Category: Suburban News

  • Sayreville council approves settlements

    Sayreville paying companies accused in landfill dumping BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Settlement agreements with three large corporations accused of dumping hazardous materials long ago at the Sayreville Landfill will cost the borough nearly $80,000. Further settlements with other private companies may be forthcoming. The settlements are necessary because a past governing body agreed to…

  • Santa comes to Old Bridge

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Left: Alyssa Harris, 5, of Old Bridge, meets Santa Claus at the Mahoney residence on Valley Vale Drive Friday night. The Mahoneys offered photos with Santa last weekend while soliciting donations for the Toys for Tots program. Above: Erin Casserly, 9, Mackenzie Mahoney, 10, and Sheridan Casserly, 11, visit with…

  • Belly reigns supreme

    Larry Ciccone of Ciccone’s Deli (l-r), Frank Murphy of Old Bridge and Rob Hollenfer of Vogue Hair and Nail Studios pose with the 21-speed Mongoose trail bike Murphy won when his name was picked from more than 1,200 who entered the recent Beauty vs. the Belly contest. Customers were asked to pick their favorite —…

  • Holiday performance is now a family affair

    Three generations of Testas sing in annual choral show BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Elizabeth Testa, son Kevin and granddaughter Amanda have been performing Handel’s “Messiah” in South Amboy every December since 2001. SOUTH AMBOY — A concert Saturday at St. Mary’s Church celebrated two traditions of the holiday season: music and family. At the church,…

  • McGovern- Cimino

    Kathy and Bob McGovern of Old Bridge announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy McGovern, to Neal Cimino, son of Eileen and Vincent Cimino, also of Old Bridge. Neal Cimino, Amy McGovern The future bride is a graduate of Old Bridge High School and Seton Hall University, South Orange, where she earned a Bachelor of…

  • Two arrested in armed robbery

    East Brunswick police recently arrested two suspects soon after the men allegedly robbed an Old Bridge motorcycle store at gunpoint. Two suspects entered ER Cycles on Englishtown Road and held up the 26- year-old storeowner and a 25-year-old employee at 3:45 p.m. Dec. 10. One of the suspects assaulted the employee, striking him in the…

  • Local 3-year-old girl seeks your vote for BabyGap contest

    Ellen Carron, 3, of South River, is among five finalists to be the new face of BabyGap. The picture, taken by the Gap, is up for a vote on the company’s Web site. SOUTH RIVER — Wary Carron had seen the annual advertisements on the Gap’s Web site, seeking to find “the next faces” of…

  • Use of soup kitchens, food banks way up

    Local organizations struggle to feed all those in need BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent Tis the season to be jolly.” But for many this year, it is also a time of home foreclosures, layoffs and cutbacks. As local families struggle to make ends meet, many are turning to neighborhood food banks to stretch their food…

  • Nude nightclub charged with violating state law

    After Dark club’s proximity to residential area at issue BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer The management of an Old Bridge go-go bar that became host to nude dancing is facing criminal charges and township fines. Police arrested After Dark manager Gregorio Russo on Dec. 3, charging him with violating a state statute that prohibits nude…