Category: Suburban News
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State: Main St. Bypass plans remain deficient
Sayreville must address issues related to proposed roadway BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer The state has again deemed Sayreville’s permit applications for the controversial Main Street Bypass project to be incomplete and deficient. The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) notified the borough in December that there were 37 deficiencies in relation to the…
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Carl Sandburg Middle School
Tyler Czerula (l) and Izzy Sanchez and fellow students at the Carl Sandburg Middle School design mat board houses in art class March 5. Classes made pins and magnets in the shape of houses in Haiti to be sold as a fundraiser for earthquake relief efforts. More photos, page 25. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Relay for Life events coming to Old Bridge
Kickoff celebration tonight at library; actual Relay set for June 5-6 at YMCA BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Anationwide charity event for cancer research is coming to Old Bridge this year, and organizers are asking area residents to donate their time and support the cause. A kickoff event for the American Cancer Society’s 2010 Relay…
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Middlesex communities still reeling from storm
Weekend nor’easter brings blackouts, flooding, damage to many homes BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer The nor’easter that barreled through the area last weekend left thousands without power and caused widespread damage to homes and businesses due to heavy winds and flooding. A wooded area behind a building on Buckelew Avenue was flooded all the way…
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Ex-Old Bridge housing authority employee sentenced for theft
OLD BRIDGE — A former administrative assistant at the township Housing Authoritywas sentenced last week to 180 days in jail for stealing $2,224 from the authority to pay her rent. Alyson Rittenhouse, 36, of South Amboy, also was placed on probation for three years and was banned from holding a public job, according to a…
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Massive $10M pot bust spans three counties
Police: Marijuana was being grown in Monroe, Old Bridge, Manalapan, Middletown BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Call it a different take on “Jersey Fresh.” Authorities are crediting a Monroe Township police officer with sniffing out what turned out to be the locus of an alleged $10 million indoor marijuanagrowing operation, the largest in the…
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Prosecutor’s Office meeting with Planning Board members
Official had asked office to investigate why portions of meeting tape are missing BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Members of the borough Planning Board are being asked to meet with the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office in reference to allegations that the tapes of a recent board hearing were tampered with. Planning Board Attorney…
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St. Thomas the Apostle School
St. Thomas the Apostle School students Brianna Bernath (l) and Isabella Fredericks place cutout figures of themselves on a wall in the auditorium of the Old Bridge school Tuesday. The room was being decorated in anticipation of Saturday’s event marking the school’s 50th anniversary. Story, page 14. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Activists urge boro officials to use TNR
Officials say advocates are welcome to trap, neuter animals without penalty BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Cat advocates came out in force Monday in hopes of persuading officials to use trap-neuter-release (TNR) methods as a way to alleviate the feral cat problem in the area. Borough officials said in response that they will not sanction…
