Category: Suburban News

  • Parade ahead

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Ken Jarry, Old Bridge, watches the township’s Memorial Day parade Monday.

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Vito Galante (l-r), Carmine Dilorio, Philip Tanala and Nick Startare of VFW Post 6761 proudly ride one of the floats in Old Bridge’s Memorial Day parade Monday, giving out candy to the crowd of cheering onlookers.

  • Snuff mill, park site make ‘endangered’ list

    Group says properties are both irreplaceable and in jeopardy BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Three Middlesex County properties are among the “Ten Most Endangered Sites” in the state, according to a list released last month by Preservation New Jersey. The former Helme Tobacco Co. snuff mill in Helmetta, the Bethel Mission…

  • Some argue boro’s call on use of sports fields

    Proposed ordinance seeks to give priority to Sayreville residents BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer An effort to give Sayreville organizations greater priority in using athletic fields has become a point of contention for officials and sports clubs alike. The Borough Council voted 5-1 May 22 to introduce an ordinance that gives priority to teams whose…

  • Best-kept secret brings Broadway classic to boro

    Sayreville troupe wraps season at newly renovated theater BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Above left: From left to right, actors Vic Morosco as Senex, Suzanne Kobb as Domina and Jack Rosmarin as Hysterium rehearse “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” at the Garden Friends theater in Sayreville…

  • Nurse, 80, will look back fondly on hospital career

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – Jean Smithers has made a career out of caring. At 80 years old, the borough resident still works as a part-time nurse at Raritan Bay Medical Center’s Perth Amboy division. “I’m one of the crazy people in the world,” Smithers said, laughing. She went…

  • Sandburg musical gets off the ground next week

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – All you need are happy thoughts and a little bit of pixie dust – if you’re Peter Pan. But if you’re a Sandburg Middle School student, you might need a little help to get off the ground. They’ll get just that for the…

  • On the cat walk

    PHOTOSBYJEFF GRANIT staff Clockwise from top left: Vicky Marino and other student models show off their clothes at the end of the Crash Course in Couture fashion show held at Old Bridge High School May 24. Students designed and made their own fashions, then presented them during the show. Natasha Fredrick (l) and Brittany Gibbs…

  • Rt. 35 redevelopment project moving ahead

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – A contract for the redevelopment of the former Krome nightclub property has been signed, despite some behind-the-scenes changes with the project’s investors. The redevelopment agreement allows American Dream Properties to build senior housing and a marina at Route 35 and Old Spye Road, according…