Category: Suburban News

  • Police: No indication two bank robberies are related

    EAST BRUNSWICK – Police are investigating two bank robberies that occurred over the course of eight days recently. The first heist took place at 3:15 p.m. June 18, when a man described as a white male who was about 30 years old, entered the Sovereign Bank at 589 Cranbury Road and handed a teller a…

  • Board OKs tree service biz in residential zone

    Residents of 3 towns voice traffic concerns at Old Bridge meeting BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer The owner of an Old Bridge tree service business has won approval to operate his business in a residential zone despite a number of concerns that were raised during a hearing on the application. The business, General Green Inc.,…

  • Move to dissolve boat launch panel criticized

    Group monitored, recommended rules for town’s boat ramp BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer “I really believe that when you have a good set of volunteers doing the work, there is really no reason to get rid of them.” – David Kaiserman Sayreville councilman SAYREVILLE – Volunteers from the borough’s Boat Launch Commission are miffed by…

  • Residents, builder spar over property matters

    Dispute centers on clearing, drainage, survey issues BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE – As a developer prepares to put up an office building in the township, ongoing clashes continue to flare up between him and nearby residents. “Obviously, [officials] have failed to protect homeowners in this instance,” Whispering Pines resident Elliott Rifkin said.…

  • Injury association has prevention on the brain

    Family support, accident awareness offered at The Brain Injury Association BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – A new township agency is getting a head start on preventing potential injuries. The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey, a self-funded, chartered affiliate of the Brain Injury Association of America, recently moved from Edison to 825…

  • EMS

    Above: Jaden Thomas, 5, of Sayreville, puts a CPR mask over a dummy’s mouth at the third annual EMS Awareness Day June 14. Right: Sayreville resident Vicky Jurkiewicz and 13-year-old Matthew Locono give air to a dummy. The Sayreville Emergency Squad (SES) and Morgan First Aid Squad sponsored the event at the SES building on…

  • Awareness Day

    Sayreville resident Danielle Bogner, 18, checks the blood pressure of East Brunswick resident Edna Bogner while Allan Pinto, 9, looks on.

  • Photo

    Sayreville Middle School students Norman Whiteley and Amanda Herbert make beaded keychains recently as part of a project in which sixth-graders in Robert Babst’s class had to find a unique way to raise funds for worthy causes. Students researched ideas, designed a business plan and manufactured and sold products such as jewelry boxes, personalized keychains,…

  • N.B. soldier fundraises for Marine Corps scholarship

    Maj. Chris Ieva wants to support children of Marines BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – An Iraq veteran who will be deployed again in 2009 is currently fundraising in support of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation. Maj. Christopher Ieva, 34, a 1991 graduate of the North Brunswick Township High School, is seeking donations…