Category: Suburban News

  • Boy, 12, struck while riding bicycle across intersection

    OLD BRIDGE- A12-year-old boy riding his bicycle in the Cliffwood Beach section was struck by a motorist and hospitalized Monday. The boy remained in the hospital at press time Tuesday, but his injuries were not considered life threatening, according to Old Bridge Police Lt. Robert Moser. “I heard that the boy is going to be…

  • Tailgating ban set for acts that draw younger crowd

    Public forum set for March 18 on underage drinking at arts center BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer HOLMDEL- Consumption of alcohol while tailgating at the PNC Bank Arts Center will be limited to older crowds during this summer’s concert series. According to Joe Orlando, spokesman for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, which owns and…

  • McFundraiser

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Arleth School Principal Timothy Bryne dumps a basket of fries as school faculty serve food at McDonald’s on Route 9 in Old Bridge last week. The fast-food restaurant was packed with supporters to help raise funds for a playground at the school.

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Elizabeth Kwong, 12, of Holmdel, demonstrates the art of fencing with her father, Herb Cohen, at the Old Bridge Public Library Saturday. Cohen was a member of the U.S. Olympic fencing teams in 1960, 1964 and 1968.

  • Major development plans return to board

    Approvals sought for Carriage House Crossing, Metropark So. BY JESSICA SMMITH Staff Writer Two developers that received approvals from the township in the past are back before the Old Bridge Planning Board seeking approval once again. In one case, a developer who was willing to sell the historic Cottrell Farm to the township sought too…

  • Dems introduce $9M in bonds for NL loan

    GOP opposes appropriation, saying ordinance drafted in secret BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Sayreville officials engaged in a heated debate Monday over the proposed issuance of $9 million in bonds to repay Middlesex County for a loan used to condemn the National Lead property. The Borough Council, split along party lines, voted 3-2 to introduce…

  • B-ball fun

    PHOTOS BY JOHN SZPARA Clockwise from top left: Seventh-grader Tom Scavone takes a shot from halfcourt for a chance at a Modell’s gift certificate. Sayreville Police Officer Matt Kurtz drives to the hoop during the Bravest vs. Finest charity basketball game at Our Lady of Victories’ Monsignor Dalton Hall in Sayreville March 13. Proceeds from…

  • Four residents of Parlin charged in car burglaries

    Three men and juvenile suspected in break-ins in local neighborhoods BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – Police recently made four arrests in connection with a string of car burglaries in the borough’s Parlin section. The arrests were made after police were called to Trpisovsky Court at 12:07 a.m.March 12, when three of the suspects…

  • Town must remove dirt it moved onto wetlands

    Fill was placed near creek, site of unrelated lead contamination BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE – The dirt once dished out by the township on a wetlands area is slated for removal. Though the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is requiring the town to clean up the dirt, which was unknowingly placed…