• School honors teacher who ‘never gave up’ on students

    Organ recipient attends dedication of library named in honor of Robin Bogush BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Robin Bogush Robin Bogush awoke on Feb. 20, 2010, with an unusually bad headache. The pain kept her in bed while her husband, Larry, went out to the gym. He found it odd to see her lying down when…

  • Hindu temple expansion plan to face opposition

    Proposal includes 12 on-site residences for personnel BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Owners of the Shree Dwarkadhish Temple on Washington Road in Sayreville aim to replace their building with a larger one that includes indoor residences as part of a $5 million redevelopment project. Shree Bhaktinidhi Inc. is seeking approval from the borough Zoning Board of…

  • Campaign’s last week marred by vandalism, controversy

    Old Bridge Republican headquarters vandalized in days leading up to Election Day BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer A smashed front window was among the damage discovered Monday morning at the Old Bridge Republican headquarters on Route 516. I t had been a hotly contested election for months as candidates and party leaders traded barbs and…

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    Students and staff at Dwight D. Eisenhower School in Sayreville decorate Principal Justin Fiory as an ice cream sundae on Nov. 4. Fiory had promised the students they could do so if they earned enough “tickets” for being “caught” doing good deeds as part of a character education program at the school. More photos, page…

  • Police charge two in beating death of Edison man

    Body was found off Jernee Mill Road in Sayreville Two men were arrested Nov. 9 in connection with the fatal beating of a 28-year-old Edison man whose body was found in Sayreville two days earlier. Daniel F. Medaglia, 27, of Edison was arrested at 12:40 a.m. and was charged with the murder of Kelvin Dumo,…

  • Sayreville voters elect split ticket

    By Deanna McLafferty Despite an aggressive campaign from challenger Stanley Drwal, voters in Sayreville awarded a fourth term to incumbent Republican Mayor Kennedy O’Brien on Tuesday. O’Brien will serve the next four years after beating his Democratic opponent in a vote of 3,834 to 3,333. “I am honored and humbled that the people elected me…

  • Old Bridge GOP sweeps election

    Henry wins mayor’s race, three GOP candidates earn seats on council By Chris Zawistowski Owen Henry and the Old Bridge Republicans broke out the brooms on Election Day, soundly sweeping the Democrats to take control of township government. Henry will become the next mayor, defeating incumbent Patrick Gillespie in a vote of 5,057 to 4,505…

  • Old Bridge woman dies in pedestrian accident

    A 47-year-old Old Bridge resident was killed after she was struck by a car while crossing Englishtown Road on Tuesday night. Kimberly Work, 47, was crossing Englishtown Road near the intersection of Bentley Avenue at 9:25 p.m. Nov. 8 when she was struck by a Ford Explorer driven by Thomas Oriole, 22, of Old Bridge,…

  • Hawks head into NEC playoffs as regular-season tri-champions

    Senior defender R.J. Allen (Old Bridge/St. Joseph’s) scored on a penalty kick in the 77th minute Sunday afternoon on The Great Lawn to give theMonmouth men’s soccer team a 1-0 victory over Mount St. Mary’s and a share of the Hawks’ seventh straight Northeast Conference Championship. The win also signified the 100th victory in the…

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