• Artists panel to offer pastel demonstration

    The Suburban Artist Guild of Central New Jersey (SAG) will hold its next monthly meeting 2 p.m. May 11 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Well-known artist Leslie Delgyer will present a demonstration and mini-workshop on using pastels to paint animal portraits. As a wildlife artist, Delgyer has worked to spread…

  • SEPTA to sponsor Family Field Day

    The Special Education PTA (SEPTA) of Old Bridge will host a Family Field Day 1- 4 p.m. May 20 at Lombardi Field, Route 9 north and Ticetown Road. Rain date is June 10. The free event, which is open to Old Bridge students with special needs, will feature activities for special-education students and their parents.…

  • Fire displaces residents of Cheesequake Village

    Four units destroyed; six others remain uninhabitable BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Fire officials investigate the scene of the fire at Cheesequake Village. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff OLD BRIDGE — A four-alarm fire that tore through several units in the Cheesequake Village apartment community last week completely destroyed four homes and damaged others. The…

  • Architects detail plans for Hare Krishna temple

    Resident disputes idea that buffers will be enough to protect quality of life BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer A local Hare Krishna group seeking to build a temple on Route 34 in Old Bridge presented two new witnesses during a township Planning Board hearing on May 1. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness is seeking…

  • Old Bridge officials divided over budgeting maneuvers

    Council majority defeats Democrats’ proposal to use court revenue to rehire cops BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer The Old Bridge Township Council held a public hearing on the 2012 budget at its May 7 meeting, where members approved several amendments to the $52.4 million package while voting others down. Under the unanimously approved amendments, the…

  • Sayreville council votes 4-1 on sewer rate hike

    Officials say increase will affect commercial and industrial users more than residents BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer The sewer usage rate jumped by 12 percent this month after the Sayreville Borough Council voted to approve the increase at its April 23 council meeting. The new rate helps to compensate for a $500,000 deficit remaining in the…

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    Firefighters tend to the remains of several homes in the Cheesequake Village community in Old Bridge following a fire on May 3. No injuries were reported, but the blaze destroyed four residences and damaged six more in the adult community. See story, page 4. JEFF GRANIT staff

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    Seven-year-old Donald Freer of Old Bridge scales the man-made wall on hand at Holmdel Park in Holmdel on April 28. Children and adults were invited to climb the manmade wall free of charge. ERIC SUCAR staff 

  • BCC men’s lacrosse team makes it three-straight Region titles

    Brookdale Community College’s men’s lacrosse continued its ownership of Region XIX men’s lacrosse. The Jersey Blues won their third consecutive championship on April 29 when they defeated Delaware Technical Community College, 12-8, at Dawson Park in Totawa, home of host Community College of Morris. Freshman Shane Raymond (Old Bridge) led a balanced BCC attack in…

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