Category: Suburban News
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Drive is on to get local man new specialty van
Store owners launch effort to help friend with muscular atrophy BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent EAST BRUNSWICK – A baby bird and a little boy brought Lisa and Rich DeMarco together with Steve Weinraub. Lisa and Rich, who own The Bird House, an exotic bird store on Route 18, came to know Weinraub, a township…
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First responders to try new Web-based system
Program, with $2K annual cost, designed to speed response time BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – The borough’s emergency service personnel will have 60 days to try an automated reply system that officials are hoping will improve response times. The Borough Council voted recently to enroll in a 60-day free trial so that police,…
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The son also rises with new autism treatment program
Family sees improvement in son when using Son-Rise program BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Srini Donthireddy’s basement is quite colorful. Toys and puzzles are scattered throughout. A mirror hangs on the wall and a big beanbag chair covers the floor. So, it might be quite surprising to some that this room was…
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Adult day care operation expands facility, services
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Bella Sternthal uses a paintbrush to apply glue to a marquetry mosaic art piece with the help of licensed professional nurse Cynthia Adelong at Saint Peter’s Adult Daycare Center in Monroe last week. MONROE – Area seniors and others requiring extra care will still be able to…
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Man arrested after police altercation
SAYREVILLE – An attendee of a recent concert at the Starland Ballroom was arrested after he allegedly refused to comply with orders from police. Police charged Michael F. Dawson Jr., 29, of Staten Island, N.Y., with aggravated assault, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. The incident occurred in the area of the concert venue’s parking lot…
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New law would crack down on illegal tenancy
Officials suspect some landlords are ducking fair share of taxes BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer S ayreville officials are hoping to address problems with illegal tenancy and the improper resale of homes in town. They have proposed a program that would require all property owners, except those with owneroccupied, one- or two-family homes, to register…
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Independence Day fun
Clockwise from above: Peggy Dunphy, of Old Bridge, decides to hold off on a couple of the toppings as she and Kay Hart make their way through the ice cream bar during an Independence Day program at the Old Bridge Senior Center July 3. Matt Apploff, 16, and Ryan McGill, 13, both of Old Bridge,…
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Players, buddies sought for fall soccer program
Teens, adults can sign on to help kids with disabilities BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE – Area teens who are kicking around ideas for what to do with their Saturdays this fall can reach for goals while hanging out with newfound buddies in the “Just 4 Kixs” program. “We just want some kids…
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Developer may get more units at Crossway Creek
Builder would move planned homes farther from nearby properties BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – Borough officials are recommending that the Crossway Creek redevelopment plan be changed to allow 96 housing units, an increase of 13 homes. Crossway Creek would be a townhouse community located just east of the Garden State Parkway, near Prusakoski…
