Category: Suburban News

  • Congrad

    ulations ERIC SUCAR staff Old Bridge High School class of 2007 members look on during Monday’s graduation ceremony at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton.

  • Photo

    JEFF GRANIT staff Top Fuel driver Brandon Bernstein smokes his tires prior to racing at the Pro Care RX NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Speedway on Sunday. For story, see sports.

  • Boro renews clubs’ licenses amid concerns

    New conditions imposed due to several violent incidents BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Sayreville’s four largest clubs can continue pouring drinks. Borough officials, however, imposed several new conditions on the establishments while approving their liquor licenses at a hearing held Tuesday for the Colosseum, Club Abyss, Club Deko and Starland Ballroom.…

  • Traffic light approved at fatal accident site

    Signals coming to Rt. 34 at both Spring Hill and Amboy roads BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer State officials approved the installation of a traffic signal where an Old Bridge teen was killed in an accident last year. After conducting a study requested by Old Bridge, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) informed township…

  • Dems tap Cox as new candidate for council

    Cox defeats Novak after weeklong write-in campaign BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – The Democrats have a new candidate running for council this November. Alvah M. Cox, a former detective and school board member, defeated Mary Novak in the party’s primary election last week. The Sayreville Democratic Organization announced that…

  • Come fly with us

    ERIC SUCAR staff John English of Old Bridge fine-tunes one of his planes during an open house held by the Tri-County Radio Control Club at Heavenly Farms in East Brunswick on Saturday. The event invited the public to see their planes, watch flying demonstrations and even try flying with the club’s planes using “buddy-box” controllers.

  • Senior Spaces designed for older library-goers

    MICHAEL ACKER Patrons sit and read in the Old Bridge Public Library’s newly designated Senior Spaces. The space boasts gathering areas, books relevant to seniors, a listening station with a phonograph and a memory case that displays historical items. OLD BRIDGE – The township’s library has embarked on a yearlong project to turn a little-used…

  • Snuff mill story lands reporter NJSPJ award

    JessicaSmith Jessica Smith, a staff writer for Greater Media Newspapers, has been honored with a second-place award in feature writing from the New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The award recognized Smith’s story, “Buildings provide snapshot of town’s first 116 years,” which was published in the Sentinel and Suburban newspapers on Dec.…

  • Advocates host meeting on emissions concerns

    Residents, officials hash out issues with steel mill BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – Residents shared concerns they have about a steel mill that is at the center of a controversy over dust emissions, during a meeting last week. An area environmental group known as Edison Wetlands Association (EWA) hosted…