Category: Suburban News

  • Farms in E.B., Monroe in preservation program

    Horses, cows, goats and pigs are raised on Fresh Ponds Rd. farm BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff The Warren livestock farm on Fresh Ponds Road in East Brunswick has recently been added to the state Farmland Preservation Program. Two area farms have recently joined the state preservation program,…

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey addresses a packed auditorium at Old Bridge High School during the school’s dedication last Thursday, as members of the high school band look on. See story on page 32.

  • Woman, 81, asks town to help with water issue

    Neighbor BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer MICHAEL ACKER Florence Hess, of Sayreville, shows the snow-covered hose running from her neighbor’s house to her own earlier this week. SAYREVILLE –– Florence Hess has been living in what one borough official described as a “third-world situation.” The 81-year-old, who lives on Route 9,…

  • Charity found between ‘Rock and a Heart Place’

    Documentary follows Holiday Express troupe bringing cheer to needy BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent Filmmakers Mike Sodano and Nancy Sabino (at right) went behind the scenes with musicians and volunteers for Holiday Express (above) to produce a “social issue documentary that rocks.” For 25 years, Mike Sodano spent his time producing marketing videos…

  • Police use extra patrols to catch drunken drivers

    BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer That’s the message of police in several local municipalities who are gearing up for the holiday season with a special focus on drunken drivers. Twelve towns in Middlesex County are participating in the “You Drink and Drive, You Lose” program for 2005. The program is sponsored…

  • Harbour Pointe OK’d with 190 condo units

    Four-story buildings represent final phase of LaMer community BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer It’s been nearly 20 years since the first house of Kaplan Cos.’ LaMer development went up off Ernston Road in Sayreville. But the 1,500-unit project will soon be completed, with the Planning Board’s approval last week of the…

  • Tobacco buying age may be raised to 19

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer State legislators are taking aim to make high school smoking a thing of the past. Tobacco sales to anyone under the age of 19 would become illegal under a bill co-sponsored by state Sen. Joseph F. Vitale (D-Middlesex) and Acting Governor Richard J. Codey. The state…

  • French sculptors focus of landmark exhibition

    Above, among the works on exhibit as part of “Breaking the Mold” is artist Honoré Daumier’s painted terracota, titled “Charles Philipon.” At right, a work by Edgar Degas titled “Dancer: Arabesque on Right Leg, Left Arm in Line.” Described as the first of its kind in the United States in 25 years, an exhibition documenting…

  • Women share personal stories of perseverance

    My Daughter BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer Above left, a family member of a victim of Hurricane Katrina displays her emotions as My Daughter’s Keeper Inc., of North Brunswick, founded by Stephanie Clark (r), donated $5,000 to assist the family. Above right, My Daughter’s Keeper Inc. honored several Hurricane Katrina volunteers…