Category: Suburban News
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Police nab one, seek others in armed robberies, burglaries
3 gas stations, one convenience store hit in 3-day span BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Two burglaries and two robberies occurred in the borough between Monday, Sept. 14, and Wednesday, Sept. 16, according to Sayreville authorities. Two gas stations, Sayreville Gulf and Sayreville Tire/Delta, were burglarized betweenMonday night and Tuesday morning. Sayreville Gulf,…
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Bank robber sentenced to 70 months in prison
Series of holdups included Synergy Bank in Old Bridge ABrick Township man was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison on Aug. 26 for committing a series of six bank robberies on consecutive Thursdays in Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, Acting U.S. Attorney Ralph J. Marra Jr. announced. U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano also…
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O.B. is ‘determined’ to purchase Cottrell farm
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Township officials are securing the necessary funds available in order to purchase and preserve 27 acres of land formerly home to the Cottrell farm and an adjacent 36 acres known as Whitney Estates. At an Aug. 14 meeting, the Township Council unanimously approved a $1.8 million bond…
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Items for U.S. troops sought for 2-day event
BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Local residents will have two chances this weekend to contribute to an initiative that has helped over a million American troops fighting overseas. On Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26 and 27, Sayreville and Old Bridge will work collaboratively with the nonprofit organization Give2TheTroops to collect items that will be sent…
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Fundraisers
Sept. 24 • Proceeds Night, sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School, Milltown, 5-9 p.m., at TGI Friday’s, Route 1 south, North Brunswick. Restaurant will donate 20 percent of each school supporter’s check (eat-in or takeout) to the school. Diners must present event flier for donation to count. For fliers, call the school office…
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Carl Sandburg Middle School’s Lucas Amaniera (l), 11, and Felicia Koopam, 11, try to make their peace pinwheels turn by blowing on them in art teacher Laura McHugh’s art class. The pinwheels were planted on Sept. 21 for International Day of Peace to spread peace through the world. More photos, page 21.
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Local school districts prepare for H1N1 virus
Officials hopeful that precautionary measures will limit exposure BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer As health officials across the country predict a comeback of the H1N1 virus this fall, school districts across Middlesex County will be taking steps to prevent the likelihood of infection. The World Health Organization (WHO) has advised countries in the Northern Hemisphere…
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Redevelopment project remains on schedule
Lawsuit filed by environmental groups not viewed as deterrent BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Despite a federal lawsuit recently filed against 11 entities involved with the former National Lead site, the longplanned redevelopment project dubbed Sayreville Seaport will move forward. Plans for the massive waterfront redevelopment will go on despite the lawsuit filed by Edison…
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YMCA’s new facility opens in Old Bridge
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The pool has been filled, the equipment unveiled, the gymnasium doors are open — and members of the brand-new Old Bridge YMCA have already started filing in. Members work out at the newly built Old Bridge YMCA, located on Mannino Park Drive on Sept. 19. Below: The exterior of the…
