Category: Suburban News

  • 9/11 memorial ceremony

    set for next Sat. morning BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer set for next Sat. morning BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The heroes and victims of the terrorist attacks on America nearly three years ago will be quietly recalled during the township’s special memorial ceremony on Sept. 11. Scheduled to be held…

  • Board finds compromise with new busing policy

    Parents BY JOHNDUNPHYStaff Writer Board finds compromise with new busing policy Parents’ argument results in busing for 29 sixth-graders BY JOHNDUNPHY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Parents of several incoming sixth-graders will have one less thing to worry about when their children return to school. A new busing policy would have meant that sixth-graders no longer…

  • Man burned in car explosion

    A Colonia man suffered second-degree burns to his arms, face and head when his vehicle exploded in the parking lot of an Inman Avenue, Woodbridge, business, Aug. 13, police said. The victim told police he entered his 2000 Ford van, which was parked at M&N Auto around 6:45 a.m. and lit a cigarette. He saw…

  • Robber flees without money

    Authorities are seeking a suspect who attempted to rob the Sovereign Bank on Rahway Avenue in Woodbridge last Friday. A teller told police the suspect, described as a white male in his early 20s with light-blond collar-length hair, thin build, and wearing a gray T-shirt, green shorts and a black baseball cap, entered the branch…

  • Public invited to Sept. 9 stormwater plan meeting

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer Public invited to Sept. 9 stormwater plan meeting BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer Middlesex County officials are looking for some public input on the formation of a county stormwater plan at a Sept. 9 meeting. The Board of Freeholders is inviting all "interested stakeholders" throughout the lower Raritan-Middlesex County…

  • Footprints, water bottles suggest burglaries linked

    Suspect ransacked one home, stopped by alarm at second, police say BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Footprints, water bottles suggest burglaries linked BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Two plastic bottles of America’s Choice water and sneaker footprints are apparently the calling cards of whoever broke into two neighboring homes in the…

  • Many enjoy summer’s dog days at new park

    Tract dedicated to canineactivities draws pets, owners BY SETHMANDELStaff Writer Tract dedicated to canine activities draws pets, owners BY SETHMANDEL Staff Writer PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI staff Michelle Estrada, of Old Bridge, gets some quality time with 2-year-old Scooby. Thompson Park has gone to the dogs. At least a 2-acre section of it has. A…

  • Old Bridge man, 28, dies in Sayreville crash

    BY JOHNDUNPHYStaff Writer Old Bridge man, 28, dies in Sayreville crash BY JOHNDUNPHY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — A one-car accident on Jernee Mill Road last weekend left one dead and two seriously injured. Yasin Ali, 28, of Old Bridge, who was in the rear passenger seat, was killed in the accident, which occurred at 1:23…

  • Forum to focus on disability issues

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — State and county officials will visit the township Sept. 13 to discuss issues regarding people with disabilities. The Monday Morning Advocacy Network of Middlesex County will hold its annual Candidates Forum from 7-9:30 p.m. in the courtroom of the North Brunswick Government and…