Category: Suburban News

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Kathryn Comiciotto, in the role of Marguerite, rehearses a scene from “The Scarlet Pimpernel” with Jamesburg’s Dan Savarese for the Main Street Theatre Company this week. The show debuts tomorrow night.

  • Old Bridge instructor recognized nationally

    For ROTC instructor, it BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Randall Lanning goes over some pointers with students at Old Bridge High School earlier this week. OLD BRIDGE — After two years of teaching cadets that the sky’s the limit, an Old Bridge High…

  • Plan calls for office complex on Rt. 34

    Board asks builder for sidewalks along state highway BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A new office complex would straddle the Middlesex and Monmouth county line if approved by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. An application from Russell Weber calls for the demolition of two existing apartment and office…

  • Dogs put down after attack on neighbors

    Police: Owner chose to have pit bulls euthanized in light of charges BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Mail carrier Patrick McCarthy last week discusses his confrontation with two pit bulls. Steve and Abbe Kirschner, with their dog Cameron, look on. OLD BRIDGE — Two pit bulls that attacked…

  • Off-road vehicles must yield to town ordinance

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Police are warning owners of off-road vehicles to think twice before going for a ride on public properties. The township has been increasing its enforcement of an ordinance that prohibits the use of any recreational motorized vehicle or all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on public…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Kathryn Comiciotto, of Flemington, and Anthony Greco, Eatontown, rehearse for “The Scarlet Pimpernel” Monday night at the Garden Friends building on Bordentown Avenue, Sayreville.

  • MCUA asked to reduce discharge into Raritan

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Sayreville A local watchdog group is hoping a new permit will force the Middlesex County Utilities Authority (MCUA) to clean things up. Effective this month, the MCUA is no longer working under conditions outlined in its last wastewater treatment plant permit, which was issued in 1992…

  • Troupe to make debut on Bordentown Ave.

    Actors say new home is the best yet for Main Street Theatre Co. BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Eatontown’s Robert Tilly (r), as Percy Blankeney, explains to members of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel why they need to wear such funny outfits. SAYREVILLE — Heads are going…

  • Former boro official running for governor

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Jeffrey Pawlowski SAYREVILLE — Jeffrey Pawlowski is throwing his political hat into a much bigger ring. The former Democratic borough councilman, who last year made an unsuccessful bid for a council seat on the Libertarian ticket, is running again. This time, he is seeking to be…