Category: Suburban News

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Allen Livingston of the Raritan Bay Cougars Junior Pee-Wee team eludes a pack of defenders from Piscataway during a game at Dan Harvey Memorial Field in Old Bridge Sunday. The Cougars held a family fun night at the field on Saturday to usher in the first home games of the season the following…

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    ERIC SUCAR staff Heather O’Reilly, sporting the gold medal she won as part of the U.S. Women’s Olympic Soccer Team in Beijing last month, paid a visit Saturday to Dideriksen Park, Cranbury Road, during the East Brunswick Soccer Club’s Labor Day Tournament. O’Reilly, an alumna of the club, spent more than two hours signing autographs,…

  • O.B. files suit to help Farrington residents

    Homeowners, town seek funds to complete work at development BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Old Bridge is suing a bond company on behalf of the Farrington Ridge housing development, after Kara Homes went bankrupt and residents were left in the lurch. The lawsuit will seek to obtain performance bond money from the Bond Safeguard Insurance…

  • Authorities mull options to prevent bridge jumping

    Several people have jumped to death from Rt. 35 bridge BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer After yet-another person jumped to his death from the Victory Bridge on Aug. 17, the state is looking at ways to reduce the likelihood of this happening again. State Department of Transportation (DOT) spokesman Tim Greeley said officials are looking…

  • Dog was cops’ trusty companion for 13 years

    Black lab was able to sniff out narcotics during searches BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer FILE PHOTO Sayreville Detective Joseph Wolski and Cody visit Sayreville’s Arleth Elementary School in February 2005 when the black Labrador was still working with the police. SAYREVILLE — For almost 13 years, Detective Joe Wolski had a four-legged partner on…

  • Budget amendment shot down for second time

    Merits of changing attorneys, use of surplus still hot council topics BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer Abudget amendment failed yet again at the Sayreville Borough Council’s meeting Aug. 18, in front of about 70 concerned residents who gave a round of applause after it was rejected. The vote was 3-2, with Republicans David Kaiserman and…

  • Preschool law likely to trump day care plan

    State mandate affects board’s plans for John Glenn School BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The day care program planned by school officials may not see the light of day, as state mandates call for a full-day preschool for children who qualify under state criteria by the 2009- 2010 school year. “With the…

  • Dance troupe to perform in Parlin theater Aug. 31

    Nicholas Ruiz, 19, choreographed piece, inspired by J.K. Rowling The Colossus Dance Co. will perform an original dance show Sunday at the Main Street Theatre Co. on Bordentown Avenue, Parlin. An Old Bridge teenager and the dance company he founded four years ago will perform a benefit on Sunday at the Main Street Theatre Co.…

  • Friendly Sons restore map from 1964 World’s Fair

    Bob Miller of Bob’s Signs, Old Bridge, holds up the historic map of Ireland that he recently restored for the Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh. OLD BRIDGE — A historic map of Ireland that has been on display at the Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh for more than 25 years has been restored, with help…