Category: Suburban News
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Heralded plan to fix up Lombardi field nixed
Developer, township, school board were to share $3M expense BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Aproject that would turn the aging Vince Lombardi Stadium into what some Old Bridge officials called a “field of dreams” stands rejected, but those championing the improvements have not lost hope. “[With the improvements], everyone will have the opportunity to have…
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Plan for housing, hotel, retail, offices is back
Judge sends proposal for Metropark South to Planning Board BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Developer Michael Alfieri has another chance to seek approval for his Metropark South project in Old Bridge, thanks to a Superior Court Appellate Division ruling. Alfieri, whose plans were rejected by the town’s Zoning Board of Adjustment last year, began testimony…
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American regional music will be heard at library
Kenny & Jerry, featuring Ken Parker on violin and Jerry Ziets on guitar and vocals, will kick off the season of First Friday Concerts at the Old Bridge Public Library’s central branch with two performances March 7 at 6 and 7:15 p.m. Their duo plays a range of American regional music, including blues, Southern soul,…
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Boro settles on charges against The Deko Lounge
Nightclub agrees to close on Tuesdays through end of May BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE- Borough officials have dismissed charges against a Route 35 nightclub, whose owner has accepted new conditions in light of problems related to the bar’s closing time. The Deko Lounge, owned by Stingrays Inc., faced three charges stemming froman incident…
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Man’s best friend
SCOTT FRIEDMAN Phil Molinari, of Sayreville, and his dog Sophie enjoy a lap around the frozen pond in Kennedy Park, Washington Road, on Sunday.
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Teacher: Race issues need to be addressed
Board vows swift action against any pupils guilty of harassment BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – Two school teachers have voiced concerns about what they described as racial bias incidents involving their own children and other students. SusanWilson, a substitute teacher in the borough’s school district for the past five years, addressed the Board…
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Heirloom ring rescued from recycling truck
Recycling workers help locate wedding, engagement rings BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer OLDBRIDGE- Itwas almost like finding a needle in a haystack. Linda Bode thought she’d never see her wedding and engagement rings again. She had been soaking the rings in cleaning solution in a jar, but inadvertently discarded the jar in a recycling container.…
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Authorities seek man who fled hearing
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK – Authorities are on the lookout for an Old Bridge man who fled a state Superior Court hearing on charges related to a local shooting. Bernard E. Lopez, 28, of the London Terrace Apartments, Westminster Boulevard in Old Bridge’s Parlin section, disappeared from the New Brunswick courthouse where…
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On a high note
PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Dave Schlossberg, 24, of East Brunswick, performs for a large audience at the Old Bridge Public Library on Feb. 16. Schlossberg, whose music runs the gamut from traditional Jewish songs to jazz and everything in between, treated listeners at the library to unique renditions of Broadway favorites.
