Category: Suburban News

  • Kicks for a cause

    Clockwise from top left – Sandburg Middle School student Christina Shannon (r) battles for a headball with Salk Middle School student Natalie Norcutt during the annual “Under the Lights” charity soccer game at Geick Park in Old Bridge Oct. 4. Sandburg boys soccer coach Dan DiMino, a physical education teacher at Old Bridge High School,…

  • Work to get under way on $1.5M rec project

    New athletic fields, parking lots coming to Sayreville complex BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Sayreville officials have kicked off the second phase of a $1.5 million-plus construction project at the borough’s Recreation Complex. The Bordentown Avenue athletic fields, located near Jernee Mill Road, is currently the site of four lighted soccer fields and one soccer…

  • Builder offers to sell farm for $17.5 million

    Mayor says O.B., county will negotiate Cottrell Farm price BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Old Bridge officials may soon buy the farm. The developer that owns the 64.5-acre Cottrell Farm has offered to sell it to the township or county for $17.5 million. “My feeling is that the price is still too high,” said Mayor…

  • Apartment residents report damage to vehicles, theft

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – The Skytop Gardens Apartments was the scene of several recent car break-ins and one motor vehicle theft. Several residents of the Parlin apartment complex found that the locks of their cars had been tampered with, and a red 1994 BMW 321 with New York license plates was reported…

  • Free klezmer show set to honor Pearl’s legacy

    EAST BRUNSWICK – For the Daniel Pearl Education Center at Temple B’nai Shalom, an upcoming annual celebration of music honoring the slain Wall Street Journal reporter and musician is always a time of mixed emotions. “Every year we struggle with the question, ‘How do we best honor the memory and legacy of Daniel Pearl?’” said…

  • Police: Drunken driver led high-speed chase on Rt. 35

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – Police say a South Amboy woman was driving under the influence when she allegedly led officers on a 95 mph car chase down Route 35 last week. Kelly A. Leader, 37, was arrested around 1 p.m. Oct. 5 after a series of events that began with a man…

  • Sayreville council clarifies use of benefits

    Officials discuss statement of GOP mayor’s assistant BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – Borough officials engaged in another heated discussion Tuesday over the elimination of their health benefits. Democratic Councilman Stanley Drwal broached the issue, disputing a statement attributed to Republican Mayor Kennedy O’Brien’s volunteer assistant, Karen Surratt, in last week’s Suburban. Drwal said…

  • Teen band makes name in local music scene

    Ages of members may surprise some: rockers are 11 to 14 years old BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer The Stolen Band, (from left) Rob Chiarappa, Dominic Cuce, Mike Chiarappa and Charlie Costello, have played more than 50 gigs in the area. OLD BRIDGE – The Stolen Band is stealing shows – and hearts – with…

  • Photos

    PHOTOS BY ANDREW MILLER staff Michelle Curtis, an English teacher at Old Bridge High School, walks across the Burma Bridge on the Project Adventure course behind the school Monday. Teachers came in for the in-service day to participate in team-building activities. Forty volunteers were instructed by physical education teachers on how to use the ropes…