Category: Suburban News

  • Club donates $25K to cancer institute

    The Old Bridge-Sayreville Rotary Club recently donated $25,000 to help fund ovarian cancer research programs at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ). The programs include studying new methods of detecting and preventing ovarian cancer and testing new ways to treat the disease. “Ovarian cancer is a devastating disease that is often hard to detect,”…

  • Remembering

    PHOTOSBY FARRAH MAFFAI staff American Legion Lenape Post 211 member Adam Rosiniski participates in Tuesday morning’s Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony in Sayreville.Tuesday morning’s services were dedicated to Harry Wasnak, a local resident who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor 63 years ago as a member of the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division.

  • Snow removal offered for seniors, disabled

    Sayreville Mayor Kennedy O’Brien, Senior Center Borough Council Liaison Frank Makransky and the borough governing body are reactivating the Senior Center/Disabled Snow Removal Program to help provide assistance to borough residents in need. The program will be administered through the Sayreville Office on Aging. The office will attempt to pair seniors and disabled individuals with…

  • Assembly panel OKs tree-removal proposal

    Law would require utility companies to pick up related costs A state Assembly panel amended and released a bill recently that would require public utility companies to bear the cost of removing any tree stumps and debris left behind after cutting down trees and tree limbs. Assembly Deputy Speaker John S. Wisniewski (D-19), who is…

  • Theft of headlamps thought to be related

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Four possibly related cases of auto headlight theft have police investigating the crimes with other nearby municipalities. “We’ve got a real problem with this,” said Old Bridge Lt. Robert Weiss. “This has been an ongoing problem for some time now.” The latest spree,…

  • Remembering Pearl Harbor

    FARRAH MAFFAI staff Robert Horynak plays taps on the bugle following a 21-gun salute during the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony Tuesday morning in Sayreville. At left is Mary Novak.

  • Residents say building has brought mud, water

    Mayor doubts builder is ready for release of performance bond BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Developer K. Hovnanian took itself off the Township Council agenda Monday, leaving a handful of Prest’s Mill Road residents frustrated with their position in the development scheme. Prest’s Mill Road is part of…

  • In the Service

    Army Reserve Pvt. Michael J. Groskranz, son of Judith A. Groskranz of Sayreville, recently graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values and physical fitness. He received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons,…

  • Bereavement group accepting new members

    A bereavement group, sponsored by Jewish Family Service (JFS) of Southern Middlesex County, is now accepting new members. The group, which is conducted by a licensed clinical social worker, meets monthly in Monroe. For information or to register, call JoAnn at (609) 395-7979.