Month: August 2003

  • Aldersgate seeking vendors for Sept. yard sale

    Aldersgate seeking vendors for Sept. yard sale Vendor spaces are available for a yard sale set for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (rain or shine) on Sept. 13 at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 568 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. Spaces cost $20. Participants should bring their own tables. For more information or to reserve, call (732)…

  • Woman’s Club members driving force behind Douglass College

    State Federation stepped in to bring Mabel Smith Douglass By linda denicolaStaff Writer By linda denicola Staff Writer Mabel Smith Douglass, 1877-1933 Mabel Smith Douglass (1877-1933) was president of the Woman’s Club in Jersey City when she began lobbying and raising funds to establish a women’s college. So it is not surprising that, as the…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Andrew Sabo, 4, enjoys a ride on the carousel during Salt Water Day on the waterfront in the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge Saturday.

  • Iron worker at Churchill hurt after fall

    By vincent todaroStaff Writer By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — An iron worker suffered a severe head injury after falling off a platform while performing work at Churchill Junior High School, Norton Road. William Konya, 41, of West Chester, Pa., fell off a 14-foot-high platform, struck his head on a beam and then…

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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ Jim Vreeland of Old Bridge performs a stunt atop a picnic table at Olde Freehold Day in Freehold Aug. 2. Vreeland is a member of the Old Bridge-based Planet Bike Trials Team.

  • Council pres. urges boro

    to move on Council pres. urges boro to move on ‘safety issue’ Sayreville administrator: solution to street name issue may not please all By jennifer dome Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — A meeting with Old Bridge Township’s technology department did not take place last week as had been tentatively scheduled. Borough Business Administrator Jeffry Bertrand told…

  • Chamber to sponsor health services seminar

    The East Brunswick Chamber of Commerce will present a seminar for health services organizations and health care providers from 7-9 p.m. on Aug. 19 in the management training room at Auxiliary Hall, lower level of the Old Bridge Medical Arts Building, adjacent to Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division, Ferry Road. Richard Saari, vice…

  • Residents told court is last option to fix home damages

    By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Residents who say their homes were damaged during construction of the Towne Lake development may have only one option left if they are unsatisfied with reparations made thus far. Council President Thomas Pollando said he has done all he can to help the North…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Dragon Wagon passengers (l-r) Epiphany Sansone, 7, her sister Santina, 5, and Vanessa Benette, 4, enjoy a thrill during the Salt Water Day celebration held Saturday at the Old Bridge Waterfront Park.