Category: Suburban News
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Retail plaza approved for Sayreville corner
BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — There will soon be a new shopping plaza in town. The Planning Board voted unanimously last week to grant approval to BMT Bordentown LLC to build a 4,300-square-foot retail center at the corner of Bordentown Avenue and Cheesequake Road. The retail plaza will replace a Shell gas station…
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Milltown brings scares with annual River Walk
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Tim McGowan (l) and Randy Farkas get ready for a spooky evening at the entrance of the Milltown Haunted River Walk. MILLTOWN — The borough’s annual Haunted River Walk is a community affair. Now in its eighth run, the October event is one of the highlights of the year. “It…
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A terrorific library event
Paranormal investigator regales patrons with tales of hauntings at New York/New Jersey sites BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer The Olde Spye Inn, which stood in the Morgan section of Sayreville, was purportedly owned by relatives of the famous pirate Captain Henry Morgan. It is said that after a hanging occurred there, the spirit of the…
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Fall fun
Above: Justine Smith (l) and Alea Ye, members of the Interact Club at Old Bridge High School, decorate pumpkins to be sent to Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge on Oct. 19. Below: A student paints a face on a pumpkin. Danny Lad works on one of the pumpkins. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff
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Craft flair
Above: Nicholas Fabrizzi, 6, of Old Bridge, awaits the next customer at the Yankee Candle table during the annual HSA Fall Crafts & More Show in the auditorium of St. Thomas the Apostle School, Route 18 in Old Bridge, on Oct. 16. Right: Patrons peruse some of the vendor tables. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff
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Democrats say it’s time to move Sayreville forward
BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer The Democratic candidates for Borough Council are hoping voters will agree with them that change is needed in Sayreville on Nov. 2. Bill Henry Dan Buchanan, a former councilman, and Bill Henry believe they are just the people to bring that to a council that is currently made up of…
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Sayrevillle Republicans focus on budget, taxes
BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer With a new candidate in the running, the Republicans are retooled and getting ready for the Nov. 2 election for two Sayreville Borough Council seats. Paula Siarkiewicz Borough Council President Paula Siarkiewicz and her new running mate, Barry Giotta, are running for the threeyear terms, facing a Democratic slate of…
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Teen goes from screen to stage for ‘Crucible’
Playhouse 22 brings Salem witch trials back to life from Oct. 29 to Nov. 21 in E.B. BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Quinn Shephard rehearses a scene from “The Crucible,” which will be presented by Playhouse 22 Oct. 29-Nov. 21 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, Cranbury Road. Tickets are $20; $18 for seniors…
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Six hopefuls on ballot for So. Amboy council
BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent In addition to this year’s mayoral race, South Amboy voters will choose from among five candidates for two at-large seats on the City Council on Nov. 2, and they will also fill the council’sWard Joe Connors 1 seat. Seeking the at-large seats are Democrats Joe Connors and Michael “Mickey” Gross, Republicans…
