Category: Suburban News
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Conversion of blue house to offices still on table
Hearing on application carried to July 7 BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Neighbors of this Victorian house on Main Street and preservationists are opposed to a development proposal that would convert the residence to office space. MATAWAN – It looks like debate over the fate of the historic Victorian house on Main Street, a…
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June in the garden … a cultivated eye
Gardening is an antidote to the rigors of daily life, and container gardening continues to be an excellent way to introduce “outdoor decorators” to the joys of growing plants. Budding green thumbs will have a terrific opportunity for creativity, beauty and great fun in the garden Novelty is the green industry’s driving force. “Wave” petunias,…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Borough resident Francisco Caba plays basketball in Sayreville Saturday despite the humidity.
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Training for the Ironman takes work and iron will
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Preparing for Ironman takes steel resolve, and Dan Fishman can attest to that. Despite past heart problems and the demands of a family, the Old Bridge resident has dedicated himself to the challenge of competing in the Ford Ironman USA Lake Placid triathlon. ERIC SUCAR staff Dan Fishman, 35, of…
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Suspect pleads not guilty in shooting death of S.R. man
One day after the shooting death of a 19-year-old South River man, authorities arrested the suspect they believe opened fire on him in New Brunswick last week. Two men were struck by gunfire in the incident that occurred at the corner of Sandford Street and Nichol Avenue at 10:18 p.m. June 2 – Devin Thompson,…
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DEP has issues with MOM rail line
Commuter train running through battlefield seen as potential problem BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer AMay 19, 2008, letter from an official with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry, could put a serious crimp in plans for a passenger train alignment that would run through Manalapan parallel to Monmouth County…
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Cricket in the heat
SCOTT FRIEDMAN Players in the Millennium Cricket League of New Jersey compete at Kennedy Park in Sayreville Saturday, despite the humidity.
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Ice cold lemonade here
Above: Youth stand near the beverages at “Alex’s Lemonade Stand” at the home of Doreen Herrick, where funds were raised for childhood cancer research Saturday. The children are Julianne Cornell, 13 (top left); Ema Herrick, 8 (bottom left); Sarina Dinardo, 13 top center}; Benjamin Herrick, 5 (bottom center); and Xavier Pinter, 13 (right). Right: Volunteers…
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Woman fights depression and works to help others
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer For some college students, making it to graduation seems like an arduous, uphill climb. For recent Rutgers University graduate Stacy Hollingsworth, it felt like an impossible dream. Stacy Hollingsworth The 24-year-old township native was suffering in silence from a major depressive disorder when she started her college education. By the…
