Category: Suburban News
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Community honors local soldier on leave
Old Bridge Council,residents and merchantsthank Agifa Constable BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Community honors local soldier on leave Old Bridge Council, residents and merchants thank Agifa Constable BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — He might not be a star athlete, rock star or any other type of celebrity, but to this community…
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South Amboy senior, 18, killed in car crash
BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The car crash that killed a South Amboy teenager May 2 remains under investigation by police. The one-car accident happened on Route 35 north just after midnight on Sunday as Jessica Ruskuski, 18, was traveling home to South Amboy after work. Driving her 2000…
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Old Bridge may create redevelopment agency
BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Old Bridge may create redevelopment agency BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A new, separate public agency charged with bringing multiple redevelopment projects in the township to fruition could be brought to life by the governing body. The proposed agency, which would be created by ordinance, could…
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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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Kids are first to test new Victory Bridge
New span replacing80-year-old structureto open in June BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer New span replacing 80-year-old structure to open in June BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Davon Jackson glances up at the new bridge, as Tom Hardell, president of the George Harms Construction Co., Howell, addresses the students. SAYREVILLE — Weeks are running…
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Soldier on brief, bittersweet leave
News of extended stay in Iraq came on day he was to come home BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff The family of Pfc. Agifa Constable is grateful for the moments they have with him at home in Old Bridge during his two-week leave. Pictured are (clockwise…
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Field complex named in honor of Pollando
Some cry foulover dedication dueto upcoming election BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Some cry foul over dedication due to upcoming election BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer The Sayreville Athletic Association honored one of its most devoted volunteers on Saturday with the dedication of the Thomas V. Pollando complex. Pollando, who is Sayreville Borough Council president and…
