Category: Suburban News

  • Priest says bittersweet

    goodbye to St. Thomas BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer The Rev. Kevin M. Casey goodbye to St. Thomas BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Aside from performing countless weddings, baptisms and funerals for more than 21 years, the Rev. Kevin M. Casey has helped shepherd many members of his local parish through…

  • County gives protective gear to first responders

    JEFF GRANIT staff Rory Zach, Middlesex County’s emergency management coordinator, helps Old Bridge Emergency Management Coordinator Dominic Cicio pick up air-purifying masks at the Middlesex County Fire Academy in Sayreville last week. The Middlesex County Office of Emergency Management has begun distributing $571,000 in personal protective equipment to professional and volunteer emergency personnel throughout the…

  • Planners shoot hole in

    Dunkin BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Dunkin’ Donuts’ plan Old Bridge says traffic already too hazardous for pedestrians BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — It may be a ubiquitous presence on many local thoroughfares, but you won’t see a Dunkin’ Donuts along Route 18 south of East Brunswick. Ever since a combined…

  • Local couple cooks up new Route 18 eatery

    Former Stuff Yer Facesite being made over forGavlan BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Local couple cooks up new Route 18 eatery Former Stuff Yer Face site being made over for Gavlan’s Grill & Bar BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer An Old Bridge couple has big plans for the former site of Stuff Yer Face on Route…

  • Joe Pagnotta, fixture at Town Hall, dies

    Man by those who knew himBY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Joe Pagnotta, fixture at Town Hall, dies Man ‘with 11 kids’ will be sorely missed by those who knew him BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer Joseph A. Pagnotta OLD BRIDGE — The South Old Bridge man known in part for announcing that he is…

  • Hospital says affiliation will enhance pediatrics

    Hospital says affiliation will enhance pediatrics Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, has announced an affiliation with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to bring specialists in pediatric medicine to families in Middlesex County and central New Jersey. Saint Peter’s admits a large number of critically ill children and infants from throughout the state, including…

  • Sayreville a factor in

    Long Island power play BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The borough is on track to becoming a powerful factor in the future of electricity in Long Island. The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) announced a comprehensive energy resource plan last week in which a Sayreville power converter will play…

  • Food, music, games cap Renaissance program

    Sayreville school salutes academic achievement with barbecue BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI staff Monica Oviedo plays volleyball during Friday’s activities. SAYREVILLE — With the sounds of Jimmy Buffett’s "Margaritaville" and the smell of grilled cheeseburgers floating through the breeze on the school football field last week, it felt…

  • Miller farm will be preserved forever

    BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Miller farm, a longtime fixture on Cottrell Road, has won entry into the state’s Farmland Preservation program. By a unanimous vote Monday night, the Township Council agreed to spend $46,412 of the municipality’s open space funds to purchase 20 percent…