Category: Suburban News

  • Breakdancing

    MICHAEL ACKER Old Bridge High School students (l-r) Frankie and Jed Soriano perform a breakdance routine on stage with Clark Abesamis and Billy Hom, as Steve Hom dances in front of them at the Asian Fusion event Friday night.

  • Boy Scouts collecting U.S. flags to be retired

    Boy Scout Troop No. 129, Old Bridge, is collecting worn, tattered or faded U.S. flags to be respectfully retired at an upcoming troop ceremony. Flags may be dropped off in the collection boxes at the following locations: + St. Ambrose Church, 94 Throckmorton Lane, Old Bridge; + Old Bridge Public Library, Old Bridge municipal complex,…

  • State agriculture dept. will make deer fencing available

    New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Charles M. Kuperus has announced that a deer fencing program will be run cooperatively by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension. The cost-share program will provide fencing material, plus up to 30 percent of the line posts at no cost to qualified farmers who…

  • Lori Clinch

    Are We There Yet? Facing the fashion critics at home Although I love being the center of attention, I feel that there is nothing more nerve-wracking than talking before a large group. Therefore, when I’m asked to speak to a crowd, I generally begin preparations weeks in advance. I start with a lack of sleep,…

  • Scouts earn Eagle rank after community projects

    Robert J. Polgar (l) and John D. Mottley of Boy Scout Troop 59, Sayreville, will be honored tomorrow for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. SAYREVILLE – Two borough teens who recently earned their ranks as Eagle Scouts will be honored tomorrow during a Court of Honor dinner. John D. Mottley, 17, and Robert J.…

  • Krome redevelopment contract expected soon

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – The redevelopment of the former Krome nightclub property is anticipated to start sometime next year. That is according to developer and Continental Properties partner Zigga Roshanski, who the borough tapped for the project last July. The plan calls for an age-restricted community with 144…

  • Sayreville eyes crackdown on overcrowding in boro homes

    New positions would boost code enforcement BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Homes that are being too heavily occupied have officials considering adding to Sayreville’s code enforcement office. Borough code enforcement and zoning officers can use a hand dealing with the issue of overcrowded homes, officials said. Councilman John Melillo relayed the…

  • 2 arrested in alleged credit card scheme

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – Police arrested two gas station attendants Friday in connection with an alleged stolen credit card scam. Abrehym E. Talat, 24, of Parlin, and Islam F. Moursy, 25, of South Amboy, were both charged with theft, while Talat was also charged with credit card…

  • O.B. police investigating weekend car vandalism

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – Police are investigating a rash of five cases of criminal mischief that took place in residential neighborhoods over the weekend. Each instance is believed to have occurred late Saturday night or early Sunday morning, according to police reports. At 9:01 a.m. Sunday, an…