Category: Suburban News

  • Juvenile charged with assault, resisting arrest

    Police make arrests after responding to apartment BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Police responded to a report of a disturbance at an apartment complex on a recent Saturday night and made two arrests, one due to allegedly violent behavior toward the officers. Several residents called the police around 11:30 p.m. Feb. 7 about…

  • Beware…

    ED WEISS Michele Wroblewski of Old Bridge, as Little Red Riding Hood, is wary of what Humphrey, The Big Bad Wolf, played by Rory Chalcraft of South River, tells her in the Main Street Theatre Company’s children’s production of “Little Red And The Hood.” The show, which tells its young audiences not to judge people…

  • Three get drug charges

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Authorities arrested three suspects in a recent drug bust at a Route 9 apartment complex. The arrests, made at an apartment where two of the defendants live, were the result of an investigation by the Sayreville Police Departmentwith the assistance of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Police executed…

  • Chabad House has new site for programs, shop

    Synagogue leasing space until permanent facility is built BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Chabad House of Monroe is leasing this mid-19th-century building at Prospect Plains and Applegarth roads while awaiting construction on its new 20,000-square-foot facility. MONROE — The first Orthodox synagogue in township history has opened in a former office building at the corner…

  • Residents say Krishna temple plan is too big

    Group seeks to build religious center on Rt. 34 BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer The Hare Krishna movement is proposing a $7 million temple and cultural center on Route 34 between Highview Terrace and Sheila Court in Old Bridge, but it faces staunch opposition from some area residents. Known as ISKCON (International Society for Krishna…

  • Dentistry volunteers ‘give kids a smile’

    More than 80 patients took advantage of free services offered Friday at a local dentistry office. Kidzdent of Old Bridge, Route 516, participated in the nationwide program “Give Kids a Smile,” donating their medical services for children in need. Dr. Cormac Mac Dermott and Dr. Daniel Cohen led the team of 20 volunteers, offering free…

  • Report: Homelessness has decreased in county

    Experts fear trend could reverse due to struggling economy Middlesex County experienced a 57 percent decrease in family homelessness from 2005 to 2007, according to the “Homelessness Counts” report released by the Homelessness Research Institute of the National Alliance to End Homelessness Jan. 13. The report, which contains both state and national data, shows a…

  • Teen rides off with equestrian crown

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Stacy Butewicz is going to be a busy young lady this year. On Jan. 25, the student at Cardinal Mc- Carrick High School, South Amboy, was crowned “New Jersey Equestrienne of the Year” at the New Jersey-bred Equine Breeders Awards dinner in Freehold Township. Representing the Garden State Horse and…

  • Ex-firefighter pleads guilty to theft of gasoline, diesel

    SAYREVILLE — A former volunteer firefighter has pleaded guilty to official misconduct, admitting he stole nearly $2,500 worth of gasoline and diesel fuel from the borough over a two-year period. Mark A. Johnson, 43, of Sayreville, entered the guilty plea on Feb. 3 before Superior Court Judge Frederick DeVesa in New Brunswick, Middlesex County Prosecutor…