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October 29, 2009
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Veterans get proper sendoff in Sayreville
Unclaimed remains of three receive full military funeral
BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer
The American flag was lowered to half-staff and taps sounded from two bugles last week as past and present armed services personnel and hundreds of Sayreville residents saluted the cremated remains of three veterans. The military service, held Oct. More...
Old Bridge awaiting cleanup of 234 acres
Contamination being studied at site of former landfill
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

Old Bridge officials are still working toward the cleanup of a former landfill property that would ultimately allow the state to purchase the land and expand Cheesequake State Park. Township Attorney Jerome Convery said Old Bridge is working with the state Department of Environmental Protection (... More...

Sayreville Borough Council race

Two three-year terms on the Borough Council will be up for grabs Nov. 3. The seats currently belong to Democrats Stanley Drwal and Kathy Makowski, neither of whom is seeking re-election. The Democratic candidates are Dennis C. Grobelny and Thomas V. Pollando, both former councilmen. The Republican... More...


Three Sayreville officers sworn in to new positions
BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer

SAYREVILLE — Three borough police officers were promoted recently after a longtime police captain retired. John Zebrowski, Patrick Kiernan and James S. Novak were sworn in to their respective positions as captain, lieutenant and sergeant during an Oct. 13 Borough Council meeting. More...


Man arrested for allegedly leaving daughter in vehicle

EAST BRUNSWICK — Police arrested a Highland Park man last week on charges of child endangerment after he allegedly left his 3-year-old daughter locked in a car while he shopped in a store. Police were called to the Sam's Club parking lot at 2:20 p.m. Oct. More...


Woman, 50, inspired to run first NYC Marathon
Runners support foundation in memory of 9-year-old girl
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

OLD BRIDGE — Resident Patty Highland never expected she would run 26.2 miles, but she'll be doing just that through the streets of Manhattan on Sunday. Highland, 50, has trained for weeks in order to participate in the ING New York City Marathon, a historic annual event that attracts athlet... More...


 Bulletin Board
•Sounds of jazz trio to fill O.B. Library
The Old Bridge Public Library, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, will present the Matt Teitelman Jazz Trio in a free concert set for 1:30 p.m. Nov. 1. Admission to the concert is free of charge. For more information, call 732-721- 5600, ext. 5033, or log on to www.oldbridgelibrary. org. More...
•Festival and Bake Sale scheduled for Nov. 14
•Donations needed for homeless pets
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 Letters
•Calling for mandatory house-pet laws
This is in response to Frank Spiecker's letter to the editor, "TNR Is a Misguided Attempt at Controlling Overpopulation" (Suburban, Aug. 13). I've been practicing TNR (trap-neuter-return) since 1998. The colonies that I've TNRd have all shown a decrease in population numbers. Frank states many th... More...
•DRSANA ought to retract accusations, gain respect of community
•Church members rate praise for helping neighbors
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 Greg Bean's Column
•Price war could change the look of your library
When I was a kid, there weren't many bookstores in our town. There were a couple of places where you could pick up paperbacks, but because they doubled as pool halls, cigar shops and betting parlors, we weren't allowed to go in them. More...
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 Obituaries
•Annabelle Tasco Donnamaria
Mrs. Donnamaria, 73, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Oct. 12, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 2000, she was employed as a bank teller with PNC Bank, Parlin, where she worked for 10 years. More...
•Malgorzata Margaret Skrzypko Halicki
•Lena Rossi Peachey
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 Sports
•Homecoming win
Monroe Township High School running back Blake Bascom eludes J.P. Stevens defenders in the first quarter of the Monroe homecoming game Friday night. The Falcons won by a score of 40-0. More...
•Lady Knights get set to volley in state tourney
•Undefeated Bombers gearing up for Howell
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