Category: Suburban News

  • Arrests made after alleged club stabbing

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — An altercation at a borough nightclub ended with two stabbings early Sunday morning. Security at Club Abyss, Route 35, notified police around 2 a.m. about the incident and held Jerry L. Dorsey Jr., 20, of Lakewood, until police arrived, after witnesses reported that a…

  • Woodhaven Plaza calls for retail on 27 acres

    Board concerned about steep slopes, buffer around Texas Rd. site BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Planning Board got its first taste of the Woodhaven development’s commercial component at its first meeting of the new year last week. Woodhaven Plaza will encompass 118,050 square feet of retail space…

  • Three new cops keep OBPD at full strength

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Top, new police officer Nicholas Schulmeister (center) and his family wait with Capt. Robert Bonfante for Schulmeister to be officially sworn in. Middle, Police Capt. Robert Bonfante (r) introduces new police officer Curt Halas (center) to those present at Monday night’s Township Council meeting as Halas’…

  • St. Peter’s will conduct service in style of 1776

    SPOTSWOOD — Those attending Sunday’s service at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church this weekend may be surprised to see and hear things a bit out of the ordinary: For example: “So many as intend to be partakers of the holy communion, shall signify their names to the curate at least some time the day before.” Policies…

  • Heating assistance available to income-qualified people

    With home heating costs at sky-high rates and no expectation of a decline, Commissioner of Human Services James Davy is reminding New Jersey residents there is help to keep warm this winter. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federally funded, state-administered program that provides an annual grant to income-qualified people. Those whose…

  • Council reorganizes with Pollando as prez.

    Dems take majority with swearing in of Grobelny, Zach BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Well over 100 people attended the first Sayreville Borough Council meeting of the year Sunday to witness the council’s swearing in of two Democrats and the naming of Thomas Pollando as its president. Pollando, who is part…

  • Four charged in thefts of statues, desecration

    Youths accused of stealing nearly 30 religious figurines BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff The Rev. Kenneth Murphy of St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church stops by the Sayreville police station Tuesday to pick up some of the items stolen from the church cemetery over the weekend. Boredom is…

  • Police chief set to begin training at FBI academy

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Tom Collow OLD BRIDGE — After a gap of almost 30 years, a member of the township’s police force will begin attending the FBI’s National Academy next week. Police Chief Tom Collow will be one of seven New Jersey officers attending the 10-week program in Quantico,…

  • Halftime show

    CHRIS KELLY staff Old Bridge High School’s Ashley Delucia and Katie Simone perform during halftime of the varsity basketball game with Piscataway Monday.