Category: Suburban News

  • Fun in the park

    Above, Lori Ransom and daughter Sydney take advantage of the beautiful weather Tuesday afternoon by walking their dog, Rosco, at Kennedy Park. At right, Anthony Consiglio, 19, gets some air Tuesday as he jumps over Kevin Zolea (l) and Stephen Sahai at Sayreville’s skate park, Washington Road. PHOTOSBYSCOTT PILLING staff

  • Old Bridge man convicted of assault on two officers

    A state Superior Court jury has convicted an Old Bridge resident of second-degree aggravated assault by eluding and two counts of third degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) stemming from an incident in Manalapan in which two Englishtown police officers were injured. According to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office,…

  • Teen accused of threat to shoot people at EBHS

    16-year-old arrested for alleged posting on Internet Web site BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer BY BRIAN DONAHUEStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – A 16-year-old student at East Brunswick High School was arrested Monday for allegedly telling an Internet forum that he intended to shoot 35 people at the school before detonating himself. The male student, who…

  • Council, board chop nearly $1.2M off tab

    Budget adjusted to keep elementary guidance program BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer Faced with council-ordered cuts they could not live with, the Old Bridge Board of Education restructured its budget to ensure that the elementary school guidance counseling program stays intact. The board met with the Township Council for a final…

  • Photo

    SCOTT PILLING staff Sayreville’s skate park, located in Kennedy Park, Washington Road, has been in heavy use with the onset of spring. On Tuesday, Kerri Valvano, 19, is seen hanging out as her boyfriend skateboards on the ramps.

  • Apartment resident pleads for protection

    Police say man, 41, and daughter were assaulted by juveniles BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – Reports of an assault and criminal mischief Friday are the latest in a series of incidents at Winding Woods apartments that has one outspoken resident and borough officials concerned. Friday’s alleged assault of a…

  • Family fun

    Above: Cody Hoffman (front) plays keep-away with Michael Ruggiero during the Old Bridge Soccer League’s family picnic at the township’s fields on Ticetown Road Saturday. Below: Alec Meza, 9, has some fun inside an inflatable amusement. PHOTOSBY SCOTT PILLING staff

  • Four alumni inducted into h.s. Hall of Fame

    Honorees’ careers range from actor to funeral director BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer The Sayreville War Memorial High School Hall of Fame inductees for 2007 show their plaques following a recent ceremony. From left are Jeffrey Osowski, viec president at Liberty Science Center; Carmen Spezzi, owner of Spezzi and Maliszewski Funeral…

  • OBHS team races to get the motor runnin’

    Two in automotive program take fourth in state competition BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff David Haggiag (l) and Justin Lehr of the Old Bridge High School automotive class work on an engine outside the school May 11 in preparation for the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition. The two-man…