Category: Suburban News
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Woman dies after Cranbury Rd. crash
Woman dies after Cranbury Rd. crash EAST BRUNSWICK — A two-car collision on Cranbury Road Friday afternoon resulted in the death of a 32-year-old Englishtown woman. Lois R. Mitchell was taken off life support early Sunday morning at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, where she had been taken after suffering a severe head…
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Activities scheduled for Old Bridge seniors
The Old Bridge Office on Aging will offer a variety of upcoming programs at the George Bush Senior Center in the municipal complex, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, and at the Laurence Harbor Senior Center Annex, Laurence Parkway, Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge. All the following events will take place at the George Bush…
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Grant helps with ADA laws
OLD BRIDGE — The township will install new electronic, automated doors on two municipally owned buildings, thanks to the receipt of a state grant. According to a press release issued by the office of Mayor Barbara Cannon on Aug. 4, a $25,000 grant from the state’s Livable Communities Program has been awarded to Old Bridge.…
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JEFF GRANIT Bridget Markwood, 3, of Parlin, rides on the Dragon Wagon roller coaster at the Our Lady of Victories Roman Catholic Church festival held in Sayreville July 31.
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Resident argues for voter
input on O.B. golf courseCourse will cost from$8M-$12M, he says,and is By sue m. morganStaff Writer input on O.B. golf course Course will cost from $8M-$12M, he says, and is ‘a taxpayer issue’ By sue m. morgan Staff Writer An outspoken Old Bridge resident who holds two township positions is rallying the governing body to…
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Engineer to design plan
for future of O&Y tractO.B. wants to attract By sue m. morganStaff Writer for future of O&Y tract O.B. wants to attract ‘quality commercial’ developers to 500 acres By sue m. morgan Staff Writer A Manalapan engineering firm will spend the next six months helping Old Bridge figure out how to best use 500 acres…
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A new appreciation for home after tour in Iraq
Sayreville man tells of Iraq, its people, and of coping with war By JENNIFER DOMEStaff Writer A new appreciation for home after tour in Iraq By JENNIFER DOME Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI U.S. Marine Cpl. David Carrazana returned from Operation Iraqi Freedom last week after four months of duty in the Middle East. When U.S.…
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Tribute band has 1,100 fans livin’ on a prayer
By sue m. morganStaff Writer By sue m. morgan Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Michael McNeill, 4, of Old Bridge, plays with bubbles during the concert. OLD BRIDGE — You might have seen Sayreville native Jon Bon Jovi in the Peter Pank Diner or some other local eatery back when he was just getting his start.…
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Men posing as employees of water dept. rob couple
By sue m. morganStaff Writer Men posing as employees of water dept. rob couple By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Police are searching for two men who reportedly posed as employees of the township’s utilities authority to rob an elderly couple in their home. According to police reports, the two men, claiming…
