Category: Suburban News

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    Sayreville Middle School seventh-grader Emily Cabrera gets set to swing as sixth-grader Kelly Duffy serves as umpire and staff member Dottie Frisch plays catcher during a June 6 softball game. The faculty-vs.-students game was one of several fundraisers the school has held to raise money and awareness for the Autism Speaks organization. Students also made…

  • Another wish granted

    Plumeri ups donation to $3 million for Make-A-Wish facility being built in Monroe BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer MONROE— As its castle on Perrineville Road nears completion, the Make-A-Wish Foundation was granted its largest gift in history, thanks to New Jersey native Joseph Plumeri. Plumeri, who has been involved with the nonprofit organization since 2006,…

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    Ava Soos, 2, enjoys some airtime on the swing ride June 23 at the St. Stan’s Carnival, held on the St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish grounds in Sayreville. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

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    Martha Simon, principal at the Memorial Elementary School in the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, delivers on a promise to her students by kissing a pig on June 20. She had pledged to do so if students met the goal of their 2010-11 reading challenge, which was to read 10,000 books during the school…

  • Volunteers worry about staffing at animal shelter

    Discussion surfaces over fears budget cuts would close facility BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer I t may not be closing, but volunteers at the Old Bridge Animal Shelter are still worried about the future of the facility. Several volunteers and local animal rights advocates voiced their concerns about staffing issues at the shelter during a…

  • Fish Fry planned at E.B. VFW post

    The Men’s Auxiliary of the East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133, 485 Cranbury Road, will sponsor a Fish Fry from 6 to 8 p.m. July 8. The public is invited to enjoy dinner, cool air and free Wi-Fi.

  • South Amboy suspends tavern’s liquor license

    Owner says business was ‘unjustly judged’ BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SouthAmboy took action at its June 29 City Council meeting to suspend the liquor license for Anthony’s Bar and Grill, Ridgeway Avenue, for 45 days, effective July 11. The action came in response to a number of code violations, including excessive noise, officials said. The…

  • Life’s lessons

    The second-grade students at Cooper Elementary School in the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge had the opportunity before the school year ended to observe the lifecycle of painted lady butterflies. The children learned about each stage and were able to see the changes each day during science class. They also got to see a…

  • Recycling post a labor of love for O.B. woman

    DePew recognized for efforts to keep town clean, green BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Debbie DePew never stops thinking about recycling. She was recently at an event in town and told the owner of a restaurant itwas nice that he set up to serve pizza in the parking lot. But there was one problem: “Everyone…