Category: Suburban News

  • Holt bill would demand paper record of votes

    Once defeated, proposal getting a second look with new Democratic majority BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Rush Holt A new bill put forth by U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (12th District) would mandate that all electronic voting machines produce a voter-verified paper trail, but some critics have voiced concern over security and…

  • It’s the thing to ‘do’ for 89 high-schoolers

    Students get hands-on experience in 3-year cosmetology program BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer PHOTOS BYSCOTT PILLING staff Above: Toni Ann Franzone, a cosmetology student at Old Bridge High School, works on the hair of classmate Jamie Moller Friday morning. At right: Christina Plutuckis rinses the hair of Elizabeth Giganti. Below: Stacy…

  • Official wants to stop long-term approvals

    Large development plans circa the ’80s wind up in court today BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – Citing current and anticipated litigation from three major development companies, a township official wants to repeal the town’s general development plan (GDP) ordinance “Now that the fight against overdevelopment has moved into…

  • On Campus

    Devon Daniel Ostrowski, son of Gail and Daniel Ostrowski of Old Bridge, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, where he is majoring in computer engineering. He is a 2003 graduate of St. John Vianney High School, Holmdel. Colleen Shanley, daughter of Nancy and…

  • Same-sex couples sign up for official unions

    Area mayors say they have no problem performing ceremonies BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer “We were one of the first to grant health benefits to people who declared themselves as life partners, so this is the next logical stop.” – Jim Phillips Old Bridge mayor Since the same-sex civil union law…

  • Corzine demands cut in greenhouse gas emissions

    Bill similar to executive order is under review in the state Legislature BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Gov. Jon Corzine signed an executive order on Feb. 13 that seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the state by 80 percent. The order is virtually identical to a bill introduced in the…

  • Saint Paul Seven

    SCOTT PILLING staff Debbie Schreiber of the choral group Saint Paul Seven performs with the rest of the ensemble at the Old Bridge Public Library as part of its concert series Saturday.

  • Girl Scout stresses heart health to younger students

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Anne Skorupski, 16, teaches elementary school students about heart health at the Truman School recently. Anne volunteered her time as a member of the Girl Scouts and has put in over 50 hours of community service toward a Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouts.…

  • Housing authority workers get prison time

    Two wrote checks to selves with rental assistance funds BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer BY BRIAN DONAHUEStaff Writer Two former administrators of the Old Bridge Township Housing Authority were each sentenced to three years in state prison last week for stealing a combined $91,000 from rental assistance programs. Colleen Middleton, 33, of Old Bridge, and…