Category: Suburban News
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Daniel Morgan tries to evade defender Neal Hubbard during a Sayreville Athletic Association recreation basketball game at Sayreville Middle School Monday.
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Town says thank you to one of Sayreville’s sons
Zach Zagata served with U.S. Marines in Afghanistan, Iraq BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Former Mayor James Zagata’s latest visit to Sayreville Borough hall was not about politics or town government. MICHAEL ACKER Zach Zagata, 21, (center) stands with his parents, former Sayreville Mayor James Zagata and Donna, before a crowded audience at borough hall…
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Gas compressor in use at rural Old Bridge site
Station is needed to pump natural gas to northerly areas BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Though it was not exactly welcomed by local officials, a natural gas compressor station that helps to transport gas along the Transco pipeline is up and running in Old Bridge. Located off Waterworks Road in the township’s industrial section, the…
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Gamers show their skills
JEFF GRANIT staff Justin Bowers, 13, (from left) Navneet Dahiya, 10, Anthony Castronuovo, 13, and Sajeel Afzal, 14, compete in the Halo 3 Slayer Tournament for teens at the Old Bridge Public Library on Dec. 27. Library officials hope to attract new users to the facility with gaming and other programs.
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Argument turns bitter on Winding Wood issue
Mayor asks lawyer for legal options to better secure complex BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Councilman Stanley Drwal SAYREVILLE – Safety and security at the Winding Wood apartments were at the center of a heated discussion at borough hall this week. Meanwhile, police responded to reports that gunshots were fired in the apartment complex twice…
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Robbers hit four gas stations in five days
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE – Police are seeking information on a rash of gas station robberies that occurred along Route 516 recently. Four armed robberieswere reported in a five-day period between Dec. 22 and 26. In each, a lone robber held up a gas station attendant at knifepoint and demandedmoney. The first…
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Traffic stop turns violent as police make DWI arrest
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – A Staten Island, N.Y., manwas arrested after he allegedly attacked a borough police officer who had pulled him over. Police chargedDavid J.Nelligan, 33,with drivingwhile intoxicated and aggravated assault during the stop,which took place on the southbound side of Route 35 near DolanAvenue at 2:15 a.m. Dec. 30. Sayreville…
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County gov’t feels new year will be taxing
Freeholders sworn in at reorg.; director calls for necessary tax reform BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Stephen Dalina EDISON – Middlesex County Freeholders Stephen J. “Pete” Dalina, Christopher Rafano and Blanquita Valenti were sworn in as members of the board during the freeholders’ reorganizationmeeting Friday, held at Middlesex County College in Edison. Dalina, sworn in…
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Man arrested after struggle
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE – A 19-year-old Parlin man was arrested after he allegedly threatened a police officer with a hatchet at the London Terrace apartment community in the early hours of Christmas Day. Police charged Juan Adopho Moreno- Hernandez, 19,with aggravated assault, two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon, possession…
