Category: Suburban News

  • Ladies auxiliary plans psychic fair for Oct. 24

    The Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion Post No. 253 will hold a psychic fair from 1-5 p.m. on Oct. 24 at the post home, Devoe Avenue, Spotswood. Donation is $20 for a 15-minute session. All proceeds will benefit veterans programs. To make an appointment or for more information, call Nancy at (732) 251-7263.

  • Old Bridge girls hope to peak at right time

    BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer BY WARREN RAPPLEYEAStaff Writer Although the Old Bridge High School girls soccer team is just 7-5-1 on the year, the Lady Knights could prove to be a dangerous opponent in the upcoming Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament and the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV playoffs. Most of coach Rob Lozzi’s…

  • Town awaits word on Nat’l Lead proceedings

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — Future ownership of the 427-acre National Lead site is now in the hands of a state appellate court. Borough officials said they are awaiting a determination from the court, which heard oral arguments from both the Sayreville Economic Redevelopment Agency (SERA) and National Lead…

  • Helping handoff

    PHOTOSBY FARRAH MAFFAI staff Above, Carol Cavana, of Old Bridge, drops off bags of food to a Girl Scout Troop 523 volunteer at the Drive-In Drop-Off Food Collection held by the Old Bridge Food Bank for the first time on Saturday at the Old Bridge Municipal Complex. At left, volunteer Lori Shulman helps stock shelves…

  • Wrestlers to appear at Oct. 23 fund-raiser

    Extreme Madman John Mahoney and world-class wrestler Chris Candido will face off at 7:35 p.m. on Oct. 23 at the Step Inn Ballroom, corner of MacArthur and McCutcheon avenues, in a fund-raiser to benefit the Sayreville Recreation Wrestling Program. Former World Wrestling Federation heavyweight champion The Iron Sheik also will be in the hall. The…

  • Sayreville in the mix for White Division crown

    Local soccer teams gear up for GMC, state tourneys BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer BY WARREN RAPPLEYEAStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Goalie Jessica DaRold will continue to be among the key players for the Sayreville Bombers this season, as they look to make noise in the upcoming postseason tournaments. The Sayreville War Memorial High School…

  • Fiery accident stifles traffic flow, services

    Driver of gas tanker escapes without injury in early a.m. crash BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer A tanker truck carrying 9,000 gallons of gasoline overturned in a fiery explosion early yesterday, closing both sides of Route 9 in Sayreville. The tractor-trailer, driven by John D. Williams, of West Berlin, had left Dana Transport in Carteret…

  • Insurance carrier will move in at Globespan

    Will be first tenant at building, constructed nearly three years ago BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A major health insurance provider will soon move into a section of the long-vacant Globespan office building in Laurence Harbor. Health Net, a Connecticut-based health insurance provider, expects to move…

  • Local firefighters take home safety on the road

    Children, parents get lesson at Cheesequake Fire Co. BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer SUE M. MORGAN A group of children prepare to escape from a bedroom “fire” inside the Cheesequake Volunteer Fire Company’s “Fire Safety Trailer” during an Oct. 9 open house. OLD BRIDGE — As an alarm sounds…