Category: Suburban News

  • $176K contract award criticized as political

    Democrats defend decision on no-bid contract with CME BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – – Despite one member’s effort to secure a lower price for the project, the Township Council awarded a $176,000 contract to CME Associates for a storm sewer bypass in the area of Pine Street. Councilwoman…

  • Bill sparks debate over health vs. parents’ rights

    Some fear mandating cancer vaccine for girls may promote promiscuity BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer “It does have a potential toprevent some very serious diseases here.” – Sam Thompson A new bill before the state Assembly would require all girls entering the seventh grade to be immunized against the virus responsible…

  • County adds Saturdays, O.B. stop for shuttle

    Middlesex County officials will expand a new shuttle service that runs between East Brunswick and Old Bridge to include Saturday service and a new stop in Old Bridge. The changes to the Brunswick Square Mall-South River-Old Bridge Shuttle take effect this Saturday. “The expansion of the shuttle service really is by customer request to facilitate…

  • Mayor wants 3-strikes policy for nightclubs

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – Borough officials are debating a proposal designed to curtail violence at local clubs in light of a recent wave of violent incidents that required police action. Though there have been several reports at various locations, the governing body in particular began to explore the…

  • Singer and songwriter “Briz” Conard

    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff MIGUEL JUAREZ staff performs songs from his program “Freedom Stairway” at the Sayreville Public Library Saturday. See story, page 18.

  • Old Bridge to expand crowded animal shelter

    Municipal kennel has not been updated since the late 1970s BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer Cats and dogs in Old Bridge will soon have reason to purr and wag their tails in appreciation. The Old Bridge Animal Shelter will undergo a 700-square-foot expansion that will ease overcrowding, allow for improved services…

  • Violence continues to rage at boro clubs

    Five arrested as cops respond to three clubs on reports of fighting BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Police made five arrests after responding to several violent incidents at Sayreville bars and clubs between Thursday and Sunday. The reports of violence, at Bourbon Street, Primetime Sports Bar & Billiards Cafe and the…

  • Hard at work

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT PILLING staff Borough resident Mary Kielian participates in an art workshop at the Sayreville Senior Center yesterday. The artwork was put on display yesterday at an art workshop.

  • Old Bridge, county team to buy hybrid police cars

    MICHAEL ACKER Old Bridge Mayor Jim Phillips and other officials look over one of the new hybrid police cars during last week’s press conference. OLD BRIDGE – The township is the first town in Middlesex County to purchase two hybrid vehicles with help from a new grant program. The two vehicles will be used by…