Category: Suburban News

  • Sayreville officials battle over budget

    Tempers flare in debate over use of surplus, state aid BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer A Sayreville budget dispute fought mostly along political lines has erupted into one of the most bitter feuds seen at borough hall in recent years. And despite two attempts Monday night to come to a decision,…

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Cousins Kevin Maxi, 6, and Darwin Landi, 4, enjoy a ride at the Our Lady of Victories Carnival, which ran from July 28-30 on the parish grounds, Main Street, Sayreville.

  • Popular concert festival comes to O.B. Aug. 14

    Police expect few problems; drivers warned of traffic BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer For the second year in a row, Raceway Park is getting Warped. The Vans Warped Tour, a concert festival that this year features The Offspring, My Chemical Romance, Dropkick Murphys, Transplants, Fall Out Boy, Thrice, MXPX and numerous…

  • Teen switches sides in world of medicine

    Girl, 15, pursues career in oncology while in remission BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Melanie Good, 15, receives a kiss from her mother, Edna Mazur Good, at their home in Sayreville. Melanie recently attended a National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine after deciding on a career in pediatric…

  • Team will help when first-responders can’t

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — In case of emergency, don’t worry about breaking the glass. Old Bridge is covered. A program that prepares people to help with various types of emergencies in their community has been gaining steam throughout America, and was brought to the township about a…

  • 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…

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    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.