Category: Suburban News
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Split council approves commuter shuttle plan
Debate centers on costs associated with operation BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Acommuter shuttle bus will soon run between Sayreville’s two park-andrides and the South Amboy train station. The shuttle service will run to and from the park-and-rides at both Ernston Road and Raritan Street during the morning and evening rush hours. A divided Borough…
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Book details 35 years of Great Adventure
Sayreville resident co-authors a photographic history of popular amusement park BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Harry Applegate and Thomas Benton are not your average theme park thrill-seekers. Clockwise from top: The Big Balloon served as backdrop for the models of castles in the Garden of Marvels. The best way to get from one side of…
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Rescue group asks boro to use TNR for feral cats
Sayreville board reviewing potential new ordinance BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — With rabies cases on the rise in Middlesex County, one local nonprofit is seeking to diminish the feral cat population by uniting cat supporters and adversaries alike in an approach that traps and neuters rather than traps and kills. Kathy Gabrielescu, founder…
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Rabid animals turn up in Monroe, Old Bridge
A raccoon and a cat that tested positive for rabies this month in Monroe and Old Bridge bring the total number of rabid animals located this year in Middlesex County to 12. On Oct. 12, the Monroe animal control officer responded to a report that a resident’s dog had killed a raccoon that had wandered…
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Pink-out
Nick Balldino, a senior at Old Bridge High School, shows his spirit during the school’s “Pink Out for the Cure” Friday as Danielle Duffy sprays the hair of Nick Russo. Students and staff went pink to raise money and awareness for breast cancer. While cosmetology students did their part, others such as the peer leaders…
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Teens scaring up money to help families in need
BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Middlesex County’s 4-H Center has been transformed into a thrilling haunted house in an attempt to raise money for needy families across the county. Money raised from the haunted house and other 4-H fundraisers throughout the year go to benefit Project Gift, an initiative that provides a free day of…
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Runners take off from the starting line during Sayreville’s seventh annual Hit the Bricks 5-Mile Run on Main Street Saturday. The event is a benefit for the Sayreville Association for Brain Injured Children.
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Planner says no reason to deny religious group
Argues that group’s beliefs require the residential units BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer With all testimony complete, the Dayalbagh Radhasoami Satsang Association of North America (DRSANA) may be reaching the end of its nearly three-year pursuit to secure approval from Old Bridge Township. The religious group has been appearing before the township Zoning Board of…
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S.A. residents express dislike of tax increase
Mayor says city has kept spending under control BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent It was standing room only last week as the South Amboy City Council met for the first time since passing a budget with a 38-percent increase in municipal taxes. “I know why most of you are here,” Mayor John O’Leary told the crowd.…
