Category: Suburban News

  • Sayreville schools plan cuts in administration

    School board expects future savings as result of reorganization BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — Amid stalled contract negotiations and the unrelated departures of two administrators, the school board is arranging a reorganization within the administration. “In the interests of educational improvement and cost savings, the Sayreville Board of Education…

  • Ruth, Dimaggio help man recapture youth

    East Brunswick collector selling off Yankees memorabilia BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Harvey Wildstein jokes about his “low resistance” when it comes to baseball collectibles. EAST BRUNSWICK — A stroll down memory lane with Harvey Wildstein can seem more like a marathon down the nostalgia turnpike. A storage…

  • Land at park entrance bought to avoid homes

    Some officials express concerns that cost of land is high, given its size BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Old Bridge officials voted Monday to buy land at the entrance to Veterans Park, located off Englishtown Road, in an effort to keep park-goers safe. The land, owned by Dennis Pinkiewicz, was previously…

  • Using the written word to paint portraits

    Books, articles are the media for collages of notables BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Artist Chris Covert uses the pages of newspapers and books — including the Bible — to create portraits of famous people, sometimes in their own words. Christopher Lee Covert was standing on line at…

  • Sidewalk project set to go in Kennedy Park

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — Why drive to Kennedy Park when you can walk or bicycle? The borough is hoping to make this a reality when the Greenbelt Sidewalk Project gets under way. Large gaps along the roads connecting Kennedy Park on Ernston Road to borough hall on Main…

  • Hundreds send board message on contracts

    Officials defend district’s spending on administration BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer In their greatest show of unity yet regarding their lack of a contract, an estimated 400 Sayreville school employees overflowed from Tuesday’s meeting of the Board of Education. The library at Sayreville War Memorial High School, where the meeting was held, quickly reached full…

  • A midsummer night’s scheme

    FARRAH MAFFAI staff Puck, played by Morgan McGinnity, and Oberon, by Stephanie Slater, are sly in their planning during Saturday’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ rehearsal. The show runs tomorrow and Saturday at Sayreville War Memorial High School.

  • O.B. gas station fights law on cigarette sales

    Sunoco attorney says town cannot require sign posting BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The township may take the sale of cigarettes to minors very seriously, as per an ordinance cracking down on violating businesses. But according to Joe Citera, who owns a Sunoco gas station on Route 9 north, the town cannot…

  • Fund-raisers

    Nov. 18 • Good Time Auction, sponsored by Solomon Schechter Day School of Raritan Valley, prize viewing and bidding begins at 7 p.m., drawings at 8:30 p.m., at the school, 511 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. Prizes include tickets to New Jersey Nets basketball games, New York Yankees baseball games and events at Carnegie Hall, New…