Category: Suburban News
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Tails wag, tongues flap as dogs strut their stuff
Local girl, 12, raises funds for ASPCA through dog show BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent Those elegant, formal, New York dog shows have nothing on the competition that took place at Sayreville’s dog park Saturday. CHRIS KELLY staff A Newfoundland dog named Bear, owned by Old Bridge’s Jen Hartell, tries to get friendly with Christine…
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Board members discuss concerns with direction
Two oppose hiring of tech teacher due to budget issues BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Recent statements that the Sayreville school district is headed in the wrong direction prompted the Board of Education to hold a frank discussion on the matter recently. “The general public wants to know what is going on. They want people…
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He … is … Ironman, after 12½ painful hours
O.B. man, family revel in achievement; advise others not to try it BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer An Old Bridge man spent the past year working his hardest, striving to hear 11 little words that mean the world: Above: Old Bridge resident Dan Fishman, 35, crosses the finish line at the Ironman competition. As he…
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Police seek suspect in botched burglaries
Man flees homes after encountering juveniles inside BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Pmay have committed a string of burglaries in area towns recently, though many of the break-ins were aborted when residents spotted the suspect in their homes. Old Bridge police released this sketch of a suspect who burglarized a home in the Southwood development…
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Middlesex County Fair set to kick off Monday
Scouts seek books to replace those lost in school fire EAST BRUNSWICK — The Middlesex County Fair kicks off Monday and runs through Aug. 10 at the county fairgrounds on Cranbury Road. Daily entertainment will feature Robinson’s Racing Pigs, Barnyard Express, The Magic of Virgil, Hilby, the Skinny German Juggle Boy, the Great American Frontier…
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Changes to Nat’l Lead plan sought
Zoning law from 1999 problematic for redeveloper BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Borough officials and the National Lead redeveloper continue to work together to plan for the massive mixed-use project that is proposed for the 400-plus-acre former factory site. The development firm, O’Neill Properties, of King of Prussia, Pa., appeared before the Planning…
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Walling back in jail due to probation issues
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Richard Walling, the former township resident and official, has again been jailed on charges he violated probation related to a 2005 third-degree theft charge. The one-time township councilman and land use board member, also a noted local historian and school teacher, was brought to the Middlesex County…
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Police: Man raced, had marijuana
EAST BRUNSWICK — Police believe an 18-year-old man was racing his vehicle on Route 18 when he crashed and was subsequently arrested on a drug charge. Police responded to the one-car accident on Route 18 south near the Hillsdale Road intersection at 11:48 a.m. July 23. Officers determined that Matthew C. Macagnone, of Marlboro, was…
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Limited slots open for ‘Eco-Adventures’
Middlesex County students entering fifth-seventh grades are invited to attend a new program, “Eco-Adventures at the EARTH Center,” set for 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Aug. 25-29, at the EARTH Center in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, South Brunswick. The program, which is offered through the Middlesex County Extension Service, will focus on environmental stewardship. Each day will…
