Category: Suburban News

  • 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.

  • Loss of daughter leads mom on new mission

    Raises awareness of SJS, caused by reaction to some pharmaceuticals BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Darlene Kiss sits with a photo of Heather Rose, the daughter she lost to SJS three years ago. Kiss raises money for the SJS foundation and counsels families of SJS victims. Darlene Kiss’…

  • Defibrillators given out to public, private schools

    Some 235 defibrillators have been distributed to public and private schools throughout Middlesex County. The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders donated one unit to each school as an extension of its Tech 2000 program, which set out to put a computer in every classroom in the county. The lunchbox-size defibrillator units have proved to…

  • Flood of ’05 still a topic of concern for officials

    BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff A car is left stranded by its driver along West Railroad Avenue in Jamesburg July 17. While the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina has left an indelible mark on 2005, area municipalities are hoping their own flooding woes are behind them as the…