• FBI steps up manhunt for armed jewelry store robber

    The masked suspect wore a camouflage zipper hooded jacket or sweatshirt during the jewelry store robbery in Wall Township. He wore a Syracuse hat in the Old Bridge heist. The FBI is partnering with police in Old Bridge and Wall Township, Monmouth County, in the search for a man who committed armed robberies of jewelry…

  • Rain forests to be theme of VBS

    The First Presbyterian Church of Sayreville, 172 Main St., will explore the rain forests during its vacation Bible school set for 6:15-8:30 p.m. Aug. 15-19. Cost is $15 per child. To register of for more information, call the church office at 732-257-6353. Registration deadline is July 31.

  • A special theater event to remember a special man

    Show will celebrate the life of Vic Morosco, founder of Main St. Theatre Academy BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — A special event on July 24 will honor a man whose impact on the borough’s Main Street Theatre Company will live on. “Vic Morosco: A Celebration of Life” will highlight the many ways that Vic…

  • Ex-sheriff’s investigator latest charged in bribery scheme

    Spicuzzo and a sheriff’s officer were arrested in March A former Middlesex County sheriff’s investigator was arrested July 7 on charges that he assisted former Sheriff Joseph C. Spicuzzo in collecting a bribe from a person seeking a job in the sheriff’s office. Darrin P. DiBiasi, 43, of Monmouth Junction, surrendered to detectives of the…

  • Store workers come up big for Sayreville family

    Donated time to build addition for youngster recovering from accident BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Volunteers (front, l-r) Bill Deluccia, Rahman Perkins, Kareem Reedy and (back, l-r) Mike Calabrize, Arsel Acevedo and Christian Cardelfe take a break after clearing a concrete area to make way for the addition. A Sayreville family dealing with a hardship found…

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    Raymond Koester, 2, scoots around in a teacup during the St. Stan’s Carnival June 23 at the St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish grounds in Sayreville. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • New cable franchise deal in sight for Old Bridge

    Town’s power to negotiate limited by BPU regulations, lack of competition BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Old Bridge officials are continuing to work toward a new franchise agreement with Cablevision. Mayor Patrick Gillespie said the township is considering a five-, 10- or 15-year contract with Cablevision, the current cable service provider for Old Bridge. With…

  • O.B. board revisits plans for religious center

    New proposal calls for house of worship, nine single-family homes BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Controversial plans for a house of worship and residences near Raceway Park in Old Bridge are back on the table. The religious group Dayalbagh Radhasoami Satsang Association of North America (DRSANA) discussed their new plan to build a house of…

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    Justin Bonczek and Molly Balseiro, both 16, act out a scene during Monday night’s dress rehearsal for the Main Street Juniors’ production of “Once on This Island,” a Caribbean musical adaptation of the fairy tale “The Little Mermaid.” Shows run July 15-30 at the Main Street Theatre, Bordentown Avenue, Parlin. More photos, page 24. SCOTT…

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