Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Motorcyclist suffers fatal injuries in Old Bridge
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A 23-year-old Old Bridge man died after his motorcycle collided with the side of a motor vehicle at the intersection of Route 516 and Cottrell Road. According to Police Capt. Steven Daroci, Vincent M. Rossi was pronounced dead at the scene around 7:39 p.m. on July 19. After an investigation, police found…
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Lightning strike damages South Amboy building
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — A lightning strike from heavy thunderstorms damaged the city’s Board of Education (BOE) building on John Street during the evening of July 25. At about 6 p.m., lightning hit the chimney of the building, a converted house, at 240 John St., causing bricks to scatter on both sides of…
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DuPont retirees celebrate final reunion picnic
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — For 75 years, DuPont retirees and long-term employees have gathered together for an annual picnic to relive the memories of working for the local manufacturer. But this year’s event would be the last one, and for chairwoman Sandra Fogler, the July 9 event was bittersweet. Fogler had been the…
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Sayreville players make impact at Snapple Bowl
By Warren Rappleyea Although the Middlesex County All-Stars fell, 13-7, in the 23rd annual Snapple Bowl July 21, three Sayreville War Memorial High School football players were key members of the team. The game pits all-stars from Middlesex and Union counties against each other. The victory was Union’s ninth overall, but Middlesex still leads the…
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Raiders’ Pereyra achieves goal of playing in Snapple Bowl
By Warren Rappleyea As he entered his senior season at North Brunswick Township High School, one of Esberth Pereyra’s goals was to be selected to play in the annual Snapple Bowl. He achieved that goal July 21 when he saw substantial playing time as an offensive lineman for the Middlesex County All-Stars. Even though the…
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Drive-through Panera approved for MainStreetNB project
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A drive-through Panera has been added to the growing development at the MainStreetNB transit-oriented village on Route 1. Members of the North Brunswick Zoning Board voted 5-1 on July 19 to approve the application for Grant Avenue, with member Thomas Abode dissenting because of an issue of…
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Monopole, Verizon services to be added to Amtrak rail yard
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — To accommodate an increasing need for telephone and data services, a monopole and associated antennas have been approved for the Amtrak rail yard in North Brunswick. A new 150-foot monopole for AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless will be constructed in the same vicinity as an existing monopole.…
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Residents ask for traffic lights, crosswalks along Finnegans Lane
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Hundreds of homeowners who live along Finnegans Lane may soon see improvements to a roadway that many deem unsafe. Through the urging of North Brunswick and South Brunswick officials on behalf of their residents, Middlesex County authorized the Alaimo Group to study the county highway for a concept plan…
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Handing down history to our daughters
By Clare Marie Celano Do the daughters we raised in the 1980s take for granted what it took to get them to the point where they are today? Today’s world is miles away from the one I grew up in, where a female U.S. president wasn’t even a thought on most women’s dream radar. And, whether…
