm to give our children every…

  • MVC moving E.B. office to South Brunswick site

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission will relocate its East Brunswick branch to a new $4.9 million facility in the Dayton section of South Brunswick. State officials recently broke ground on the new, larger building on Route 130. The proposed 6,950-square-foot facility would be “a model agency,” one of 20…

  • Karate instructor charged with sexual assault of girl

    OLD BRIDGE — A local karate school instructor has been arrested on charges that he sexually assaulted a female student. Patrick Betterton, 24, of Marlboro Road in Old Bridge, was arrested at his studio, Tristar Martial Arts, on Feb. 19, announced Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Old Bridge Police Chief Thomas Collow. Betterton…

  • Documentary to focus on prescription drug abuse

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Jason Surks was like any other teenager. He grew up in central New Jersey, attending Rutgers University to become a pharmacist. He had a supportive home environment, and his mother worked in substance abuse prevention. Jason Surks However, little did his family know that the 19-year-old was abusing prescription drugs…

  • Need some home cooking? Chef Bruno is in the house

    Café Z owner sets up shop in area residents’ kitchens BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Oftentimes in the course of a busy week, making quality meals falls by the wayside. And for some families, preparing healthful meals is a challenge. Chef Bruno Pascale says he works in a client’s kitchen for several hours and, depending on…

  • MCC students garner nat’l community service award

    Middlesex County students Michael Lubin (from left) and Rebecca Shield, both of East Brunswick, accept the national award with Democracy House Director Maria De La Cruz and Tufts University President Lawrence Bacow. Democracy House, an organization of students at Middlesex County College that performs thousands of hours of community service each year, was named to…