ANDREW MILLER staff St. Stan's students Emma Denby (l-r), 10, Bridget LaPlante, 12, Rachel Erla, 7, and Alexa Coto, 8, laugh off some of the scares during a haunted hayride Friday on the grounds of the Sayreville school. The event kicked off the annual St. Stan's Oktoberfest. Festivities continued t... More ... County makes $1.9M offer for Old Bridge site Proposes 180-bed care center near Marlboro Road BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer       Middlesex County officials have pinpointed a location for the proposed 180-bed extended-care facility off Route 18 in Old Bridge. More ... Board rejects increase in Crossway Creek units Developer proposed housing increase due to market conditions BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       Adeveloper's proposal to increase the number of housing units in his Sayreville-approved plan has been denied. The Planning Board voted Sept. 5 against PRC Group's proposed amendment to the Crossway Creek Redevelopment Plan. The existing plan allows a community of 83 upscale town homes. More ... Three teens injured when truck hits tree BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       SAYREVILLE - Three borough teenagers were injured in a car accident on Karcher Street Monday. The driver of the vehicle, Wade Kosty, 18, was transported by Medivac to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick after his green 1997 Dodge Ram pickup truck struck a tree at 11:48 a.m. More ... Feds arrest boro resident in drug bust Steroids, guns recovered from borough home BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       SAYREVILLE - Federal authorities arrested a borough resident on drug and weapons charges last week. Special agents with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the FBI obtained a court-authorized search warrant for the Rhode Street home of 34-year-old resident Alfred Scarpa. More ... Car wash gets board approval to expand Nearby business owners opposed plan to add space, services BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       SAYREVILLE - A Route 9 car wash won borough approval for its expansion plans last week, withstanding the opposition of nearby competitors. Posh Car Wash will be permitted to add two oil change bays to the existing business. The Planning Board on Sept. 19 approved the two-story addition along wit... More ... Acting out      PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff From top to bottom: Douglas Brautigam, of East Brunswick, and Angela Corrigan- Susy rehearse a scene from the thriller "Wait Until Dark," which will be staged by the Sayreville Main Street Theatre Company at 8 p.m. Sept. 28, 29, Oct. 5, 6, 12 and 13, and at 2 p.m. Oct. 7.... More ... Trooper charged in death of Old Bridge man, 55 BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer       An off-duty state trooper was charged on Friday with one count of second-degree vehicular homicide stemming from a fatal motor vehicle collision on Route 35 north in Middletown on Sept. 14. Christopher M. Brozyna, 28, of Hazlet, reportedly crashed his car into a vehicle driven by Ernesto Stamaria... More ... Photographer's landscape works focus of exhibition       SPOTSWOOD - An exhibition opening Sunday at the Academy of Music on Main Street will feature the photography of Glenna Rosenberg. Rosenberg, who lives in the Morganville section of Marlboro, where she also has a studio, is a self-taught photographer and has been working as such professionally fo... More ... Man honored for helping woman in pit bull attack Joseph Hayes cited as hero for efforts to help neighbor BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       SAYREVILLE - Borough officials and police on Monday honored a resident who came to the aid of a neighbor while she was being attacked by a pit bull. More ... Last call at Lakeview before closing for fix-ups       JAMESBURG - This Sunday will be The county has awarded nearly the last time the public can step inside the $900,000 for the project. historic Lakeview mansion for an estimated Association activities will be curtailed 18 to 24 months. More ... Community stands by its man in time of need Oct. 20 dinner-dance to benefit Old Bridge's Bob Pate and family BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer       OLD BRIDGE - In the face of tragedy, Bob and Stephanie Pate are still counting their blessings. From the time Bob began to experience liver problems, family and friends have rallied around the Pates to try to give back to a man who has given generously to the community. More ... Adopt a Pet Other kittens & cats available       Sayreville Pet Adoption Center 1400 Main Street Sayreville, NJ 08872 (732) 727-3895 www.sayreville.petfinder.org Hours: Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri., Sat. noon- 5 p.m.; Thurs. non - 6 p.m.; Sun. noon - 3 p.m. More ... Adopt a Pet       Old Bridge Animal Shelter 1 Old Bridge Plaza off Route 516, near municipal complex (732) 721-5600, ext. 6300 www.oldbridgeanimalshelter.petfinder.org Hours: Mon. - Fri. 10 a.m. to noon & 2 - 3 p.m.; Sat. 11;30 a.m. - 2 p.m. More ... Haunted hayride      ANDREW MILLER staff Charlene Cinnerella, of South River, gives a ghoulish greeting to those aboard the haunted hayrides during the St. Stan's Oktoberfest Friday night in Sayreville. More ... Starland to raise funds for children with cancer Tickets sold to three months of shows benefit Valerie Fund       SAYREVILLE - The Starland Ballroom will kick off a major charity drive next week. Concert-goers planning to see bands like Blue October, Johnny and Edgar Winter, Henry Rollins, Bad Religion, the Misfits and others slated to play through the end of the year, will be helping a new charity called L... More ... YMCA board approval means project can begin BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer       OLD BRIDGE - The long-awaited YMCA will soon become a reality. The Western Monmouth YMCA board of directors voted unanimously Monday to move forward with the project, which will be built on 12 acres of Peter A. Mannino Park, Route 516. More ... A 'new reality' revealed at New Bruns. museum       NEW BRUNSWICK - A new exhibition at the Zimmerli Art Museum explores the continued use of black and white photography as a medium of visual and historical consequence. More ...