Category: Suburban News

  • SERA director expected to resign; become judge

    Corman has worked on redevelopment projects for five years BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer As Sayreville’s redevelopment agency works towards an agreement on its largest project, it will likely lose its chief administrator. Randy Corman, who became the first executive director of the Sayreville Economic Redevelopment Agency (SERA) five years ago, is expected to leave…

  • Weekend brings several arrests outside Starland

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE- Policemade several arrests related to alleged drug use and unruly conduct at a borough concert venue during a recent weekend. The arrests were made at the Starland Ballroom between Feb. 29 and March 2, when the Disco Biscuits, a Philadelphiabased jam band, performed at the Jernee Mill Road venue.…

  • Photos

    PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Ashrita Furman, seen pushing the rear of a Ford Festiva March 6 at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, was given the official record last year for having the most current Guinness world records. Furman last week beat another record after pushing the car 17 miles, which took him 6 hours,…

  • Attempted carjacking leads to pursuit along Route 35

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – An attempted carjacking was reported on Route 35 near Old Spye Road last week. An Old Bridge couple in a Honda Civic were stopped at a red light on Route 35 southbound at the intersection of Old Spye Road at 10:07 p.m. March 3. The 29- year-old driver…

  • Two arrested after altercation

    SAYREVILLE- Two Parlin men were arrested on assault charges after a fight broke out on a cul-de-sac recently. Police charged Noah Gabriel Casiano, 29, with aggravated assault, and James Dickinson, 41, with simple assault at 7:05 a.m. Feb. 28, after police were dispatched to Pebble Place, the scene of the altercation. P olice separated the…

  • New police officers all military veterans

    Five sworn in to Sayreville P.D. have served U.S. overseas BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer MICHAEL ACKER The five new officers with the Sayreville Police Department, sworn in at the Feb. 25 Borough Council meeting, are (from left) Gabriel Lugo, Jose Arroyo, Rebekah Morales, Steven Maslowski and Brian Szkodny. SAYREVILLE – Five new members have…

  • Council votes 3-2 along party lines for attorney

    Mayor opposes Hak’s reappointment; calls for review of legal costs BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – Democrats have approved the appointment of BoroughAttorney Brian Hak, despite Republican opposition. The borough had issued a request for proposals from law firms after Republican Mayor Kennedy O’Brien refused to reappoint Hak to the position in January. But…

  • One car stolen, four burglarized at residences around Sayreville

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE- Severalmotor vehicles were burglarized throughout the borough and one was stolen from the parking lot of an apartment building recently. The burglaries occurred outside residences, sometimes while the car was parked in the property owner’s driveway. In some cases, the victims had left expensive items in plain sight, which…

  • Construction under way at former Meyer’s mall

    Toys ‘R’ Us, Babies ‘R’ Us to be anchor stores at Summerhill Square BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK- For those who’d like to see signs of life at the formerMeyer’s shopping center site, construction on a new building has finally begun. Developer Robert Pagano has broken ground on Summerhill Square, a 150,000- square-foot…