Category: Suburban News

  • Waterfront project’s next phase celebrated

    Officials break ground for playground, gazebo, canoe launch BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — By next Labor Day weekend, playgrounds, a gazebo and a canoe launch could be gracing the Raritan Bay shoreline in Cliffwood Beach. Under gray skies Sept. 15, several county and township officials shoveled…

  • Ticket broker fugitive apprehended in Mexico

    John B. Forrest being held in Texas, awaiting extradition BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer A package shipped via Federal Express turned out to be the clue that led a bounty hunter to catch ex-ticket broker John B. Forrest, a fugitive since January. New Jersey authorities are awaiting the return…

  • Doctor weighs in on the strengths of diet trends

    BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer Learning how to live longer by eating well was the goal of seniors attending a natural medicine seminar Sept. 13. Dr. Bonnie Camo, M.D., who practices natural medicine and homeopathy in Kendall Park, attempted to dispel some common diet myths at the seminar, held at the…

  • Old church building is given a new life

    Cottrell Corners church to be dedicated Sunday at refurbished building BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — At an old, dilapidated church building, volunteers hammered nails, laid down new floors, tore down walls and then freshly painted new ones. They fixed leaks in the ceiling and installed new…

  • Azzolina opposes state rule over prosecutors’ offices

    Assemblyman Joseph Azzolina (R-Monmouth/Middlesex) announced his opposition to proposed legislation allowing the state to take over the operations of New Jersey’s 21 county prosecutor offices. “This is the worst legislation I’ve seen in years that transfers the costs of running county prosecutor offices to the State Attorney General’s Office,” Azzolina said in a press release…

  • Waterfront park being extended to county line

    BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The walkways, gazebo and playgrounds planned for the second phase of the Old Bridge Waterfront Park have been a long time coming, but officials vow it’ll be worth the wait. Township and Middlesex County officials held a ceremony yesterday to break…

  • Bomb threats empty schools in Old Bridge

    Police, school officials say suspect will be caught, prosecuted BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Police are searching for the person who called in several bomb threats to Board of Education offices, prompting the evacuation of three school buildings early Tuesday morning. Students and staff at Old…

  • Opponents say Crossroads plan serves private interests

    Councilwoman says she will petition for referendum on issue BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer Councilwoman saysshe will petition forreferendum on issueBY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Bait and switch; developer’s plan; pay-to-play; a scam and a sham. Those were some of the terms used by residents and even some elected officials, past…