Category: Suburban News

  • Collection explores N.J.’s African-American history

    Project to be unveiled at 6 o’clock tonight at Delta’s restaurant BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK – When LawrenceWalker got tired of feeling frustration over sub-par television portrayals of African-American history, he decided to do something about it. “It’s like someone’s not hitting home to the nitty-gritty,”Walker said. “When they tell our story,…

  • Rt. 35 business makes best of ‘bad situation’

    Responds to residents’ concerns of garbage, urination, truck noise BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE- Alocal business owner plans to improve his property in response to complaints from neighboring residents. Cardosa Enterprises, a concrete company at the corner of Route 35 and Stevens Avenue, is adjacent to a number of residential homes whose owners are…

  • Raceway Park tunes up track for coming season

    Upgrades include special concrete portion of racing surface BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Rich Napp, co-owner of Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, checks out the new concrete surface on part of the track. The drag strip has been making a number of upgrades as the new racing season approaches. See story, page…

  • Dance, dance, dance

    LUCINDA DOWELL Shannon McColl, of Parlin, (third from right) is among the dancers in the New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble. The nonprofit, preprofessional company will hold auditions for its summer intensive on March 9 in the Simon Forum at Drew University, Madison. For information or audition appointments, call (908) 232-0114 or e-mail [email protected]. There is…

  • More hearings slated on spiritual group plans

    Prayer hall, homes proposed at Pension, Englishtown roads BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer The Old Bridge Zoning Board of Adjustment has a long way to go before deciding whether to approve a spiritual center and residences across from Raceway Park. “We are nowhere near [a decision],” board Chairman Kiran Desai said. “I want to keep…

  • Police arrest two after report of suspicious car, brief pursuit

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE – A resident’s report of a suspicious vehicle parked nearby led to the arrest of two Sayreville men recently. Patrolman Kurt Peins of the Old Bridge Police Department was dispatched to Princeton Road after a resident reported observing two men drinking inside a brown Chevy van, which had…

  • ‘Bomber’ name at issue with new football team

    School district blocks attempt to circulate fliers in the schools BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Sayreville residents who are forming a new youth football team are at odds with school officials who say the new team’s name will cause confusion and a possible liability. The new football organization, formed as an alternative to Pop Warner,…

  • Adopt a Pet

    Tim Name Breed domestic shorthair Color brown tabby Sex male Age 3-4 years sweet; up-to-date with Description distemper shots; FELV/FIV negative; dewormed; frontlined Old Bridge Animal Shelter 1 Old Bridge Plaza off Route 516, near municipal complex (732) 721-5600, ext. 6300 www.oldbridgeanimalshelter.petfinder.org Hours:Mon.& Fri. 10 a.m. to noon & 1 – 3 p.m.; Tues.,Wed. 10…

  • Local veterans offer living history exhibit

    Three share stories of WWII service with Army, Navy PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Aram “Bob” Bozian, a former store keeper disbursing 1 (SKD1) with the U.S. Navy, speaks to guests at the East Brunswick Historical Society Museum on Milltown Road Feb. 10. During World War II, Bozian took part in the Battle of…