Category: Suburban News

  • 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…

  • Ministry reaches out to care for Ugandan village

    BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer Children in a Northern Ugandan village stand in front of mud huts, or tukuls, where they live. Many children in the region have been left orphaned by the violence of ongoing war. SAYREVILLE – Members of SONrise Missions are on a mission – to help the…

  • Council looks to restrict smoking at athletic fields

    Law would confine smoking to certain areas BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – Smoking at recreation events where children are attending may be restricted if the council acts on a new ordinance next month. An ordinance restricting smoking around recreational fields where children are present will have its first reading…

  • Photo

    SCOTT PILLING staff Graduates sing their school’s alma mater during graduation ceremonies at Sayreville War Memorial High School June 14. Standing clockwise from the top left are Caitlin Moskwa, Michelle Makowski, Alysse Dellafave and Kaitlyn Frotton. For more photos, see page 3.

  • Sayreville Historical Society

    SCOTT PILLING staff Shima Saad, 17, shows her mom, Damaris, some of the artifacts she helped donate and organize for the Sayreville Historical Society as part of her Gold Award project for Girl Scout Troop 499. The society building on Main Street reopened Sunday.

  • Hooked on fishing

    SCOTT PILLING staff Bob Cole hooks a worm onto the fishing line for Carlito Wallace during Take Me Fishing Day at Cheesequake State Park in Old Bridge Saturday.