Category: Suburban News
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A year later
World Trade Center victims By sue m. morganStaff Writer World Trade Center victims’ families speak out Special occasions like birthdays and holidays are especially difficult to face By sue m. morgan Staff Writer Chuck Costello As she sits on her Old Bridge home’s nearly completed covered front porch, Mary Costello knows in her heart that…
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Town remembers 9/11 in morning ceremony
Victims honored inMain St. service led bylocal officials, clergy By jennifer domeStaff Writer Town remembers 9/11 in morning ceremony Victims honored in JERRY WOLKOWITZ Sayreville Police Patrolman Tom Barbieri, a member of the department’s Honor Guard, holds an American flag during the remembrance ceremony, held at Borough Hall Wednesday. For more coverage of the aftermath…
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A year later
Closure means opening wounds for keeper of the list By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Keeper of the 9/11 victims’ list, Middletown Police Detective Sgt. Joe Capriotti sits at his desk and reflects on his job in the past year. He was the face on the other side…
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Second crow in Sayreville infected with West Nile
County commission schedules insecticide sprayings in two areas By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer A dead crow found in Sayreville near Raritan Avenue last week tested positive for the West Nile virus, borough officials said. Roderic Schmidt, superintendent of the Middlesex County Mosquito Commission, informed residents of the discovery at the Borough…
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Police dept. is on a roll, thanks to latest patrol
By jennifer domeStaff Writer Police dept. is on a roll, thanks to latest patrol FARRAH MAFFAI Patrolman Chet Dubil loads a new bicycle onto the back of his patrol car. The Sayreville Police Department recently received an additional grant to help fund the bike patrol. By jennifer dome Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Every day police…
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Pre-dawn accident claims pedestrian’s life
By sue m. morganStaff Writer Pre-dawn accident claims pedestrian’s life By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A township man died early Saturday morning after being struck by a vehicle while trying to cross the northbound lanes of Route 9 near Fairway Lane. According to police reports, the pedestrian, Robert L. Wedel, 50,…
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Organizers hope success of Cruise Night continues
By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Cruise Night will zoom back into town next Thursday, bringing classic cars, good eats and disc jockey entertainment. It’s the second of three Cruise Nights to be held in the borough this year, and organizers and many local business people were thrilled with…
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Police captain files ethics complaint against Sohor
By sue m. morganStaff Writer By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Police Capt. William Cerra has filed a complaint with the township clerk’s office charging Planning Board Chairman Roman Sohor violated municipal and state ethics codes three years ago. Cerra’s complaint is the second of its type filed with the clerk in…
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Fitness center with pools headed for Gateway plaza
Zoning Board postpones hearing on 99-unit Legacy Grande application By sue m. morganStaff Writer By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Treadmills, weights and other equipment will eventually fill a vacant storefront when the Bayshore Fitness and Wellness Center, Hazlet, opens its second facility at the Gateway Shopping Center, Route 9 and Ernston…
