Category: Suburban News

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Rabbi Yossi Kanelsky, representing Bris Avrohom of Old Bridge, gives a brief speech to the audience gathered for Old Bridge Township’s Christmas tree and menorah lighting ceremony Monday at the municipal center.

  • Car stolen despite effort of victim

    SAYREVILLE – A 58-year-old Parlin resident was the victim of a recent carjacking, according to police. The incident took place in the parking lot of a business on the 400 block of Ernston Road at 8:20 a.m. Nov. 23, according to the report. The victim had left his gray 1999 four-door Nissan Maxima parked in…

  • Holiday lights

    CHRIS KELLY staff Janay MacDonald, 7, of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, checks out the giant Christmas tree while attending the annual tree and menorah lighting at the Old Bridge municipal center Monday evening.

  • Adopt a Pet

    Other kittens & cats available Franko Name Breed domestic shorthair Color brown tabby/white male Sex 16 weeks Age Description affectionate; bundle of energy; loves to play and be cuddled; gives kisses; up to date with vaccines; dewormed; FeLV/FIV negative; three other siblings available Sayreville Pet Adoption Center 1400 Main Street Sayreville, NJ 08872 (732) 727-3895…

  • Township says thanks to a dedicated volunteer

    Old Bridge resident heavily involved with CERT, DARE programs BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer JESSICA SMITH Old Bridge Recreation Director Thomas Badcock presents the “Volunteer of the Year” plaque to Arthur Rhodes during a recent Township Council meeting. OLD BRIDGE – Arthur Rhodes has been giving to the township for more than two decades. By…

  • A Christmas story

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Clockwise from top left: Robert Galvin, of Matawan, portrays an angel during A Drive Through the Christmas Story outside the Sayre Woods Bible Church, Route 9 south in Old Bridge, on Saturday night. The display will continue from 7:30-9:30 p.m. tomorrow and 5-9:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Wally Rondesco (l), of…

  • Kindness of many makes Wishing Place possible

    Community heralds start of construction on Make-A-Wish building BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer PHOTOS BY MICHAEL ACKER Josephine Plumeri, whose family donated $2 million for the construction of the future Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey headquarters, accepts a bouquet of roses during last week’s groundbreaking ceremony in Monroe. MONROE – Children living with serious illnesses…

  • Driver gets 18 years for death of woman, 21

    Corey Bieniek was driving drunk, speeding at time of accident BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Ajudge sentenced Corey Bieniek to 18 years in prison last week for causing the death of 21-year-old Samar Seliem, who had been backing out of her driveway when Bieniek’s speeding vehicle hit her car. Bieniek, 20, of the Cliffwood Beach…

  • Students show true colors: black, purple

    BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE – The principal of Old Bridge High School has stepped up efforts to create a larger sense of school spirit among students. Perhaps most notably, Jim Hickey joined the drill team in a step routine at a fall pep rally, met with applause and chants of “Hickey! Hickey!”…