Category: Suburban News
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Holiday Parade
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Devin Markwood, 4, of Parlin, sits between Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Mickey Sedlak Recreation Center following the Sayreville Recreation Department Holiday Parade Dec. 10. Below, the Sayreville War Memorial High School marching band performs.
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Trails to be developed at Capik through grant
SAYREVILLE — The borough will receive $25,000 to develop and improve trails in and around the Julian Capik Nature Preserve, Bordentown Avenue. The trails will be the latest amenities at a preserve that already includes a horseback-riding stable, a dog park and opportunities for hiking, fishing, biking and archery, according to Councilman Stanley Drwal. He…
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Forum probes the pitfalls of life as a teenage girl
MADD founder tells county students they can change their world BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer MONROE — Girls just wanna have fun. And learn. And be social. And share their experiences. The third annual Young Women’s Conference, hosted by the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence of Middlesex County and…
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Most on board want busing back in budget
Board sees increase in regular, special ed. costs coming in BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer About 45 parents brought a message to the Sayreville Board of Education Tuesday night: Return courtesy busing for the next school year. And they were pleased to see the majority of the board support that idea.…
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‘Same sweet kid,’ but now he’s a movie star
Jesse Eisenberg, 23, tells local audience about his roles in major films BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent BY MARY ANNE ROSSCorrespondent PHOTOS SCOTT FRIEDMAN East Brunswick native Jesse Eisenberg takes questions from the audience prior to a screening of “The Squid and the Whale,” in which he co-starts, at the township’s library Sunday. EAST BRUNSWICK…
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Police officer found guilty of sexual assault
Old Bridge man assaulted stepson over three years, from when boy was 14 BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer After two full days of deliberation, a jury has found Douglas Karlson, a veteran Woodbridge police officer, guilty of sexually assaulting his stepson, 26, beginning when the boy was 14 years old. The…
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Store owner keeps beat in prominent blues band
Ed Trygar BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer South River’s Ed Trygar (second from right) is keeping the beat for the Chuck Lambert Band. The rest of the band (from left) is Gary Funicelli, Vinnie Puryear, Lambert and (at right) Chris DiCicco. The Chuck Lambert Band has got the blues, but it…
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To build new or fix up is the question for park
Council mulls options for local park building used for summer camp BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – The fate of a building used for summer camp programs at Veterans Park is being decided as officials debate whether refurbishment or rebuilding is the better option. At a meeting Monday, Township…
