Category: Suburban News

  • Airman recounts triumphs, tragedies, in WWII

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer It was 21-year-old Anthony Orsini’s very first bombing mission as the navigator of a B-24 Liberator when he found himself “abandoning ship” over enemy territory in the hills of the former Yugoslavia during World War II in 1944. A photo of Anthony Orsini in September 1944 at the age of…

  • 3 homes burglarized in same day

    SAYREVILLE – Burglars attempted to break in to three borough residences on Nov. 15. A burglary was attempted at the 55th building of the Winding Woods apartment community, off Bordentown Avenue. An unknown suspect attempted to enter an apartment through a window sometime after 7 a.m. and before 5 p.m. Police observed damage to the…

  • Assault on vehicle reported after verbal argument on road

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – Police are looking for three suspects in a vehicular assault that reportedly took place at the Rita’s Ices store on Washington Road Nov. 16. The assault on the alleged victims and their car is considered a possible road rage incident, as the chain of events began with a…

  • Attorney defends fees in response to GOP gripes

    Firm says large number of lawsuits drove up costs BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Republicans want to reduce Sayreville’s legal expenses, possibly by switching to an in-house attorney. The GOP, which swept in the Nov. 6 election for the mayor’s seat and two spots on the Borough Council, has in part called for the removal…

  • ‘A Christmas Carol’

    PHOTOS BY MICHAEL ACKER Actors from the Main Street Theater Group rehearse their upcoming performance of “A Christmas Carol,” which will be performed at 3018 Bordentown Ave. in Parlin from Friday to Dec. 9. Standing from front to back: Mairead Forrest, 11, of Sayreville; Alyssa Bistrimovich; Kathy Bobchin; Bari Pollack, 15, of Old Bridge; and…

  • Bird watchers will head for Sandy Hook on Dec. 8

    Have you ever seen a snow bunting? How about a northern harrier, a yellow rumped warbler or a longtailed duck? These and many other varieties of birds can be seen when the Monmouth County Audubon Society hosts a bird walk on Sandy Hook on Dec. 8. The trip will be led by several members of…

  • Thieves bring an ugly start to holiday season

    Sayreville police have three reports of decoration thefts already BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer As the holiday spirit is beginning to find its way into the hearts of many, it has been stolen from one local family. Dennis Whitford spent Saturday afternoon starting the process of decorating his home, in the Parlin section of Sayreville,…

  • Old Bridge seeks state funds for Cottrell Farm

    Mayor: Town trying to negotiate price down from $17.5M BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Old Bridge officials are taking steps to secure funding in order to purchase the historic Cottrell Farm. At its meeting Monday night, the Township Council voted to move forward with a grant application to the state Green Acres Program, seeking $17.5…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Sue Gierolewicz and Ann Matisoff lead students in song during a patriotic assembly to support troops in Iraq Monday at Cheesequake Elementary School in Old Bridge. Students will be collecting items for a troop of Army Rangers in Iraq.