Board rejects Alfieri for 2nd time in a year O.B. officials maintain stance against Metropark South plan BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer       A nearly 20-year-old plan to construct housing, offices and a hotel in the Laurence Harbor section has again been denied by Old Bridge's Zoning Board of Adjustment. "I think it's important that the zoning board is sending a message," Mayor Jim Phillips said. "It's good to see that O... More ...       Gaegana Gazzio, of Old Bridge, waits for the roulette wheel to stop during Mardi Gras festivities Tuesday at the township's George Bush Senior Center. Seniors celebrated with live music, masks, beads, games and food. More ... Development rights put out to pasture Sayreville's only working farm is forever preserved BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       The last farm in Sayreville will remain just that, for good.State officials and the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders last week authorized the purchase of the farm's development rights for $4.5 million. That means the land, located between the Garden State Parkway and Bordentow... More ... New commissioners take seats amid board disputes New election passes as prior year's remains unresolved in District 2 BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer       OLD BRIDGE - Two of five seats on the Old Bridge District 2 Board of Fire Commissioners have been filled, though a third continues to sit vacant as a court battle wages on. Linda Seiler and Robert Larson won commissioners' posts in Saturday's fire district elections. More ... Gillespie says claims amount to hypocrisy Council prez. notes that Panos violated election law in '01 BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer       OLD BRIDGE - In the face of claims by Councilwoman Lucille Panos that the council is circumventing its pay-to-play ordinance, Council President Pat Gillespie said it is Panos who has not obeyed campaign finance laws. "She broke the law and is now just making baseless accusations ag... More ... Mardi Gras celebration       Maniren Patel makes way for senior center Supervisor Celeste Collazo and a pot of hot dogs during Tuesday's Mardi Gras celebration at the George Bush Senior Center in Old Bridge. More ... Green takes over GOP       SAYREVILLE - Borough Republicans have selected retired police Lt. Ron Green to be their next party chairman. Green, who has twice run unsuccessfully for Borough Council, will succeed Ken Olchaskey, who is stepping down after several years as the party leader. More ... Locks of Love       Carlos Gonzalez of Innovators Hair & Nail Salon, Washington Road, Parlin, cuts the hair of Stephanie Kasics, South Amboy, for Kasics' second donation to Locks of Love, which provides hairpieces for children suffering from medical hair loss. Gonzalez said the salon is happy to donate its servi... More ...