Category: Suburban News

  • Too much traffic? Take the bus, planner says

    Middlesex County Planning Director George M. Ververides has found a simple way to deal with the ever-increasing truck traffic on county roads. He stays off them as much as possible and takes the bus to work. “I have to practice what I preach,” Ververides said. “I’m trying to encourage people to take mass transportation. I…

  • Armed man robs bakery

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — A man who handed a bakery cashier a note demanding money made off with $344 Sunday, police said. According to police reports, a man described as being in his 50s entered Krystal’s Bakery, Main Street, shortly before 7 p.m. and placed an order. As…

  • Redistricting plan is adopted by school board

    Miller parents say plan calls for too much movement at their school BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer The Old Bridge Board of Education adopted an elementary school redistricting plan Tuesday night after hearing continued opposition from some of the affected parents. The plan, which next year will move 350 students from…

  • Lectures by Wellness Foundation Jan. 26, 27

    The Wellness Education Foundation, East Brunswick, will sponsor a free lecture by James Lynch, M.D., Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the East Brunswick Public Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center. Lynch will present “Drug-Free Options for Thyroid Problems, Digestive Disorders, Fatigue, Arthritis, PMS/Menopause and Headaches.” The foundation will sponsor “Discover the Benefits of Acupuncture,…

  • Old Bridge engineer charged with extortion

    Vincenti to plead not guilty to charges of bribing builder BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer The Old Bridge Township engineer was indicted last week on charges he took financial favors from a developer who does business with the township. The Jan. 13 indictment charges John Vincenti, who is also Old Bridge’s…

  • Conservation Corps back for second year

    Sayreville group praised for cleaning borough property BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — The Sayreville Conservation Corps is gearing up for its second season. Councilman Stanley Drwal, who last year led the effort to form the Conservation Corps, said the program would be interviewing prospective employees today at Borough Hall.…

  • Nelson makes U.S. National Women’s Field Hockey Team

    BY GEORGE ALBANO Staff Writer BY GEORGE ALBANOStaff Writer TIM WINN Northeastern University’s All-American goaltender Diana Nelson, of Old Bridge, has earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic field hockey team after trying out this past weekend in Virginia Beach. Apparently Diana Nelson wasn’t ready to end her field hockey career just yet. The Old…

  • Town recalls Boyler’s optimism, friendliness

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — If anyone could bring a smile to your face, it was Jimmy. That’s the way many people will remember Walter F. “Jimmy” Boyler, who passed away at the age of 77 on Dec. 29. A lifelong Sayreville resident, Jimmy, as his friends called him,…

  • Rising truck traffic trend expected to continue

    Watchdog group BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer Drivers in Middlesex County are more likely to be killed by a truck than anything else in the state, a trend predicted to continue over the next few decades. That’s just one of the ominous conclusions reached by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign,…