Category: Suburban News
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Old New York back with food, drinks, live music
New ownership reopens Route 516 restaurant, bar BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Old New York is new again. Three owners teamed up to take over the establishment and add their own unique flavor, all the while holding on to some of the original dishes and ambience that patrons have grown used to.…
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Couple: a lot of love, and only a little time
BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Newlyweds Theresa and Sean Powell pose for a picture outside South Amboy City Hall. SOUTH AMBOY — Theresa DeSalvatore and Sean Powell didn’t have much time. They had just a 17-day gap between Powell’s return from boot camp and when he needed to join his fellow Marines for rifle training for…
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Left: Sayreville Middle School students rehearse a scene from “Once Upon a Mattress” Sunday at Sayreville War Memorial High School. The shows will be staged in the auditorium of the high school, Washington Road, at 7 p.m. Jan. 23 for senior citizens; and at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 and 2 p.m. Jan. 25 for the…
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‘Room Raiders’ is local woman’s break into TV
MTV show has Milltowner snooping through bedrooms BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Courtney Fay of Milltown and an MTV director take a break from shooting an episode of the network show “Room Raiders” earlier this month. MILLTOWN — When borough resident Courtney Fay went out to Deko Lounge nightclub in Sayreville last November, she had…
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Officials debate need for authority change
Republicans say rec. director should report to B.A. BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Republicans continue to use their newfound majority on the governing body to make changes after three years of Democratic control. The Borough Council’s GOP members are seeking to amend the borough’s ordinance on the chain of command with regard to…
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Welcome back, ‘Snake’
Founding member of the rock band Skid Row and Sayreville High School War Memorial High School graduate, Dave “Snake” Sabo speaks to the Recording Entertainment and Production class at the school recently.
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Anniversary event brings hundreds to roller arena
SOUTH AMBOY — It was a night to remember when the South Amboy Skating Arena celebrated its 50th anniversary last month. More than 500 people attended the event, including Mayor John O’Leary, who presented a proclamation to the business, which has been run by the Durnye family throughout its half-century of business. O’Leary noted that…
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Freeholders reorganize, set agenda for the year
The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders welcomed new members and paid tribute to the past during its annual reorganization meeting last week. Longtime Freeholder Stephen J. “Pete” Dalina, who was elected at the Jan. 6 meeting in New Brunswick to serve as freeholder director for 2009, said it is his goal to enhance the…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Third-graders Megan Kubinski (l) and Sara Pinho read to Lady, a miniature poodle, and owner Kristine Shultz at Walter M. Schirra Elementary School in Old Bridge on Jan. 13. Students in the Paws to Read club meet twice monthly after school, with the goal of improving reading skills while addressing issues including…
