Category: Suburban News

  • Vandals damage fields outside middle school

    BY MARLENE CANTY Staff Writer BY MARLENE CANTYStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – Vandals with a four-wheel-drive vehicle have been plowing up the athletic fields at Salk Middle School over the past two weekends, prompting police to beef up patrols of the area. “This is pointless and despicable conduct that robs students and athletes of the…

  • Crossway Creek plan now calls for 83 units

    Residents do not all have to be over 55, but no children BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – An 83-unit upscale townhome community recently got the recommendation of the borough’s Planning Board as part of the Crossway Creek Redevelopment Plan. The board voted unanimously to recommend that the Borough Council…

  • Permits will be required for parking on 26 roads

    Council divided along party lines in adopting controversial ordinance BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – Despite concerns from commuters, the Borough Council on Monday adopted an ordinance that will restrict parking on several streets to those who live there. The ordinance, which will allow only those residents to obtain permits,…

  • ‘Salute to America’

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Old Bridge High School’s Angelina Hamada performs with the marching band Sunday when the Marching Knights hosted “Salute to America,” the 12th annual Tournament of Bands competition. Below: Sarah Meliani, 17, performs with the Old Bridge High School Color Guard.

  • Concerns raised over Horseshoe Road site

    Environmental group says Horseshoe Road is ‘a toxic playground’ BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer PHOTOSBY MICHAEL ACKER Above: Beyond the residences of Horseshoe Road, a sign for the Atlantic Resources Corp. prohibits entry to the Horseshoe Road Superfund site by order of the U.S. government. Human exposure to toxic substances at…

  • Bombers touch down on new $1M turf field

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – A Sept. 29 football game at the War Memorial High School amounted to more than a 21-20 victory over Woodbridge High School. It ushered in a new era for the Bombers, thanks to a state-of-the-art synthetic playing field used for the first time that…

  • Festival offers window to native life long ago

    Lenape Nation brings displays, messages to Heritage Festival BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent BY MARY ANNE ROSSCorrespondent SCOTT FRIEDMAN At the annual Heritage Festival Sunday at Monroe’s Dey Farm Historic Site, Bob Williams of the Lenape Nation displays artifacts used to make pottery. The event was sponsored by the township’s Historic Preservation Commission. MONROE –…

  • College, hospital partner for new nursing program

    Michael D’Agnes Middlesex County College and Raritan Bay Medical Center have developed a new associate degree nursing program that will admit 110 prospective nurses each year. The students will take classes at Middlesex and participate in clinical experiences at the medical center. The degree will be from Middlesex County College, while graduates will receive their…

  • Wisniewski serves special role in Pulaski Day parade

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg walks with New Jersey Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski as they march along Fifth Avenue in the Oct. 1 Pulaski Day parade. Sayreville resident and state Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski was honored with the title of grand marshal at this year’s…