Category: Suburban News
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AARP benefit dinner to aid wounded soldiers
East Brunswick AARP Chapter No. 4855 will sponsor A Benefit for Wounded Soldiers from 5-10 p.m. on Aug. 17 at Ria Mar Restaurant, 25 Whitehead Ave., South River. The event will feature a cocktail hour, dinner, entertainment by Bill Lewis, and the history of America in song by Richard Roden. Proceeds will support Fisher House…
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Boro gets more time to pay back $37M loan
New stipulations give county greater say in Nat’l Lead matters BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Middlesex County officials have agreed to again extend the deadline for Sayreville’s payback of a $37 million loan. The borrowed money, used to condemn the 400-acre former National Lead site in 2004, was to be repaid…
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County fair kicks off Monday in East Bruns.
Elvis tribute, circus, pig racing among this year’s attractions Nearly 60,000 people had some fun in the sun at last year’s Middlesex County Fair, and organizers are hoping to see even more revelers this year. “That was a great year,” said Kirk Bonamici, public relations director for the county fair association. “We had fantastic weather.…
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Local youth gives time, money to animal shelter
Girl, 11, collects donations for homeless animals BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – A local animal shelter is finding that large contributions can come from little advocates. Eleven-year-old Heather Sootkoos has been raising funds for the animals of the Sayrebrook Pet Adoption Center for over a year. She told the…
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Coaster fan offers teens summer full of thrills
E.B. man makes it his business to tour theme parks across the U.S. BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Going to multiple amusement parks in the course of a week or two no longer has to be confined to a child’s imagination. East Brunswick resident Ira Gordon has made sure of that,…
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Effort being mounted to reclaim park
Workers dismantle large ATV course in 1,700-acre expanse BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Matt Rosencranz, 17, and Dan Devincenzo, 16, roll away a tire they dug up that was used to create a jump for ATV riders in Jamesburg Park. Middlesex County officials have set a course to…
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Invasive weed threatens plant life in county park
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer Off-road vehicles are not the only ecological menace impacting Jamesburg Park, according to Rick Lear of the Middlesex County Parks and Recreation Department. “In Jamesburg Park, there were a number of threats,” Lear said. “It’s a combination of things. It’s like a jigsaw puzzle.” Along with…
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Fundraisers
Aug. 3, 4 & 5 • Amnesia: The Musical, a revue written by Michael Costa, presented by the East Brunswick Young Adult Charity Players, a nonprofit organization created to provide theatrical productions to raise money for the Daisy Association and other charities in East Brunswick, Aug. 3 and 4 at 7:30 p.m., Aug. 5 at…
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Board agrees to keep more detailed minutes
Gov’t watchdog found its minutes read like ‘a table of contents’ BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – The Board of Education pledged to include more details in its closed-session minutes after an open government advocate threatened it with a lawsuit recently. John Paff, chairman of the Libertarian Party of Central…
