Category: Suburban News

  • Local towns pay tribute to those lost on Sept. 11

    Services tonight, Saturday in O.B., Monroe, Sayreville BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer On the seventh anniversary of the 9/11, local towns are showing that they have not forgotten the victims who perished in the terrorist attacks. Communities are coming together once again to memorialize and honor those who lost their lives. “I’ve long searched for…

  • Councilman recalls surreal’ day on 9/11

    Plane struck tower shortly after he arrived at his 14th-floor office BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Michael Trenga is thankful each and everyday that he is alive to tell his story seven years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. “That day is as vivid as yesterday … it was so surreal,” said…

  • Family celebrates life, and the unexplainable

    Monroe woman twice diagnosed with cancer defies odds … and logic BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Michelle Rogala, of Monroe, became the subject of this ad from Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, after she became pregnant and gave birth to a healthy baby, despite her cancer returning. The cancer was then found to have disappeared…

  • Those with Big Hearts to walk for little ones

    BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent OLD BRIDGE — Local residents are invited to enjoy the boardwalk in Spring Lake while helping children with heart defects Sunday. Big Hearts to Little Hearts is sponsoring a three-mile walkathon to raise money for research and care for pediatric cardiac patients. The walk begins at 10. Those who cannot…

  • Boro embarks on water tower repainting work

    BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The water tank on Raritan Street near Washington Road is undergoing a repainting for the first time in over 20 years. The Borough Council authorized a $1.1 million bond for the project at its Aug. 18 meeting. “It’s not just a repainting,” said Jay Cornell, borough engineer. “They…

  • Sun, sounds & seafood’

    PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT Top: Hilary Thomas (l) and daughter Carrie DeLucia get ready to eat at the Raritan Bay Seafood Festival, held Sunday at Raritan Bay Waterfront Park in South Amboy. The borough of Sayreville co-sponsored the annual event with South Amboy. Middle: Tyler Simko, 14, of South Amboy, performs in the talent show.…

  • Day care program plans nixed due to preschool law

    OLD BRIDGE — A group of area daycare center owners applauded school officials’ decision last week to abandon its plans for such a facility. Superintendent of Schools Simon Bosco said during an Aug. 26 Board of Education meeting that the day care program has been put off, possibly for good. Bosco said a new state…

  • Canvas ties bind Ocean Grove ‘tenters’

    Some have been summer homes for generations of families Living in close proximity makes for strong ties among tenters. OCEAN GROVE — The most coveted summertime address on the Jersey Shore may also be the most unusual: the tent colony in Ocean Grove, which has a 20-year waiting list for rentals. One reason for the…

  • Nonprofit group seeks cultural understanding

    East Brunswick siblings live for weeks in Japan, Argentina BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent For teenagers with a hankering for far-off places, an organization called Youth for Understanding could give them the trip of their dreams while providing a cultural education they won’t forget. Max Guen sits at a tea house in Japan with his…