Category: Suburban News
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Canine helps take care of wounded veteran
Sayreville man’s life changed due to kindness of students he had never met BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Aveteran from Sayreville who was injured during the war in Iraq said his life has been forever changed due to the kind deeds of a small group of high school students. JEFF GRANIT staff Heriberto Vidro, a…
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Marine back from war has special gift for SRPD
Police touched by actions of corporal from So. River BY KATHY CHANG KATHY CHANG Flanked by South River police officers, U.S. Marine Cpl. Antonio Damas, 22, of South River, holds the flag he flew for the police force while stationed at Camp Barber in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan on July 8. SOUTH RIVER —…
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Sohor takes office; Calogera named prez
Budget among priorities as 2010 gets under way BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The annual reorganization meeting kicked off 2010 as a year of several changes on Old Bridge’s governing body. LINDA SEILER Old Bridge Deputy Clerk Stella Ward gives the oath of office to Councilman G. Kevin Calogera during the New Year’s Day meeting.…
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School benefits from a shivery fundraiser
Pastor, principal, others take plunge to benefit Sacred Heart BY JACQUELINE DURETT Students, parents and staff from Sacred Heart School took the plunge into the frigid ocean off Sea Bright on Sunday to raise funds for the Catholic school. At the fourth annual Polar Bear Plunge, which is organized by the Ancient Order of Hibernians…
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Board: Parking garage not permitted in area
Ruling goes against builder of Carriage House Crossing BY LAUREN CIRAULO OLD BRIDGE — The Zoning Board of Adjustment has come to a long-awaited decision regarding the Carriage House Crossing, an application to construct an extensive town center development on two tracts of land that some township officials are determined to acquire. After months of…
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Group slams Sayreville on bypass-related issues
State finds deficiencies in permits for road project BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The state has found the borough’s permit applications for the controversial Main Street Bypass project to be incomplete and deficient in numerous areas. The Department of Environmental Protection cited 37 deficiencies and missing materials in permit applications related to the…
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County to offer H1N1 vaccinations
The Middlesex County Public Health Department will sponsor several upcoming H1N1 vaccination clinics. Free injectable and nasal vaccinations will be available for persons 6 months of age and older. Regional H1N1 flu clinics are scheduled to be held during January and the beginning of February in Dunellen, East Brunswick, Edison, Monroe, Perth Amboy, Piscataway and…
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Budget, road and animal issues on residents’ minds
Citizens share viewpoints with South Amboy council BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — It may be a new year for the city, but residents at the Jan. 6 reorganization meeting had plenty of 2009 issues still on their minds. Though only a few people attended, most of those who were there did address the…
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Injuries reported in Rt. 18 crash
OLD BRIDGE — A two-car accident involving a utility pole occurred at 1:52 a.m. Jan. 6 on Route 18 south, but no major injuries were reported. Emanuel Rosendo, 19, of Sayreville, allegedly lost control of his 2005 Dodge Caravan while traveling south on Route 18 and veered to the right of the roadway, striking a…
