Category: Suburban News
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Dance troupe to perform in Parlin theater Aug. 31
Nicholas Ruiz, 19, choreographed piece, inspired by J.K. Rowling The Colossus Dance Co. will perform an original dance show Sunday at the Main Street Theatre Co. on Bordentown Avenue, Parlin. An Old Bridge teenager and the dance company he founded four years ago will perform a benefit on Sunday at the Main Street Theatre Co.…
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Friendly Sons restore map from 1964 World’s Fair
Bob Miller of Bob’s Signs, Old Bridge, holds up the historic map of Ireland that he recently restored for the Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh. OLD BRIDGE — A historic map of Ireland that has been on display at the Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh for more than 25 years has been restored, with help…
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Smile
SCOTT FRIEDMAN Sebastian Torres, 5, of Bayonne, turns the tables on a newspaper photographer while enjoying the day with his father Enrique at Cheesequake State Park in Old Bridge Saturday.
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O’Reilly in Olympic spotlight once again
Hometown watches proudly as soccer great competes in Beijing BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Olympic gold medalist Heather O’Reilly is once again going for the gold. A member of the U.S. Olympic women’s soccer team, the 23-year-old East Brunswick native has garnered the support and admiration of many throughout the town as she heads into…
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Final cleanup in works at two Superfund sites
EPA discloses plans for Horseshoe Road, Atlantic Resources BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a plan to finish its cleanup at two Superfund sites in Sayreville, both located on the south shore of the Raritan River. At the Horseshoe Road site, the third and final phase…
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The long hot summer
While you dig the hole to find a home for your latest native plant, you can run the risk of adding another crick to your lower back. Watch how you handle your tools, be aware of your stance when digging, lift properly, and don’t even attempt to move a 100-pound boulder without assistance. And once…
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County names winners in art contest for seniors
The works of 17 artists from Middlesex County will compete at the state level after placing first in various categories in the 2008 Middlesex County Senior Citizen Art Contest. Some 111 professional and nonprofessional artists over the age of 60 entered the county contest, which included submissions in 10 different media from oil and acrylic…
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Builder brings green ethos to retail plans
Monroe board OKs 60,000-square-foot plaza on Applegarth Road BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer A rendering shows the proposed layout of the Village at Millstone River, as presented to the Monroe Township Zoning Board of Adjustment. MONROE — Todd Ochsner is not the type of developer to pave paradise and put up a parking lot. The…
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It’s ‘thyme’ to smell the roses, and basil, and licorice root
Herb garden at Davidson Mill Pond Park hosts workshops BY SUSANNE MORELLI Staff Writer SUSANNE MORELLI The “Circle of Thyme” herb garden at the Davidson Mill Pond Park on Riva Avenue SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, part of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County, has updated its “Circle of Thyme”…
