• Bank robber sentenced to 70 months in prison

    Series of holdups included Synergy Bank in Old Bridge ABrick Township man was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison on Aug. 26 for committing a series of six bank robberies on consecutive Thursdays in Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, Acting U.S. Attorney Ralph J. Marra Jr. announced. U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano also…

  • Charity Renaissance Fair

    Felicia Donatiello, Old Bridge, strings her bow during the 26th annual Charity Renaissance Faire, hosted by the Lakewood Lions Club and the Society for Creative Anachronism, at Pine Park in Lakewood on Sept. 20.

  • Residents, workers oppose closing of postal center

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Residents applauded Mayor Kennedy O’Brien and the Borough Council last week as they unanimously decided to draft a resolution against the closing of the Kilmer Processing and Distribution Center in Edison, a closure that postal employees warn could have negative implications for thousands in the surrounding community. In…

  • Veteran of Iraq war pleads guilty to weapons offenses

    SAYREVILLE — An Army veteran who served in Iraq pleaded guilty last week to all seven counts in an indictment that charged him with illegally possessing a cache of weapons and ammunition in his pickup truck. Dominic Meyer, 21, of Sayreville, entered the guilty plea as jury selection for his trial was about to begin…

  • EDC hires executive director

    OLD BRIDGE — The township’s Economic Development Corp. has announced the hiring of Gail Lemaldi as its new part-time executive director. After a screening process over the past several months, the EDC chose Lemaldi to replace Russell Azzarello, who served as executive director for more than three years, according to a press release from the…

  • YMCA’s new facility opens in Old Bridge

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The pool has been filled, the equipment unveiled, the gymnasium doors are open — and members of the brand-new Old Bridge YMCA have already started filing in. Members work out at the newly built Old Bridge YMCA, located on Mannino Park Drive on Sept. 19. Below: The exterior of the…

  • Redevelopment project remains on schedule

    Lawsuit filed by environmental groups not viewed as deterrent BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Despite a federal lawsuit recently filed against 11 entities involved with the former National Lead site, the longplanned redevelopment project dubbed Sayreville Seaport will move forward. Plans for the massive waterfront redevelopment will go on despite the lawsuit filed by Edison…

  • Local school districts prepare for H1N1 virus

    Officials hopeful that precautionary measures will limit exposure BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer As health officials across the country predict a comeback of the H1N1 virus this fall, school districts across Middlesex County will be taking steps to prevent the likelihood of infection. The World Health Organization (WHO) has advised countries in the Northern Hemisphere…

  • Photo

    Carl Sandburg Middle School’s Lucas Amaniera (l), 11, and Felicia Koopam, 11, try to make their peace pinwheels turn by blowing on them in art teacher Laura McHugh’s art class. The pinwheels were planted on Sept. 21 for International Day of Peace to spread peace through the world. More photos, page 21.

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