Category: Suburban News

  • Officials hope to cut borough tax increase

    ‘Belt-tightening’ expected in Sayreville’s ’05 budget BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer The Sayreville municipal tax rate would rise by 7 cents under a proposed municipal budget for 2005. Officials stressed, however, that they will look for ways to lower that increase by the time it is adopted by the Borough Council. Some said the borough…

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    SCOTT PILLING staff Students at Sayreville War Memorial High School perform a scene from “Bye Bye Birdie” Friday during a rehearsal. See page 16.

  • Town honors officers for work on threats

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Three members of the township’s police force received formal recognition Monday for their work concerning the recent string of bomb threats in township schools. Certificates citing “excellent detective work in the schools” were presented to detectives Rich Tulko and Glenn Smalley, and a…

  • Crossroads talk returns as tempers flare in O.B.

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A debate that raged throughout 2004 over the proposed development of the 500-acre Crossroads tract was rekindled Monday night. Discussion of the Crossroads project was sparked by a resolution in front of the Township Council to support the township’s possible acquisition of the…

  • ‘Barnum’ brings color, cheer, music to OBHS

    BY ANDREA OLIVIO Staff Writer BY ANDREA OLIVIOStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff OBHS junior Vickie Marino (l) and freshman Brittney Worth perform with their fellow dancers in a rehearsal for “Barnum.” The circus comes to town this weekend at Old Bridge High School.Students will perform “Barnum,” the musical that chronicles the life of Phineas Taylor…

  • Patrols will monitor crossings, bus stops

    Grant-funded program designed to improve safety for pedestrians OLD BRIDGE — Drivers and pedestrians who use Route 9 will see a greater police presence along the busy corridor in the coming months. Starting later this month and running through the early fall, township police will use extra patrols at commuter lots and near bus stops…

  • Builder says location is ideal for major plaza

    Improvements to Texas Road at Route 9 are part of application BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Route 9 entrance OLD BRIDGE — A builder has begun making its case for The Shoppes at Old Bridge, a “lifestyle” center proposed for Route 9 and Texas Road. Testimony on the application from Stanbery…

  • Local man escapes blaze, thanks to neighbor

    Borough fire marshal responded to screams from down the street BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER — An early morning electrical fire left a borough couple without a home Monday. But thanks to the help of one man now being billed as a hero, they both escaped with their lives.…

  • Greater Media CEO named Broadcaster of the Year

    Greater Media Inc., Boston, announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Peter Smyth has been selected as the 2005 Radio Wayne Awards’ Broadcaster of the Year. The presentation was made Feb. 12 in conjunction with the 2005 Radio Advertising Bureau National Convention in Atlanta. The annual awards were founded by Radio Ink Magazine in 1992…