Category: Suburban News
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Air-traffic controller fuels interest in flight
Students studyinghistory of aviation hear of experiences in tower BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Air-traffic controller fuels interest in flight Students studying history of aviation hear of experiences in tower BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Dan D’Agostino, an air traffic controller at Newark Liberty International Airport, addresses students at Sayreville’s Arleth School March…
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Man charged in robbery of convenience store
Man charged in robbery of convenience store SAYREVILLE — Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the Feb. 27 armed robbery of the Quick Chek convenience store on Washington Road. Leon Raul, 20, has been charged with robbery, possession of a handgun and possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose. He was transported…
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‘American Girls’ craft program set at library
Registration will begin on April 7 for an American Girls "Crafts With Kit: An American Girl" youth program set for 1:30 p.m. on April 24 at the Old Bridge Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Participants in the program, which is open to youngsters in third-sixth grades, will talk about Kit and the…
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Body of Monroe man discovered after fire
Officials believe manplayed role in startingfire at unfinished home BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer Body of Monroe man discovered after fire Officials believe man played role in starting fire at unfinished home BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff A Monroe man’s body was found this week in the basement of this Spotswood-Englishtown Road house,…
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Saved by the cell
BY CHARLES W. KIMStaff Writer BY CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer MICHAEL C. BAIRD A man who became stuck in a mud bank at Farrington Lake is pulled out by firefighters Scott Miller (l-r), Ryan Fenstermaker and Edward Bowne of the Brookview Fire Co., East Brunswick. A cell phone helped a local man who was…
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Old Bridge man shot while fleeing police
Van driver led policeon chase fromSpotswood to Cranbury Old Bridge man shot while fleeing police Van driver led police on chase from Spotswood to Cranbury Police shot and wounded an Old Bridge man Sunday morning after officers in Spotswood responded to a report of a suspicious van and wound up chasing the vehicle through four…
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Soldier is skeptical
of U.S. role in IraqSayreville man stilldriven by sense of duty BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer of U.S. role in Iraq Sayreville man still driven by sense of duty BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — U.S. Army Cpl. Charles Brigandi has learned well the slogan "duty, honor, country," long upheld by the American soldier. But…
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Class meets unique culinary challenge
A Tavola restaurantpartners with classat Sandburg School BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Class meets unique culinary challenge A Tavola restaurant partners with class at Sandburg School BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Michael Joseph does some serious cooking with help from chef Claudette Herring at A Tavola restaurant in Old Bridge Tuesday. OLD BRIDGE…
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Nightclubs, neighbors make effort to co-exist
Borough steps into help with issuessuch as noise BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Borough steps in to help with issues such as noise BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Restoring peace and quiet to the home of an 80-year-old resident who lives on Route 35 has proved extremely difficult, but may not be impossible. If…
