Category: Suburban News
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SPCA presses case as
Wall tries to move onFormer animal control officer maintainsher innocence BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Wall tries to move on Former animal control officer maintains her innocence BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Sixteen months after authorities raided Jennylyn Wall’s Marlboro home, seized more than $50,000 in pet supplies and charged her…
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Salk students bring 1920s roaring back ‘Good News,’ the spring musical, plays this week at Old Bridge school
BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Salk students bring 1920s roaring back ‘Good News,’ the spring musical, plays this week at Old Bridge school BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Students from the Jonas Salk Middle School in Old Bridge rehearse a scene Monday for the school’s upcoming spring musical, “Good News.” OLD…
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Sayreville GOP picks candidates for council
BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Sayreville GOP picks candidates for council BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Borough Republicans announced last week that John Gluchowski and Martin Rooney will be the party’s candidates for Borough Council this year. Two, three-year terms on the council expire at the end of this year. Those seats are occupied…
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Family passes torch after 3 generations
Longtime owners,patrons speak fondly of Connie BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Family passes torch after 3 generations Longtime owners, patrons speak fondly of Connie’s BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Nick and Joan DiBiase in front of Connie’s. With a nod to the past and a toast to the future, the DiBiase family is…
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Old Bridge Mayor Jim Phillips throws the first pitch to Old Bridge Pirates catcher John West during opening-day ceremonies at Old Bridge Little League on Route 516.
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Sayreville voters send school tab to council
New school costs contributed to tax increase BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Sayreville voters send school tab to council BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer Voters rejected a $64.6 million Sayreville school budget Tuesday by a narrow margin. The 2004-05 budget, defeated 1,326 to 1,016, would have resulted in a 10-cent increase in school taxes, from $1.93…
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‘Average Joe’ using fame to boost charity efforts
Adam Mesh enjoyingnotoriety gained fromspot on reality TV show BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer Adam Mesh enjoying notoriety gained from spot on reality TV show BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer Adam Mesh Life seems to be going well for one of Marlboro High School’s most famous alumni, Adam Mesh. Mesh, the star of the NBC-TV prime…
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Old Bridge builder critical of rezoning
He complains town should have consulted him on senior housing BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Old Bridge builder critical of rezoning BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Local developer John J. Brunetti says municipal officials should have consulted him before they crafted and adopted an ordinance to rezone four locations for active…
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Facility will enhance firefighter training
Facility will enhance firefighter training Middlesex County officials are pursuing the construction of a building where firefighters can be trained to battle blazes inside strip malls and other structures that are common in Middlesex County. The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders voted last week to authorize the bid process for the 7,200-square-foot building, which…
