Category: Suburban News
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Bands will jam to help Sayreville animal shelter
BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The Sayreville Pet Adoption Center has taken some hits recently via municipal cutbacks. The center has only half a municipal contract left, and that is with the borough of South River, according to Director Barbara Keegan. For this reason, the shelter is depending more on public fundraising. Mike Lefton,…
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Three Scouts bring cheer to special-needs campers
BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Girl Scouts Lucy Tamke (l-r), Liana Fowler and Mary Ellen Redmond from Troop 80179 in Old Bridge present Camp ROBIN Director Pero with the Xbox 360 and Kinect system as part of their Silver Award project. OLD BRIDGE — Three local Girl Scouts are close to earning one of the…
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Police seek public’s help finding vehicle that struck pedestrian
Sylvestre Tejada SOUTH AMBOY — Police are searching for a 2000 to 2003 Jeep Wrangler or Jeep Liberty to determine whether it was involved in the death of an 18-year-old Perth Amboy man who was struck and killed as he walked along the shoulder of Route 35 north two weeks ago. Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce…
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Sheriff’s officers arrest 94 in child support sweep
During a three-day biannual Child Support Warrant Sweep last week, the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office arrested 94 parents on child support delinquency charges. The sweep was conducted in cooperation with the New Jersey Office of Child Support Services and the Sheriffs’Association of New Jersey. The goal of the three-day intensive sweep was to apprehend non-custodial…
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Senior residents get a taste of pickleball
Game makes its debut at Senior Olympics BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Above: Seniors play pickleball Saturday morning at the Rossmoor adult community in Monroe. The event made its debut as part of the Senior Condo Olympics. Below: Residents from various adult communities compete in a match. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff MONROE — It…
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Vendors sought for Giant Yard Sale
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of East Brunswick and the St. Bartholomew Knights of Columbus will hold their annual Giant Yard Sale 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 10 in the parking lot at St. Bartholomew’s Church, 460 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. The event will be held rain or shine. Vendor spaces are available at…
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Soccer campers
The South Amboy Branch YMCA held a soccer camp for children in second grade and older, which ran last week at Raritan Bay Waterfront Park. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Blink-182 comes to Holmdel with new release on the way
BY NATHAN ROSMAN Correspondent Tom DeLonge Blink-182 are making their return to the music industry this fall with their sixth studio album, “Neighborhoods,” which is scheduled for release on Sept. 27. Following a hiatus that began in 2005, Blink-182, a pop punk band, reunited at the 2009 Grammy awards and announced that a new album…
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Warped Tour thrills fans in Oceanport
BY NATHAN ROSMAN Correspondent The Word Alive performs at the Vans Warped Tour during its stop at Monmouth Park, Oceanport, on July 24. PHOTOS BY LAUREN CASSELBERRY OCEANPORT — July 24 saw the reappearance of theVansWarped Tour at Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport. Now in its 17th year, the Warped Tour has certainly seen its…
