Category: Suburban News
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Suspected tot lot arsonists charged
Suspected tot lot arsonists charged SAYREVILLE — Three juveniles have been arrested and charged with setting fire to the borough tot lot earlier this year. The three males, who range in age between 15 and 16, have been charged with arson, criminal mischief and failure to report a fire. The boys, who are all residents…
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Chuckwagon Derby
Boys from Sayreville Cub Scout Pack No. 97 move their wagon during the Chuckwagon Derby at Cheesequake Park in Old Bridge Saturday. JEFF HUNTLEY
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Walk-a-thon held
Participants stride down Washington Road during the annual walk-a-thon held at Sayreville Middle School Saturday. JEFF HUNTLEY
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Cheesequake dam sparks controversy Question is whether town can use public funds for repair
Staff Writer By NAtalie M. vena Cheesequake dam sparks controversy Question is whether town can use public funds for repair Whether it is legal for Old Bridge to appropriate funds to aid in the repair of the Cheesequake/ Barclay Square dam is stirring up controversy between the mayor and the Township Council. In an Oct.…
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Council president calls for measures to close nightclub Recent disturbances at club ruining Sayreville’s quality of life, officials say
Staff Writer By takesha pettus Council president calls for measures to close nightclub Recent disturbances at club ruining Sayreville’s quality of life, officials say At least two Sayreville officials say they want a local nightclub closed — for good. Councilman Ray Skarzynski and Borough Council President Mary Novak say that after the melee at Krome…
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Chuckwagon Derby in Cheesquake
Members of Sayreville Cub Scout Pack 97 roast marshmallows during the Chuckwagon Derby at Cheesequake Park in Old Bridge on Saturday. JEFF HUNTLEY
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Talented 7th-grader wins bagpipe competition
Staff Writer By natalie m. vena JERRY WOLKOWITZ Champion bagpipe player, Francis Lally, 12, poses in full bagpipe-playing regalia at Jonas Salk Middle School last Wednesday. OLD BRIDGE — Irish eyes were smiling when Francis Michael Lally, a seventh-grader at Jonas Salk Middle School, won first place in a Piobaireached Bagpipe competition on Sept. 9.…
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Skateboard park should be up and rolling by mid-Nov.
Skateboard park should be up and rolling by mid-Nov. By natalie m. vena Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Skateboarders, Rollerbladers and BMX bicycle riders will be able to skate, flip and ride at a new skateboard facility in Veteran’s Park, scheduled for completion by the middle of November, several months later than expected. At the…
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New legislation could help with repair of dam
Staff Writer By natalie m. vena New legislation could help with repair of dam OLD BRIDGE — Help may be coming to fix a broken dam, not in the form of the famous little Dutch boy who saved his village from a leak, but in the form of newly introduced legislation. Two new pieces of…
