Category: Suburban News

  • Author’s first novel an interplanetary thriller

    Sayreville writer says the story has been in his head for years BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Daniel Holderman SAYREVILLE — His book is literally out of this world. Daniel Holderman, who has lived here since he was 11, has had the idea of his new science fiction novel, “The Heritage…

  • Photo lab owner sees sign business all over

    Digital cameras, other technology blamed for Old Bridge shop BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Tom Robertson looks on as his wife, Lynn, unwraps a piece of vinyl used to make signs at their home in Monroe. Thomas Robertson has never had difficulty seeing the signs. After all, as…

  • Bottle-collecting hobby is tied to U.S. history

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer American cobalt blue soda bottles from Joe Butewicz’s collection, circa 1845-1855. SOUTH RIVER — Don’t be so eager to throw out that empty soda bottle. It could be a collector’s item someday. The New Jersey Antique Bottle Club will hold its 10th annual Antique Bottle Show…

  • Winter brings plethora of activities to Capik

    Councilman promotes use of park for hiking, cross country skiing BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Sayreville Councilman Stanley Drwal looks at a satellite map of the Julian L. Capik Nature Preserve during a walk through the snowy tract Monday. There’s nothing quite like it, at least not in…

  • Photo

    JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Sean Rotkowitz, Old Bridge, has his hair cut by Lauren Biehl, a stylist with Sebastiano Hair Studio, in the Brunswick Square Mall, East Brunswick. Hairstylists volunteered their time during the Jan. 22 snowstorm to raise money for the Louise Stewart Memorial Scholarship Fund. Stewart was a longtime cosmetology teacher at the Middlesex…

  • Oaks finally approved; conditions irk builder

    Old Bridge board told by state judge to OK building plan BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer A controversial application to build about 1,500 homes near Route 9 in Old Bridge was approved Tuesday night following a closed Planning Board session. The board’s decision follows an order by state Superior Court Judge…

  • Zimmerli art museum receives $75,000 grant

    The Samuel H. Kress Foundation has awarded a $75,000 grant to The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. The grant will support the museum’s upcoming exhibit “Breaking the Mold: Sculpture in Paris from Daumier to Rodin” as well as other educational programs. The exhibit is the first significant exhibition of French 19th-century sculpture…

  • ‘Classic TV Night’ to help fund concerts

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Classic comedy will take center stage next week as township residents act out favorite television shows. Old Bridge’s Cultural Arts Committee will present its “Classic TV Night” program Feb. 11 and 12 at the Civic Center, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The night’s…

  • Just take this pill and run with the puppies

    Lori C linch Are We There Yet? As I dragged my way across the kitchen floor the other morning, with high hopes of reaching the coffee pot, the kids moved around me in a frenzy. My little Lawrence was unable to locate his homework. Huey was in a panic as he tried to find his…