Category: Suburban News
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Little mermaid
SCOTT PILLING staff Three-year-old Angelina Perez and mom Ramonita go for a dip in the lake at Cheesequake State Park in Old Bridge Saturday during Take Me Fishing Day.
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SCOTT PILLING staff Joe Chionchio of Sayreville and daughter Gianna, 5, wait for a bite during Take Me Fishing Day at Cheesequake State Park in Old Bridge on Saturday. The state Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife stocked the lake for the event.
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Skaters ask ‘what now’ after loss of skate park
Graffiti, debris, fires forced town to close facility BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer A group of Old Bridge boys has been forced to take it to the streets.While the township’s parks are seeing a wave of improvements, there is one area that the local teens and one parent see as sorely…
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Market conditions change Kaplan plan
Builder seeks fewer units for Heritage at Towne Lake BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Developers typically ask the Planning Board to approve new homes. Not last week in Sayreville.Kaplan Cos., which has approval to build a 200-unit, age-restricted community called Heritage at Towne Lake, told the Planning Board it would like…
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Two-family home destroyed by fire, second in 10 years
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above: Melted siding hangs from the side of a garage on a house adjacent to a two-family home that was destroyed by fire Tuesday on Bordentown Avenue, Sayreville. Below: Windows were boarded up yesterday in the back of the two-story home.…
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This bust’s for you: Tailgaters targeted
49 arrested for underage drinking in arts center crackdown BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer This bust’s for you: Tailgaters targeted 49 arrested for underage drinking in arts center crackdown BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer STAFF PHOTO A group of underaged drinkers is taken away in handcuffs by state troopers while people gathered on this hill…
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Sayreville Historical Society
SCOTT PILLING staff Shima Saad, 17, shows her mom, Damaris, some of the artifacts she helped donate and organize for the Sayreville Historical Society as part of her Gold Award project for Girl Scout Troop 499. The society building on Main Street reopened Sunday.
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Hooked on fishing
SCOTT PILLING staff Bob Cole hooks a worm onto the fishing line for Carlito Wallace during Take Me Fishing Day at Cheesequake State Park in Old Bridge Saturday.
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Boro seeks background checks on local vendors
Law would affect those who sell products from cars, trucks BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – Vendors who sell goods from motor vehicles, such as ice cream trucks, may soon have to undergo background checks for prior offenses in order to set up in the borough. The police department has…
