Category: Suburban News
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Firefighters tend to the remains of several homes in the Cheesequake Village community in Old Bridge following a fire on May 3. No injuries were reported, but the blaze destroyed four residences and damaged six more in the adult community. See story, page 4. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Fishing trip to benefit Old Bridge Food Bank
Vintage Wines is sponsoring its first fishing trip to benefit the Old Bridge Food Bank from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 12. Participants will meet at (Bacchus Bar) Vintage Wines, 3885 Route 516 east, at 5:30 a.m. The bus will leave at 6:15 a.m. for the Misty Morn at Morgan Creek/Old Spye Road in…
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Sayreville council votes 4-1 on sewer rate hike
Officials say increase will affect commercial and industrial users more than residents BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer The sewer usage rate jumped by 12 percent this month after the Sayreville Borough Council voted to approve the increase at its April 23 council meeting. The new rate helps to compensate for a $500,000 deficit remaining in the…
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Ladies auxiliary schedules fundraiser
The Cheesequake Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary will sponsor its annual Fashion Show/Tricky Tray/Buffet Dinner beginning at 7 p.m. May 15 at the firehouse, Route 34, Old Bridge. The donation is $15 and includes dinner buffet, show and tricky tray. All tickets will be sold in advance. BYOB. For more information or to reserve, call…
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Old Bridge officials divided over budgeting maneuvers
Council majority defeats Democrats’ proposal to use court revenue to rehire cops BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer The Old Bridge Township Council held a public hearing on the 2012 budget at its May 7 meeting, where members approved several amendments to the $52.4 million package while voting others down. Under the unanimously approved amendments, the…
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McCarrick golf outing will be held June 23
SOUTH AMBOY — The third annual Golf Outing benefiting Cardinal McCarrick/ St. Mary’s High School is set for June 23 at Concordia Golf Club in Monroe Township. Golfers will tee up at 12:45 p.m. The fee of $125 includes a light lunch of hot dogs and all the fixins to a barbecue dinner reception and…
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Architects detail plans for Hare Krishna temple
Resident disputes idea that buffers will be enough to protect quality of life BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer A local Hare Krishna group seeking to build a temple on Route 34 in Old Bridge presented two new witnesses during a township Planning Board hearing on May 1. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness is seeking…
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Reinterpreting life after mental illness
E. Brunswick man will chair ‘Step Forward for Our Heroes’ walk on May 12 BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Eric Arauz I n 1995, in the middle of a manic episode and a divorce from his first wife, Eric Arauz found himself sitting in Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Shirtless in just jeans and a blazer,…
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Fire displaces residents of Cheesequake Village
Four units destroyed; six others remain uninhabitable BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Fire officials investigate the scene of the fire at Cheesequake Village. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff OLD BRIDGE — A four-alarm fire that tore through several units in the Cheesequake Village apartment community last week completely destroyed four homes and damaged others. The…
