• Ex-investigator pleads guilty

    A former investigator in the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office pleaded guilty last week to obstructing the administration of law, admitting that he improperly contacted another law enforcement agency for non-investigatory reasons. Brian Lubeski, 46, of Allentown, Monmouth County, entered the plea during an appearance before Judge Frederick P. De- Vesa in New Brunswick on Aug.…

  • New police captain ‘exactly what an officer should be’

    South Amboy top cops have had parallel careers since growing up together BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY—The city’s newest police captain, Joseph Matarangolo, was sworn in at the Sept. 1 City Council meeting. The ceremony was the brainchild of Matarangolo’s longtime friend and colleague, Chief Darren LaVigne, and was the first of its kind…

  • O.B. council restricts eminent domain power

    Resident: New ordinance will protect citizens from overzealous elected officials BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — In response to public demand, the Township Council has adopted an ordinance that limits the power of eminent domain. The law restricts the seizure power of the township’s government under eminent domain. The council discussed the matter…

  • Motorcyclist dies in Rt. 9 crash

    SAYREVILLE — A motorcycle accident took the life of a borough man early Tuesday morning. Manpreet Signh, 27, of Wells Drive in the Parlin section, was fatally injured after losing control of his 2008 Honda motorcycle around 12:30 a.m. on Route 9 North, just south of the Sunoco gas station and Bordentown Avenue. Singh was…

  • Old Bridge congregation will move

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Just as the congregants of Bris Avrohom of Old Bridge were in need of a larger worship space, a house of worship in Marlboro went up for sale. Rabbi Yossi Kanelsky appeared with attorney Kenneth Pape before the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment on Aug. 17 to present an application…

  • Woman reports being hit, spit on due to road rage

    OLD BRIDGE — An Old Bridge woman reported that she was the victim of an assault as a result of another motorist’s road rage. The reported assault took place in the parking lot of TD Bank on Route 516 on Aug. 30. According to the police report, the woman had been driving eastbound on Route…

  • Nicole Kennedy of Rahway tries to get past Sam Ayivor of Old Bridge

    Nicole Kennedy of Rahway tries to get past Sam Ayivor of Old Bridge on the basketball court at Geick Park, Route 516, on Aug. 22. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Parking plans draw concerns from some

    Mayor stresses importance of downtown being able to thrive BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent South Amboy’s ongoing efforts to use grant money to expand parking areas downtown was met with opposition last week. Concerns were raised during the City Council’s Sept. 1 meeting, when public hearings were being held on ordinances to allow portions of Augusta,…

  • No news is good news for Sayreville schools

    Board looks to address various issues this year, but programs, staffing levels remain intact BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Sayreville’s schoolchildren return to classrooms this week to find programs and staffing pretty much the same as when they left in June. That’s fortunate, compared to the losses suffered in many other area school districts. “We…

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