Category: Suburban News

  • Sayreville goes further with sex offender law

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — The borough has decided to up the ante on a proposed ordinance restricting where sex offenders may live. The Borough Council Monday night voted 4-0 to approve a measure that will prohibit registered sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of schools, parks and…

  • Best seat in the house

    At left, members of the Dardanelles sing to the crowd at Old Bridge’s Veterans Park last week. Rebekah Krutis enjoys a book prior to the start of the concert. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Council goes to the max on fees for vicious dogs

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Dog owners whose pets have been deemed dangerous may have to pay a steep fine to keep their canines. The Township Council voted unanimously Monday night to introduce an ordinance requiring owners of dangerous or vicious dogs to pay a registration fee. The…

  • Town comes together to build Capik pavilion

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer JOHN DUNPHY A 24-by-24-foot pavilion is nearly complete at the entrance of the Julian L. Capik Nature Preserve, Bordentown Avenue, Sayreville, after volunteers assembled the majority of the project Sunday. SAYREVILLE — So, you want to meet some friends at the Julian L. Capik Nature Preserve.…

  • Guard charged with arson at car dealership

    OLD BRIDGE — A security guard set a fire last Friday in the car dealership lot he was paid to watch over, according to police. Twenty-year-old Timothy R. Myers, of Sayreville, who stood watch at Oasis Chevrolet on Route 9, is accused of setting a fire near two large trash bins enclosed in the parking…

  • Photo

    SCOTT PILLING staff Hunter Martin, 5, does his best to “Whack-a-Mole” at opening night of the Middlesex County Fair in East Brunswick Monday. The fair continues through Sunday at the fairgrounds on Cranbury Road.

  • Builder gets earful for lack of answers

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — When Planning Board Chairman Lawrence Redmond yells, people listen. At Tuesday night’s meeting, Redmond lashed out at K. Hovnanian representatives for their handling of roadway changes in the Oakwoode II development. The changes will result in the opening of Prests Mill Road to…

  • Accident scene

    STEVEN M. BARON John Bartlinski, head of the Sayreville Police Department Traffic Safety Bureau, and other emergency personnel watch as a Lexus is removed from the scene of a four-vehicle collision on Main Street near Kimball Road Friday afternoon.

  • Young adults playing for charity once again

    Production will benefit Daisy program for handicapped children BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — While “The Fine Art of Double Crossing” would sound like a political novel in some circles, it’s actually something that’s taking place right in East Brunswick. The East Brunswick Young Adult Charity Players (YACP) will…