Photos      PHOTOS BY ANDREW MILLER staff Michelle Curtis, an English teacher at Old Bridge High School, walks across the Burma Bridge on the Project Adventure course behind the school Monday. Teachers came in for the in-service day to participate in team-building activities. Forty volunteers were instructed by... More ... Work to get under way on $1.5M rec project New athletic fields, parking lots coming to Sayreville complex BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       Sayreville officials have kicked off the second phase of a $1.5 million-plus construction project at the borough's Recreation Complex. The Bordentown Avenue athletic fields, located near Jernee Mill Road, is currently the site of four lighted soccer fields and one soccer field without lights. More ... Builder offers to sell farm for $17.5 million Mayor says O.B., county will negotiate Cottrell Farm price BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer       Old Bridge officials may soon buy the farm. The developer that owns the 64.5-acre Cottrell Farm has offered to sell it to the township or county for $17.5 million. More ... Teen band makes name in local music scene Ages of members may surprise some: rockers are 11 to 14 years old BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer       OLD BRIDGE - The Stolen Band is stealing shows - and hearts - with its musical stylings. Not your average rock band, its members range in age from 11 to 14, but what the boys lack in stature, they make up for in talent. "The boys are phenomenal," Diane Cuce, mother of the band's vocalist said... More ... Kicks for a cause      Clockwise from top left - Sandburg Middle School student Christina Shannon (r) battles for a headball with Salk Middle School student Natalie Norcutt during the annual "Under the Lights" charity soccer game at Geick Park in Old Bridge Oct. 4. Sandburg boys soccer coach Dan DiMino, a physical educat... More ... Sayreville council clarifies use of benefits Officials discuss statement of GOP mayor's assistant BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       SAYREVILLE - Borough officials engaged in another heated discussion Tuesday over the elimination of their health benefits. Democratic Councilman Stanley Drwal broached the issue, disputing a statement attributed to Republican Mayor Kennedy O'Brien's volunteer assistant, Karen Surratt, in last we... More ... Boro man killed while riding bike on highway BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       SAYREVILLE - A 32-year-old borough man died last week when he was riding his bicycle on Routes 9 and 35 and was struck by a minivan. Richard Fotia, 32, of Washington Road, had been riding in the area of the Parkway Motor Lodge when his bicycle collided with a 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan at 9:50 p.m... More ... Police: Drunken driver led high-speed chase on Rt. 35 BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       SAYREVILLE - Police say a South Amboy woman was driving under the influence when she allegedly led officers on a 95 mph car chase down Route 35 last week. Kelly A. Leader, 37, was arrested around 1 p.m. Oct. 5 after a series of events that began with a man flagging down Patrolman Joseph Przybylo... More ... Links in a chain      Protesters forming a "life chain" take part in a national campaign against abortion on Washington Road in Sayreville Sunday afternoon. The protests are held annually during the fall in various locations across the United States and Canada. More ... Free klezmer show set to honor Pearl's legacy       EAST BRUNSWICK - For the Daniel Pearl Education Center at Temple B'nai Shalom, an upcoming annual celebration of music honoring the slain Wall Street Journal reporter and musician is always a time of mixed emotions. "Every year we struggle with the question, 'How do we best honor the memory and ... More ... Parents plead for help finding suspect in crash Two teens died after allegedly being cut off by dark Jeep Liberty BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer       EAST BRUNSWICK - The families of two teenagers killed in a car accident last April on Route 18 are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the driver believed to have caused the crash. More ... Apartment residents report damage to vehicles, theft BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       SAYREVILLE - The Skytop Gardens Apartments was the scene of several recent car break-ins and one motor vehicle theft. Several residents of the Parlin apartment complex found that the locks of their cars had been tampered with, and a red 1994 BMW 321 with New York license plates was reported stol... More ... Local man is N.J.'s first case of W. Nile in '07 Man, 88, has had symptoms since Aug., remains hospitalized BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer       SOUTH RIVER - An 88-year-old borough man has contracted West Nile virus, the first confirmed case in New Jersey this year. Middlesex County Public Health Department's Director David A. Papi announced Tuesday that the illness had been confirmed through testing at the state Public Health Environme... More ...