Category: Suburban News
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Commuters against permit parking plan
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Commuters are weighing the merits of a proposed Sayreville ordinance that is up for public hearing next week that would restrict parking on some streets to the respective homeowners only. At the Borough Council agenda meeting Tuesday, resident Linda Ricci urged officials to reconsider the ordinance,…
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O.B. man, 58, killed on Rt. 9
OLD BRIDGE – A township man was killed Friday when he was struck by a vehicle as he attempted to cross Route 9 on foot. Ronald Kowalski, 58, died at the scene from injuries caused when a 1999 Honda Civic hit him just south of Fairway Lane around 8:30 p.m. Todd Mayor, the driver of…
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Borough park dedicated to late councilman
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer PHOTOSBYSCOTT PILLING staff Above: Sayreville Borough Council President Thomas Pollando (r) presents a plaque to the Buchanan family at the dedication of Ken Buchanan Riverfront Park Sept. 22. At right: A view of the Raritan River from the park, dedicated to Ken Buchanan, who after serving…
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Cty. dedicates park with many facilities
OLD BRIDGE – It’s been nine years since Middlesex County purchased some 1,728 acres of land west of Route 18 that was once proposed for development by the Olympia & York company. Most of that land remains open space, known as the John A. Phillips Open Space Preserve, named in honor of the late county…
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Council: Tax increase, budget to be scrutinized
BY MARLENE CANTY Staff Writer BY MARLENE CANTYStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – The Township Council last week held a hearing on the proposed municipal budget for fiscal year 2007, though officials still hope to cut a proposed tax hike. The nine-member council listened as Himanshu R. Shah, the township’s chief financial officer, read off details…
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Fall family fun
PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Above, Karen Medeiros strolls around at the Old Bridge Fall Festival at the municipal complex Saturday with 6-year-old triplets Nicholas (walking in front), Simon and Maxwell, and older brother Zachary (wearing fireman’s hat). Below, cousins Isabel Fontanez, 9, and Chelsea Hernandez, 8, take a break in the shade at the…
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This baby’s picture is worth a thousand bucks
CHRIS KELLY staff Grandfather Martin Spektor keeps an eye on Madison Ferrante as the youngster watches Pat Affa ring up items collected at Babies “R” Us during the one-minute shopping spree Madison’s parents won. The lyrics “You must have been a beautiful baby” will always hold true for 15-month-old Madison Ferrante, of Old Bridge. Madison…
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Street signs recognize those lost in combat
Signs being posted on streets named for each veteran BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – Local veterans killed in combat going back to World War I have streets named after them in the borough. And now, their sacrifices will be further recognized with signs printed in their memory on each…
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Mr. Fixit presentation coming to Old Bridge
SCOTT PILLING staff David Smolokoff (l), as Tom Sawyer, and Alex Charwin, as Sid, rehearse for the Sayreville Main Street Players’ production of “Tom Sawyer: The Musical.” The shows, which kick off the troupe’s 2006-07 season, will be staged Oct. 6-21 at Theatre at Garden Friends, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin. Visit www.smstc.org. A program on…
