Category: Suburban News

  • Boro hopes new system will wipe out graffiti

    Vandals up against new cleaning device, aggressive police work BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer PHOTOS BY MICHAEL ACKER From top to bottom: An off-ramp across the street from the Economy Auto Body Shop in Sayreville bears the mark of a graffiti artist who writes a variety of slogans in all caps throughout the area that…

  • Character as important as ability at the Sandlot

    Love of the game leads local man to new business, radio show BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer SCOTT FRIEDMAN Victoria Lonnay, 15, of Hazlet, gets a jump on spring training with her teammates from Mater Dei High School, New Monmouth section of Middletown, at the Sandlot training facility off Route 516 in Old Bridge Sunday.…

  • Police arrest suspects after allegedly finding drugs, gun

    OLD BRIDGE – Two men were arrested onweapons and drug charges outside the After Dark go-go bar on Route 35 last week. Jonathon Raymond, 22, of SouthAmboy, was charged with possession of a weapon, possession of under 50 grams of marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Kelsey Robert, 22, of Perth Amboy,…

  • Board, builder agree on final sections of LaMer

    Market conditions prompt changes to remaining 481 units BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – With the go-ahead from borough officials, the developer of LaMer is drafting a new site plan for the final sections of the sprawling housing complex. Professionals from Kaplan Cos. discussed their new concept plan at the Jan. 16 Planning Board…

  • Crackerjack cartoonist

    ERIC SUCAR staff A young artist finishes one of his sketches during a morning cartooning class at the Mickey Sedlak Recreation Center in Sayreville last week.

  • For the love of furry friends ‘n’ squishy faces

    Bulldogs strut their stuff at local puppy match BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Abby Goldstein, 2, of East Brunswick, comes face to face with Bowser during the Bulldog Club of New Jersey’s puppy match, held Sunday at the Middlesex County 4-H center on Cranbury Road. EAST BRUNSWICK – Beauty is in…

  • Kids and vets connect

    PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Members of the American Legion Post 211 Color Guard conduct a presentation and flag-folding ceremony for fourth-graders at Samsel Upper Elementary School yesterday. Students at the school are also involved in a yearlong “Conversations With a Veteran” project, in which area veterans visit with small groups of children to discuss…

  • Adopt a Pet

    Gracie Name Breed domestic shorthair Color tabby female Sex adult Age Description very large; found wandering on the street; very sweet; beautiful golden eyes; up-to-date distemper and rabies vaccines; dewormed; FELV/FIV negative 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.…

  • Police: Massage parlors were operating illegally

    EAST BRUNSWICK – Police charged employees at two local spas for allegedly operating without a license. DetectiveRobertKearstan investigated a business located at 24 Brunswick Woods Drive after receiving reports that an illegal massage parlor may be operating there. Upon entering the business at 2:42 p.m. Jan. 7, the detective was met by a customer who…