Category: Suburban News
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WCTC sets 9/11 10th anniversary programming
WCTC 1450-AM has announced its schedule of Sept. 11 coverage to mark the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. During her “LifeAdvice” program beginning at 6 a.m., Jennifer Lewis Hall will speak with Bonnie McEneaney, whose husband died at the WTC. She wrote the book “Messages, Signs, Visits and Premonitions From Loved Ones Lost on…
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Flooded businesses get back on feet after Irene
Shops on Old Matawan Rd. endure water damage from overflowing South River Some of those who stopped by Eighteen Glass Co. last week noticed the construction going on in the front showroom and asked Frank Miller III if he was renovating. “Yeah,” Miller would reply. “By force.” Eighteen Glass and several businesses along Old Matawan…
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Score one for St. Jude
Mike Conway (l-r), Alejandro Tirso, Brenton Mack, Thomas Corbett and Justin Piccillo organized the Mud Volleyball Tournament at Geick Park in Old Bridge to raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Memphis, Tenn. OLD BRIDGE Agroup of recent college graduates recently had some fun in the mud for a good cause. Tom Corbett, Alejandro…
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An unconventional life to the very end
Dixieland funeral was ‘rugged individual’s’ final request BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Kersten (l) and Donna Roehsler, daughter and wife of the late Peter Roehsler, carry the urn to the Harley-Davidson motorcycle hearse at Brunswick Memorial Home Sept. 2. ERIC SUCAR staff SAYREVILLE — Peter Roehsler made headline news when he drove from Sayreville to Buffalo,…
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Sayreville residents air frustration after Irene
Homeowners in two sections seek help from government in flood prevention efforts BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer The residents of Weber Avenue in Sayreville expressed mounting frustration with local officials last week after their newly refurbished homes were flooded once again, this time by Hurricane Irene. Long-discussed flood-control measures were not in place before the storm,…
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A firefighter from the Laurence Harbor Fire Company works to extinguish flames after a disabled vehicle erupted on Matawan Road in Old Bridge Aug. 30. ERIC SUCAR staff
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O.B. begins road to recovery in hurricane’s aftermath
Officials proud of planning, coordinated efforts to keep residents safe BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Old Bridge Emergency Management Coordinator Dominic Cicio said Irene was the worst storm that Old Bridge has ever seen. The storm flooded roads big and small, from Route 35 to Old Matawan Road. Thousands were left without power for days…
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9/11 observances
A time to remember … reflect … and heal PHOTO BY FARRAH TOMASELLI Listed are some of the events being held to commemorate this solemn day. east brunswick A Night of Remembrance candlelight vigil Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m. 9/11 Memorial East Brunswick Municipal Complex Ryders Lane 732-390-6797 www.eastbrunswick.org helmetta Memorial services to honor all…
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Remembering Dad
Old Bridge family feels his presence 10 years after 9/11 BY MICHAEL DAVIS Rutgers University Graduate Jonathan and Jenna Marrero reflect on their father, Jose Marrero, a facilities manager at Euro Brokers who died in the South Tower on Sept. 11, 2001. Old Bridge teenager Jonathan Marrero feels he grew up a lot faster than…
