• Kosher butcher, deli opens

    OLD BRIDGE — Brothers Reuben and Joseph Rahmani have opened Galaxy Kosher Meat Market, a kosher butcher, deli and catering establishment, at 2628 Route 516. “When I found out that Goldberg’s Kosher Meats was closing, I was interested in filling the void in the community,” Reuben Rahmani said. “Jewish people need a kosher butcher.” The…

  • County introduces program to deter juvenile crime

    Anew county initiative called the “Clean Slate” program will give youngsters suspected of minor crimes a second chance to stay out of trouble, while easing the number of cases going to Family Court. According to a press release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, when youngsters commit crimes such as carrying fake identification cards or…

  • Man admits to taking inappropriate photos

    Photos taken of 15-year-old girl come only one month after sexual assault conviction BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — A month after he was convicted again for sexually assaulting a boy in the 1990s when the boy was a teenager, a 49-year-old former Woodbridge police officer pleaded guilty July 20 in a separate…

  • Advisory committee supports bypass plan

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — A committee established this spring to look at the proposed Main Street Bypass has started the recommendation process for the three-mile-long road. The 11-member panel was created to determine the feasibility of the bypass’ construction and its impact on the surrounding community while at the same time considering…

  • Diamond Girls license OK’d

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A local go-go bar that ran into trouble with the township last year is under new ownership and has undergone a sparkling name change. The Route 35 nightclub formerly known as After Dark has been reborn as Diamond Girls. The Township Council discussed its liquor license and…

  • Farmer keeps up land eyed for golf course

    O.B. officials say economy is hampering golf proposal BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Plans for a municipal golf course may have been caught in a proverbial sand trap, but a local farmer has continued to maintain the designated property. John Hauser talks with local schoolchildren about the importance of pollination on an apple tree on…

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    Shanise Booker-Lowery puts the finishing touches on a picture frame she decorated during the weekly Storytime & Crafts event at the Sadie Pope Dowdell Library in South Amboy July 24. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • So. Amboy getting closer to ferry service

    City has obtained permits, properties needed for terminal BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent South Amboy is getting closer to establishing commuter ferry service to New York. “We do have the waterfront development permit. We are moving forward,” Mayor John O’Leary told the Suburban. The city has waited nearly four years to obtain the permit from the…

  • County fair promises entertainment galore

    Events run Aug. 3-9 at fairgrounds in East Brunswick BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer The rides, food, music and all the usual attractions, along with thousands of people, will return to the Middlesex County Fairgrounds in East Brunswick when the annual fair kicks off next week. FILE PHOTO Fairgoers ride The Zipper during last year’s…

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