Category: Suburban News

  • 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.…

  • Photo

    JEFF GRANIT staff Gaegana Gazzio, of Old Bridge, waits for the roulette wheel to stop during Mardi Gras festivities Tuesday at the township’s George Bush Senior Center. Seniors celebrated with live music, masks, beads, games and food.

  • Development rights put out to pasture

    Sayreville’s only working farm is forever preserved BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer The last farm in Sayreville will remain just that, for good.State officials and the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders last week authorized the purchase of the farm’s development rights for $4.5 million. That means the land, located between…

  • New commissioners take seats amid board disputes

    New election passes as prior year’s remains unresolved in District 2 BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – Two of five seats on the Old Bridge District 2 Board of Fire Commissioners have been filled, though a third continues to sit vacant as a court battle wages on. Linda Seiler…