Category: Suburban News
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Sayreville girls playing well beyond their years
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEAStaff Writer BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer The Sayreville War Memorial High School girls soccer team was set to complete its regular season last night in South Brunswick in a final tune-up for the Greater Middlesex Conference and NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV tourneys. The youthful Bombers— the roster includes eight sophomores— have…
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Suspect sought in armed
robbery at Rt. 9 station BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer robbery at Rt. 9 station BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Police are seeking a man who allegedly robbed an attendant at gunpoint outside a Route 9 gasoline station before fleeing on foot into the Arbors development late Sunday night. Township police…
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Old Bridge repeats request for stop sign
Merge of Routes 9, 516 near diner is site of numerous accidents BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Old Bridge repeats request for stop sign BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The township is seeking the state’s assistance in creating a safe passage for motorists entering the Bridgeway Diner and Throckmorton Lane from…
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Residents want road kept closed for good
Project to include 386 homes; expected to begin soon BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Residents want road kept closed for good Project to include 386 homes; expected to begin soon BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer Residents of Prests Mill Road in Old Bridge are glad to live on a dead-end street, and they want…
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Residents receptive to Hindu celebration
Temple reaches outto neighbors in advance of event BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Residents receptive to Hindu celebration Temple reaches out to neighbors in advance of event BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The Hindu celebration of Diwali will be observed at the borough’s Dwarkadish Temple in the next two weeks, with members of the…
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Local woman is charged with running drug ring
BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — A six-month investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Sayreville resident who was the alleged dealer in an extensive drug operation. Two others have been charged as accomplices and 20 alleged customers were also arrested, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. The…
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Officials give out alarms for Fire Prevention Week
Officials give out alarms for Fire Prevention Week SAYREVILLE — Local and state officials teamed up with private companies last week to distribute carbon-monoxide and smoke alarms to area senior citizens as part of Fire Prevention Week. The carbon-monoxide alarms were donated by Kidde Inc., a manufacturer of the detectors, and by Lowe’s and The…
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Jamesburg backing
SMART tax reformGroup supporting tax relief bill addresses council, residents BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer SMART tax reform Group supporting tax relief bill addresses council, residents BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer John Meyerle JAMESBURG — Residents struggling to pay their property taxes now, take heed. If something isn’t done soon, the situation will get worse —…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Andrew Florio, 5, emerges from a “smoke house” during a fire safety demonstration Saturday at Sayreville Engine Co. No. 1, MacArthur Avenue.
