Category: Suburban News

  • Cox retires after lengthy service as police officer

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — After nearly 30 years of service as a borough police officer, Alvah Cox, 49, retired in June, two months after he concluded his service on the Board of Education. Though he is now working for the Motor Vehicle Commission in Edison, Cox said his…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Tom Romond, of Metuchen, checks out one of the classic cars outside the Paramount Diner, on Route 35 in Sayreville, during Friday’s antique car show.

  • Boy, 13, awarded $10K for fending off pit bull

    Old Bridge youth helped brother during attack in May 2005 BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer MICHAEL ACKER The Termyna family sit in front of their Old Bridge home. From left to right are Richard, 13; his mother Ann Marie (back); his sister Christina, 11 (front); and his brothers Anthony, 11, and…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Classic cars weren’t the only vehicles sporting detailed paint jobs during Friday evening’s classic car show outside the Paramount Diner, Route 35 in Sayreville. The Just Us Cruisers classic car club is sponsoring the show on Fridays through Oct. 20.

  • Omnipoint told to find new cell tower location

    Residents, board members unhappy with current proposal BY KRISTIN BOYD Correspondent BY KRISTIN BOYDCorrespondent Several residents of Whispering Pines Estates sat patiently for nearly three hours at town hall Tuesday night, awaiting their chance to speak about a controversial cell tower application. The Old Bridge Planning Board opened the floor for public comment as 11…

  • Courtesy busing may be funded by Sayreville

    Council awaits cost figures before voting to restore the service BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Facing a crowded room that included police and school board officials, the Sayreville Borough Council on Monday held off on deciding whether to restore courtesy busing. The bulk of the meeting was devoted to the controversial…

  • It’s all about ‘Gilmore Girls,’ Potter books and straight A’s

    BY KRISTIN BOYD Correspondent BY KRISTIN BOYDCorrespondent OLD BRIDGE – Christina Sorice’s grades and SAT scores are out of this world, so it’s no wonder the 14-year-old wants to become an engineer for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). “She goes above and beyond because she wants to,” said her doting dad, Richard. “People…

  • Connors remembered for longtime devotion

    Old Bridge MUAcommissioner for past 40 years dies at age 89 BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Martin “Mike” Connors is pictured with family members during the dedication of a new water tower in his honor off Route 9 in December. OLD BRIDGE – A longtime township resident who spent decades in…

  • Parcels go up for sale Wed. despite concerns

    Town will profit, but some worry that lands will be developed BY KRISTIN BOYD Correspondent BY KRISTIN BOYDCorrespondent Richard Greene OLD BRIDGE – Township officials remain at odds over a pending land sale that will put 18 foreclosed properties on the auction block Wednesday. The sale could add an estimated $1 million to the township’s…