Category: Suburban News
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Religious group presses on for O.B. development
DRSANA planner to testify before zoning board July 16 BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer After a dozen hearings over the course of two and a half years, the Dayalbagh Radhasoami Satsang Association of North America (DRSANA) will return to Old Bridge town hall for more testimony July 16. The religious group has been appearing before…
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Robert Murdock Band brings ’60s back to S.A.
July 15 show is second of eight at Waterfront Park BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent The British are coming … to South Amboy. That’s because on July 15, the Robert Murdock Band, playing the hits of the 1960s British Invasion bands and more, will take the stage at the Raritan Bay Waterfront Park on O’Leary Avenue…
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Facts R Us Museum
Clockwise from top: Gianna Russo, 2, gets a close look at Jack Neilson as a crocodile during the Facts R Us Museum event held at the end of the school year for first-graders at Voorhees Elementary School, Old Bridge. Children dressed as nonfiction characters they studied. Fabio Ng (l) and Aiden Aisenberg portray characters. Nicolette…
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Once-accused conspirator sentenced to probation
SAYREVILLE — A former borough woman who was previously accused of conspiring to kill her husband will serve two years of noncustodial probation after pleading guilty to a single charge of being an accomplice to a terroristic threat. Christine Palumbo, now 49, was indicted in January 2007 on charges she attempted to have her husband…
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Ex-firefighter will serve up to four years in prison
SAYREVILLE — A volunteer firefighter was sentenced last week to serve up to four years in prison for stealing nearly $2,500 worth of gasoline and diesel fuel from the borough over a two-year period. Mark A. Johnson, 43, of Sayreville, also was ordered by state Superior Court Judge Frederick P. DeVesa to reimburse the borough…
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Free food and drinks for a cause in Old Bridge
Employees of Giuseppe’s restaurant dish out free food for attendees during the third annual Customer Appreciation Day at the Bilow Park shopping center in Old Bridge. OLD BRIDGE — Giusseppe’s Pizzeria hosted its third annual Customer Appreciation Day at the Bilow Park shopping center on Route 516. The benefit event attracted hundreds of guests to…
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In memory of Ashley
PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Top left: Jon (from right) and Tracy Pulaski and Walter Kreiss, parents and grandfather of Ashley Barton, pay respects at a memorial set up on the side of the road near where 17-year-old Ashley Barton was killed in a traffic accident in September 2006. Above: The Pulaskis and Kreiss cross…
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County introduces program to deter juvenile crime
Anew county initiative called the “Clean Slate” program will give youngsters suspected of minor crimes a second chance to stay out of trouble, while easing the number of cases going to Family Court. According to a press release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, when youngsters commit crimes such as carrying fake identification cards or…
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Traffic light honors memory of teenager
Family hopes signal prevents further tragedy at intersection BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writers Three years after an Old Bridge teenager was killed in a car accident, the efforts of family, friends and an entire community to make a busy intersection safer have finally been realized. JEFF GRANIT staff Family members of Ashley Barton, including parents…
