Category: Suburban News
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Redeveloper gets set to take on cleanup
BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The Sayreville Economic and Redevelopment Agency (SERA) signed four resolutions last week designating O’Neill Properties as the official redeveloper of the contaminated, 400-acre National Lead site. SERA attorney Michael Baker said the agency has now negotiated the ability to take over the cleanup process from National Lead (NL)…
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Blood drive planned on behalf of boy, 7
Local youth diagnosed, hospitalized with leukemia BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent Brian Hack, 7, plays on the beach this summer. He was diagnosed soon after with leukemia and is being treated at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. His friends and supporters will hold a blood drive on his behalf on Oct. 16. OLD…
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PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Workers are seen clearing debris from a section of the Madison Arms apartments off Throckmorton Lane in Old Bridge last week. The building caught fire before 5 a.m. Sept. 24, significantly damaging eight units. All residents escaped safely.
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Community invited to celebrate Old Bridge
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Though summer is over, an annual township tradition will allow for at least one more day of outdoor fun. This Saturday, Old Bridge Day will provide fun for the whole family. “It’s a great day for Old Bridge,” Mayor Jim Phillips said. “It gives everyone the opportunity…
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Couple builds studio, creates reality show
National bands recording at new Sayreville facility BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer Joe and Crystal Cattano, of Sayreville, have seen bands break up right in their music studio. JEFF GRANIT staff Jersey Syndicate rehearses last week at AARIUS Studios, opened recently by Joe and Crystal Cattano. The two have been filming a reality television show…
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Neighbors, friends rally for boro family
Oct. 4-5 garage sale to benefit boy, 3, fighting leukemia BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Jason D’Angelo HELMETTA — While summer is typically a time of fun and relaxation, for the D’Angelo family it proved to be anything but. Jason D’Angelo, 3, endured ongoing pain and seemingly endless medical tests before he was diagnosed in…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Brittanie Betkowski of Bayonne and Nicole Betkwoski of Jersey City, cousins of Mike Wojcik, and friend Victor Gonzolas of Bayonne and uncle Rocco Santopietro of Bayonne, take part in Saturday’s Walk-a-Thon for Wojcik. He would have begun teaching at Carl Sandburg Middle School, but was injured in an ATV accident this summer.
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Crabiel delivers State of Middlesex County address
Middlesex County Freeholder Director David B. Crabiel gave his annual State of the County address on Sept. 18. Crabiel began by mentioning the economic hardships that residents are feeling at the federal, state, county and local levels. He said the county must “remain diligent in bringing financial prudence to our day-to-day operations to lessen the…
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State: No plea deals for teenage drivers
Following a key recommendation of the Teen Drivers Study Commission, New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram last week directed municipal prosecutors not to offer or accept plea bargains to teenage drivers with graduated drivers licenses (GDL) for motor vehicle violations that carry points. According to a press release from Milgram’s office, the directive is aimed…
