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MARK ROSMAN/STAFF Sign of the season at the Quaker Inn, Ocean Grove, on a beautiful and busy June 28.
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Battles over women’s health continue
I write this letter because June is the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Griswold v. Connecticut. In this historic decision, the court ruled that a state’s ban on the use of contraceptives violated the right to marital privacy. As I have been married for 50 years, I understand how this decision proved…
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Sayreville debates purchase of lot to preserve open space
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The Borough Council is divided on party lines regarding acquiring a property along Cheesequake Road as open space. Neighboring residents have built fences and structures upon 43 percent of the property, which is a vacant lot owned by resident Irene Kolodziej, without the proper construction permits. Those…
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Players, sponsors invited to BIC golf
The annual Sayreville Brain Injured Children (BIC) Golf Outing will be held Aug. 10 at Glenwood Country Club, Route 9 and Fairway Lane, Old Bridge. The driving range will open at 8 a.m. Registration and breakfast are planned for 8:30 a.m. Shotgun start is set for 9:30 a.m. There will be hamburgers and hot dogs,…
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Hoffman alumni invited to reunion
Harold G. Hoffman High School, South Amboy, will hold a multi-class reunion 1-5 p.m. Sept. 20 at Mara’s, Catherine Street and Route 35, South Amboy. The class of 1965 will mark its 50th anniversary during the event. Cost is $50 per ticket. Checks should be sent to Susan Mattsson, 241 Cindy St., Old Bridge, NJ…
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Sayreville GOP committee elects leaders, seeks support
SAYREVILLE — The annual meeting of the Sayreville Republican Municipal Committee was held June 10. Councilman Art Rittenhouse was reelected as committee chair. Rittenhouse, the sole Republican on the Borough Council, pledged to continue to encourage residents to attend council meetings and/or watch them on TV. He said he supports the technology being employed to…
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AMC’s new series ‘Humans’ examines what separates man from machine
By Lori Acken, www.channelguidemag.com “The best reason to make machines more like people is to make people less like machines,” declares a scientist in AMC’s intriguing new drama Humans, which began June 28. Sounds kinda great, doesn’t it — genial, talking and walking Siris to do the housework and other drudgery that keeps us from…
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Vulgar, rude, obnoxious — Ted is back
In theaters now By Paul Hall www.channelguidemag.com If you thought you’d seen it all in Ted, you haven’t. Welcome to Ted 2. Ted (voice of Seth MacFarlane) and Tami-Lynn (Jessica Barth) are married, and life is hard for this young couple. They turn to the one thing that they believe will save any failing marriage:…
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Celebrate July Fourth at Oceanfest
TOP PICK The 25th annual Oceanfest, a family-friendly celebration, will take place 10 a.m.-10 p.m. July 4, rain or shine. The annual Independence Day celebration takes place along the half-mile stretch of the Long Branch Oceanfront Promenade from Pier Village north to Seven Presidents Park. Oceanfest offers something for everyone — delicious food, original crafts,…
