Category: Suburban News
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Bigger and better are goals in bank’s recent relocation
Bigger and better are goals in bank’s recent relocation OLD BRIDGE — A bank that first opened its doors locally in 1979 has relocated within the township in order to accommodate a growing customer base. First Savings Bank, previously located at Route 9 and Ticetown Road, moved to The Village at Town Center, Route 516…
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Proposed law prohibiting
play equip. in road tabled By jennifer domeStaff Writer play equip. in road tabled By jennifer dome Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Hordes of phone calls from borough residents have given Borough Council members pause about the idea of prohibiting equipment such as basketball hoops in the street. At its meeting Monday, the council tabled the…
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Club’s liquor license revocation will be upheld
By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — An appeal by the Krome nightclub to win back its liquor license was dismissed this week in state appellate court. The dismissal effectively affirms a December 2000 Borough Council decision to revoke the club’s liquor license. Krome operator Tom Beninato said the case ended…
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Boy, 12, critical after being pulled from pool
By sue m. morganStaff Writer Boy, 12, critical after being pulled from pool By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A 12-year old Laurence Harbor boy remained in critical condition yesterday at a New Brunswick hospital as the result of a near drowning in a swimming pool. At press time, the boy was…
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MCUA resolves problems related to sewage spill
Resident tells councilthat her children canplay in the yard again By jennifer domeStaff Writer MCUA resolves problems related to sewage spill Resident tells council that her children can play in the yard again By jennifer dome Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Problems with residential yards tainted by a March sewage spill have now mostly been corrected.…
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Man robbed while walking to bus terminal on Route 9
Man robbed while walking to bus terminal on Route 9 OLD BRIDGE — Police are seeking four men who allegedly attacked and robbed a township man early Monday morning behind a Route 9 shopping center. According to police reports, the victim, a 45-year-old resident of nearby Westminster Boulevard, was jumped from behind by four unfamiliar…
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Salt Water Day returns for first time since 1989
By sue m. morganStaff Writer By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The township might not have its own July Fourth fireworks show like some surrounding towns, but it does have Salt Water Day. For the uninitiated, Salt Water Day is Old Bridge’s answer to summertime celebrations, except that it happens in August.…
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Budget cuts, changes may result in zero-tax increase
By jennifer domeStaff Writer Budget cuts, changes may result in zero-tax increase By jennifer dome Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Two Borough Council members charged with finding ways to eliminate a municipal tax increase presented a verbal plan to do just that on Monday. Phyllis Batko and Thomas Marcinczyk, who previously said they would not vote…
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Collow’s installation met with cheers for ‘new era’
By sue m. morganStaff Writer Collow’s installation met with cheers for ‘new era’ By sue m. morgan Staff Writer SUE M. MORGAN Old Bridge Police Chief Thomas Collow salutes after being sworn in. OLD BRIDGE — Mayor Barbara Cannon promises township residents that they will see their new police chief around town "a lot." In…
