Category: Suburban News

  • Pearson tells students ‘look sharp, be smart’

    Former Dallas Cowboy returns to South River to discuss life BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff South River High School alumnus Drew Pearson talks with students during a visit to his hometown last week. SOUTH RIVER — With his shaved head and pinstriped suit, Drew Pearson looked a bit…

  • Senior prom

    Jackie O’Leary (l) and Thomas Mitsock are crowned king and queen of “The Senior Prom” by Loretta Albin, director of the Sayreville Senior Center, during the borough’s recent Senior Citizens Day party, an annual event.

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Ryan Smith of the Sayreville Athletic Association steals home during Saturday’s Mayor’s Trophy Game by knocking the ball loose from the catcher while sliding in.

  • Boro multiplex closed due to floor problem

    Movie theater to remain closed indefinitely BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer A week after it was closed because its floor was sinking, there remains no word on when Amboy Multiplex Cinema, Sayreville, may reopen. The Dedham, Mass.-based owner of the movie theater at routes 9 and 35 announced its immediate closure…

  • Wave ’em high

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT PILLING staff Far left, Julia Fedor (front) of Daisy Troop 1368 marches along Main Street during Sayreville’s annual Memorial Day parade on Monday. Above, members of Cub Scout Pack 469 march in the parade. At right, 3-year-old Amanda Bailey Sellmeyer shows her patriotism.

  • Parents cry foul after OBHS softball forfeit

    School officials look into varying accounts and BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — School administrators are investigating the circumstances that led to the high school softball team’s forfeiture of a major tournament game. While officials are currently trying to piece together what they say are varying accounts of the…

  • Clowning around OK for one local teenager

    Old Bridge girl with circus ambitions guests with Ringling Bros. Boss Clown Kelly, who helped judge the “Be a Clown for a Day” contest, poses with Arielle DeMonte, showing off her stilts. OLD BRIDGE — Most teenagers, most people for that matter, can’t ride a unicycle. But 14-year-old Arielle DeMonte can, with perfect balance. She…

  • Underwear found ablaze at supermarket

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — Police are investigating an incident that left an assortment of women’s underwear in flames. At 10:59 p.m. May 26, officer John Kwitkoski was dispatched to the ShopRite supermarket on Ernston Road on the report of a number of pairs of ladies undergarments set aflame…

  • Former teacher awarded in discrimination lawsuit

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A lawsuit filed by a former teacher who charged she was discriminated against is expected to cost the school district more than $900,000. Jeanne Cook, a single mother of three, suffered a head injury nine years ago when a ceiling tile fell on…