Category: Suburban News
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Three arrested in brawl at Sayreville nightclub
Dems say mayor’s call to shut down clubs is not a realistic option BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – Police arrested three Staten Island residents after an early morning fight broke out recently at the Deko Lounge, located on Route 35. Carl Candelaria, 27, was arrested on charges of possession of a weapon with…
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Sayreville will pursue 156 acres off Main St.
Officials explore funding options as land is appraised BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Sayreville is expected to have 156 acres of land off Main Street appraised for possible purchase as open space. The property, formerly home to the Crossman Sand Co., is the location of the oldest-known amber in North America. The prehistoric material is…
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Tournament of Bands
ANDREW MILLER staff Members of the Old Bridge High School Marching Knights perform during Saturday’s Tournament of Bands show at Lombardi Field.
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ANDREW MILLER staff A member of the Old Bridge High School Marching Knights tosses a rifle in the air during the band’s performance at Saturday’s Tournament of Bands show at Lombardi Field.
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Halloween fun
PHOTOS BY ANDREW MILLER staff Left to right: The DePascale family, (from left) Nadel, Emily, 3, Andrew, 6, and Patrick, of Sayreville, enjoy a hayride through the Julian L. Capik Nature Preserve on Saturday. Sixmonth old Robert Anthony Lubin, of Parlin, had his first hayride Saturday at the Julian L. Capik Nature Preserve, one of…
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Authors find N.J.’s story in its cemeteries
Local man’s graveyard expertise to be featured on NJN’s ‘Hauntings’ BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – A cemetery can tell us more than just how people lived and died. Just what tombstones and burial grounds can tell us is what drew Mark Nonestied, of East Brunswick, to the subject. Nonestied is coauthor of…
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Test results clear parts of former missile base
Town acquires 6-acre portion for storage or commuter parking BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE – Despite concerns raised two years ago about cancer-causing agents at the site, most of the former Nike Missile Base has been deemed clear of contamination, township officials said. The Board of Education owns a portion of the site,…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Runners leave the starting line Saturday for the annual “Hit the Bricks” 5-mile run to benefit the Sayreville Brain-Injured Children Fund. For story, see page 24.
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’50s-themed parlor has the scoop on kids’ parties
BY TAMMY McKILLIP Correspondent Carmela Danna is too young to remember the happy days of bobby socks, bubble gum and drive-in movie theaters, but she knows a cute franchise idea when she sees one. Little Scoops owners Carmela Danna (l) and her sister, Maria Lidondici, stand along one of the many decorated walls in their…
