Category: Suburban News

  • Show and tell

    JEFF GRANIT staff Estelle Stroup, of the New Jersey Academy for the Aquatic Sciences, holds up a moon snail for children to see during the Oceans in Motion program at Sayreville Library July 13.

  • Borden wins ruling to kneel with players

    Judge rules coach can continue tradition with football team BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer When Marcus Borden takes the field this fall with the East Brunswick High School football team, he can once again kneel while his players pray, as he did the first 22 of his 23 years as coach.…

  • Suspected rapist charged after woman fights him off

    OLD BRIDGE – The attempted sexual assault of a township woman last week led police to arrest a man also suspected of committing an earlier rape in Ocean County. Township police charged Brandon J. Fritz, 21, of Lakewood, with attempted aggravated sexual assault, second-degree robbery, second-degree burglary and third-degree theft after he reportedly broke into…

  • New Jersey gets its first ‘Parade of Ponds’

    Public invited to tour water gardens at 18 homes Saturday A brass heron looks over a water garden that includes two waterfalls, fish, aquatic plants and a meandering stream with a steppingstone path. The ecosystem pond is among 18 open to the public as part of this Saturday’s “Parade of Ponds.” Call it an extension…

  • Teens test their brains in quiz show for ices

    Library’s ‘Jeopardy’ offers trivia, laughs and a great comeback BY KRISTIN BOYD Correspondent BY KRISTIN BOYDCorrespondent OLD BRIDGE – The contestants were rambunctious and prone to unprovoked giggling. The categories mashed a strange mix of trivia, from television shows and past presidents to monsters and board games. And Alex Trebek was nowhere in sight. By…

  • Graffiti found on new marquee, parts of school

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Graffiti covers a brand-new marquee in front of the Alan B. Shepard Elementary School in Old Bridge. The vandalism, also found on a storage bin and on the school itself, occurred last Thursday night or Friday morning. OLD BRIDGE – Township police are investigating whether acts…

  • Fundraisers

    July 28 & Fridays through Oct. 20 + Cruise Nights/Car Show, to benefit the Sayreville Brain Injured Children Association, sponsored by the Just Us Cruisers classic car club, 6-9 p.m., at the Paramount Diner, Route 35, South Amboy/Sayreville. Family-oriented events featuring more than 50 antique and classic cars from across the tri-state area. Trophies; games;…

  • Borough testing water for chemical’s presence

    Officials expect test results on PFOA to arrive next week BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Recent scrutiny of the borough’s drinking water has led officials to conduct their own tests for contaminants in the water supply. State and local officials held a press conference Monday at the Sayreville Water Treatment Plant,…

  • Candidates agree to Web debate

    The Hall Institute of Public Policy-New Jersey has launched an initiative to encourage and increase citizen participation in the electoral process. An online “virtual debate” between New Jersey’s candidates for the U.S. Senate began on July 4 on the Hall Institute Internet Web site at www.hallnj.org. The virtual debate – the first of its type…