Category: Suburban News
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Portrait artist makes a strong impression
BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Portrait artist makes a strong impression BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Dawn Tremmer works on one of her paintings at home in Sayreville. SAYREVILLE — Dawn Tremmer, a local painter specializing in portraits, is proving that artistic talent can blossom when you least expect it. Tremmer dabbled in…
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Winners announced in bar foundation contest
Winners announced in bar foundation contest The Middlesex County Bar Foundation (MCBF) recently held its fifth annual Project Law Essay Contest for county high school students. The MCBF this year expanded the contest to allow for six winners, who will be congratulated on May 18 at a special awards dinner at Sir John’s Restaurant in…
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Club pays visit to third-graders
Reading, writing and Rotary were the topics in third-grade classrooms in South Amboy and Sayreville in the weeks before the spring break. The South Amboy/Sayreville Rotary Club distributed more than 600 gazetteers to students and teachers in the two municipalities. Each book sported the Rotary seal and contained a bookplate of the Rotary 4-Way Test.…
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Police chief selection withstands challenge
Old Bridge captainargued former mayoracted against ordinance BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Police chief selection withstands challenge Old Bridge captain argued former mayor acted against ordinance BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Former Mayor Barbara Cannon is pleased that Police Chief Thomas Collow, whom she promoted last summer, can carry on without…
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Old Bridge graduates citizen response teams 30 residents trained to be ‘first responders’ in emergencies
BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Old Bridge graduates citizen response teams 30 residents trained to be ‘first responders’ in emergencies BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Using a fire extinguisher to put out a small blaze, applying basic first aid and rescuing someone trapped under debris are just some of the skills…
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United Way recognizes seven Hometown Heroes
Residents of Old Bridge,Spotswood, E. Brunswickamong those recognized BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer United Way recognizes seven Hometown Heroes Residents of Old Bridge, Spotswood, E. Brunswick among those recognized BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer Volunteerism is alive and well with the United Way of Central Jersey. The nonprofit organization, based in Milltown, recently paid tribute to seven individuals…
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Serving the developmentally disabled for over 50 years
The Arc of Middlesex holding walk-a-thon to raise awareness, funding BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — More than 50 years ago a group of parents built an Arc to keep their children with mental retardation afloat in the ever-changing tides of their community. This Arc withstood the tests of…
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Residents decry tree
clearing by JCP&LWork to protect power lines changes landscapes for many homeowners BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer clearing by JCP&L Work to protect power lines changes landscapes for many homeowners BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — When Theresa Gilligan learned that trees would be cut from around power lines near her home, she never imagined…
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Store owners faulted for not displaying signs
Anti-smoking watchdog says law should be enforced BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Store owners faulted for not displaying signs BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer Old Bridge merchants convicted of selling cigarettes to minors have not been posting a storefront sign confessing that crime, according to a local resident who advocated for a law requiring…
