Category: Suburban News

  • June in the garden … a cultivated eye

    Gardening is an antidote to the rigors of daily life, and container gardening continues to be an excellent way to introduce “outdoor decorators” to the joys of growing plants. Budding green thumbs will have a terrific opportunity for creativity, beauty and great fun in the garden Novelty is the green industry’s driving force. “Wave” petunias,…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Borough resident Francisco Caba plays basketball in Sayreville Saturday despite the humidity.

  • Training for the Ironman takes work and iron will

    BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Preparing for Ironman takes steel resolve, and Dan Fishman can attest to that. Despite past heart problems and the demands of a family, the Old Bridge resident has dedicated himself to the challenge of competing in the Ford Ironman USA Lake Placid triathlon. ERIC SUCAR staff Dan Fishman, 35, of…

  • Suspect pleads not guilty in shooting death of S.R. man

    One day after the shooting death of a 19-year-old South River man, authorities arrested the suspect they believe opened fire on him in New Brunswick last week. Two men were struck by gunfire in the incident that occurred at the corner of Sandford Street and Nichol Avenue at 10:18 p.m. June 2 – Devin Thompson,…

  • DEP has issues with MOM rail line

    Commuter train running through battlefield seen as potential problem BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer AMay 19, 2008, letter from an official with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry, could put a serious crimp in plans for a passenger train alignment that would run through Manalapan parallel to Monmouth County…

  • Cricket in the heat

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Players in the Millennium Cricket League of New Jersey compete at Kennedy Park in Sayreville Saturday, despite the humidity.

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Students in Old Bridge High School’s auto classes learned the differences between civilian and military vehicles May 28 when representatives of the U.S. Army brought a Hummer and transport vehicle to the school. Here, Enzo Murolo, 17, a junior, climbs in through the turret of the Hummer.

  • Decades-old agreement could cost boro millions

    Sayreville attorney defends legal costs against criticisms BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer If Sayreville officials didn’t like the $82,000 legal bill submitted by the borough attorney for the month of April, they may have to get used to it. According to attorney Brian Hak, whose legal bills have come under fire from Republicans since his…

  • Residents to have boro bills, forms at fingertips

    Savings, efficiency expected with launch of new Web site BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer While the borough’s Web address will still be Sayreville.com, the site is undergoing an overhaul so that residents will be able to pay their bills online. Borough officials said the new Web site is being launched this month. In addition to…