Category: Suburban News
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‘Big box’ closures cause jump in vacancy rate
Brokerage firm finds Rt. 18 in E. Brunswick 18% vacant Ongoing troubles in the retail industry caused the vacancy rate along central New Jersey’s four largest shopping corridors to rise for the third straight year in 2008. A recent study by R.J. Brunelli & Co. placed the vacancy rate at 9 percent, up from 4.7…
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Peace corps
Sayreville Middle School sixth-graders Ally Bloodgood (l) and Emina Drazanin show the posters that made them winners of the 2009 Sayreville Lions Club Peace Poster Contest. They were awarded certificates and prizes at a recent Lions Club dinner.
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Monroe resident tells of devastation, survival
Holocaust survivor, author to appear at Barnes & Noble BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Judith Sherman of Monroe talks about her experience in German concentration camps during the Holocaust. She recently published a book, “Say the Name: A Survivor’s Tale in Prose and Poetry.” MONROE — It’s been 64 years since Judith…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Monroe’s Victor Esprella checks North Brunswick’s Joe Tona during their lacrosse game on April 16 at Monroe High School. North Brunswick defeated Monroe by the score of 19-3.
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Author will discuss perils of youth sports
Freehold Borough native learned tough lesson watching his own son BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Sometimes too much of a good thing really can hurt you, especially if you are young and involved in sports. Mark Hyman That is the message author and journalist Mark Hyman will bring to Barnes & Noble, Route 9,…
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O.B. students team up with farm to save bees
Farmer, 3rd-graders pay each other visits for ongoing project BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The third-graders from Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School in Old Bridge have generated a sizable buzz among Hauser Hill Farms’ chief pollinators. JEFF GRANIT staff Old Bridge farmer John Hauser explains the importance of pollination to Voorhees Elementary School students including…
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Groups to sue over pollution in Raritan
Local, state agencies among those being named in suit BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Area environmental groups announced last week plans to sue eight entities they allege to be responsible for polluting the Raritan River from the former National Lead site. MICHAEL ACKER Robert Spiegel, executive director of Edison Wetlands Association, announces plans to file…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Patsy Palma of Sayreville, as the prince, places the glass slipper on Cinderella, portrayed by Perri Lauren of Marlboro, during rehearsal for the Marlboro Community Players’ “Cinderella.” The shows will run May 1-10 at the Marlboro Middle School, Route 520. Call 732-972-7217 or visit www.marlboroplayers.com.
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Board seeks new study from religious group
Next hearing set for July on worship center, residences BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The quest for approval goes on for the Dayalbagh Radhasoami Satsang Association of North America (DRSANA). The religious group has been appearing before the township Zoning Board of Adjustment since 2007 in hopes of securing a home for…
