Category: Suburban News
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A challenge on land, water … and mud
Inaugural Rock Solid Mud Run set for Aug. 6 at Raceway Park Above: Participants crawl through some cool, refreshing slop during a test run of the Rock Solid Mud Run course. The event will be held Aug. 6 at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park on a course designed by active-duty U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col.…
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Shop owners: Business cools off in record heat
For some ice cream sellers, rising temps bring sales down BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer I t seems last weekend’s record- breaking temperatures didn’t have local residents screaming for ice cream. Some area ice cream shop owners said sales have cooled off during the brutal heat wave that saw temperatures rise to triple digits around…
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fundraisers
July 29 Drive-In Movie, featuring a screening of Disney-Pixar’s “Toy Story 3” (rated G), sponsored by the St. Ambrose Improvements Committee, parking lot opens at 7 p.m., cartoons begin at 8 p.m., movie starts at 8:30 p.m., in the church parking lot, 81 Throckmorton Lane, Old Bridge. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Food,…
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Officials looking for a greener Sayreville
Green Team will help town secure grants, resources for sustainable projects BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Borough officials are recruiting members for a Sayreville Green Team. But leave the cleats and cape at home, because this is not a call for sports players or superheroes. The creation of a Green Team is one of…
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Senior art
Marckervin Janvier of North Brunswick, an art major at Middlesex County College, Edison, admires the work of Monroe resident Manny Bar, who won first place in the non-professional sculpture category of the Middlesex Senior Art Contest. The exhibit, presented by the Middlesex County Department of Senior Citizens, is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.…
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Edison native gets party started in Lifetime movie
Alex Feldman started acting career as a teenager in Edison BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Alex Feldman EDISON — Actor Alex Feldman, a graduate of Edison High School, is the ultimate Hollywood party master in the upcoming Lifetime made-for-TV movie “Bling Ring,” based on the real-life burglaries that targeted A-list celebrities. The movie is scheduled…
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Teens urged to be better drivers during safety summit
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer PISCATAWAY — Who would have thought pee, puke and period are three words that could save someone’s life? Cara Filler spoke about the tragic death of her identical twin sister, Mairin, the day after their 18th birthday, more than 16 years ago . She told hundreds of students, parents and…
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Captain’s promotion is latest transition at Sayreville P.D.
BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — With his wife, daughters and fellow police officers watching, Lt. Jack Fitzsimmons was sworn in as captain at the July 11 Borough Council meeting. Fitzsimmons, who will oversee the detective division, is a 17-year veteran of the department and served most recently as a watch commander in the uniform…
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South Amboy, state agree to waterfront land swap
BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — A property swap between the city and state is being described as mutually beneficial. The state has taken ownership of a waterway that belonged to the city, and the city now owns land handed over by the state. “The city obtained a riparian [tidelands] grant from the state…
