Category: Suburban News

  • One last appeal likely from National Lead

    Supreme Court does not have to hear case of former manufacturer BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — Though one last challenge is anticipated from National Lead Industries in its effort to fend off condemnation, borough officials are confident the case will be dismissed. The company is likely to appeal to…

  • Bigger homes won’t fly with councilman

    Makransky says builder BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — Although a developer’s request to build bigger homes has yet to go before the Borough Council, the governing body’s president has already made up his mind. “I’m definitely voting no,” council President Frank Makransky said. “You can take that one to…

  • Fund-raisers

    Feb. 10 • Dessert/Card Party, sponsored by the Alisa Chapter of Hadassah, Monroe, 12:30 p.m., at the Jewish Congregation of Concordia, Concordia Shopping Center, Monroe. Donation is $12 per person. Proceeds go to the Hadassah Medical Organization. For reservations, call Claire at (609) 655-3062 or Sandy at (609) 409-7509. • Cell phone collection and empty…

  • Toddlers face struggle with rare heart defect

    JEFF GRANIT staff Nicholas Tucci (l) and Jaden Baez are two of what their parents believe are three Old Bridge kids with HLHS. Modern medicine perfecting new surgeries to repair organ BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer Watching toddlers Jaden Baez and Nicholas Tucci play together — laughing at Elmo on TV and cheerfully fitting puzzle…

  • Sand dunes in danger due to coastal erosion

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A sand dune constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers more than a decade ago is now a cause for concern at Laurence Harbor’s Waterfront Park. The dune is eroding at “an alarming rate,” according to Ralph Albanir, director of parks and recreation…

  • Local blood supplies near crisis status

    BY ANDREA OLIVIO Staff Writer BY ANDREA OLIVIOStaff Writer With last week’s snowstorm causing numerous blood drives to be canceled, blood banks around the tristate area are facing shortages. Blood banks are pleading for donors after crucial drives were canceled or postponed during the time of year that blood supplies are typically at their lowest.…

  • State, local figures talk about ed. funding issues

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — Local school officials and state leaders converged in the borough last week to discuss an array of problems with school funding in New Jersey. The program, “Lower Property Taxes and Public Education,” which was assembled by Sayreville Board of Education member Arthur Rittenhouse, centered…

  • On Campus

    Amanda Wilson, daughter of JoAnn and Charles Wilson of Old Bridge, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at The College of New Jersey, where she is a senior majoring in elementary education and psychology. A 2001 graduate of Old Bridge High School, she is a member of Kappa Delta Pi, the…

  • Fund-raisers

    Feb. 3 • Cell phone collection and empty inkjet or laser computer cartridge collection, both sponsored by the Spotswood High School Band. Old cell phones will be sent to women’s shelters and to troops stationed overseas. Phones need not be in working condition or have chargers or batteries. Collection boxes are located at the high…