Category: Suburban News
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Boro near completion on Sept. 11 memorial
Monument has cost Sayreville $255K, will be dedicated on Sept. 9 BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Sayreville police Detective Ken Kelly, who heads the borough’s 9/11 Memorial Committee, shows the nearly completed memorial, which also includes two granite towers and a marble stone with the names of Sayreville’s…
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Athletic fields policy ‘gives all a fair shot’
Council measure was focus of lawsuit, court injunction BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – It’s official. Athletic organizations that are composed of a majority of borough residents will now get priority use of borough fields. Democrats on the Borough Council voted unanimously to approve the controversial athletic fields ordinance at…
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Commerce Bank robbed
BY MARLENE CANTY Staff Writer BY MARLENE CANTYStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – Police are searching for a man who robbed the Commerce Bank last week and then fled on foot. The heist took place around noon Aug. 22 at the bank branch located on Route 516. Police declined to give details of how the robbery…
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Police find guns, ammo, marijuana at boro home
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – Police arrested a 36-year-old borough man on weapons possession and marijuana charges last week. Richard Prusarcyzk, a lifelong resident of Sayreville, turned himself in to authorities Aug. 22, after an investigation led police to execute a search warrant at his Albert Street home Aug.…
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Suspects use deception tactics in burglaries
BY MARLENE CANTY Staff Writer BY MARLENE CANTYStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – Four “distraction” burglaries that resulted in losses of jewelry and property totaling upward of $1,600 were reported in the township last weekend. The burglaries may be part of a larger, more disturbing pattern targeting New Jersey seniors, according to Old Bridge Police Detective…
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With O’Brien out, Dems fill three posts on SERA
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – Democrats on the Borough Council have appointed three new members to fill seats on the borough’s redevelopment agency, including the seat previously held by Republican Mayor Kennedy O’Brien. The Democrats, who control the council 5-1, filled the expired terms as the Sayreville Economic Redevelopment…
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Town commends police in arrest of rape suspect
BY KRISTIN BOYD Staff Writer BY KRISTIN BOYDStaff Writer Old Bridge OLD BRIDGE – There is no way to repay the police officers who put their lives on the line every day to protect the community. But a stack of citations and a standing ovation is a good place to start, township officials said. Police…
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Bar’s liquor license remains in jeopardy
Johnny G’s owner seeks to work out neighbors’ concerns BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — The future is uncertain for one local establishment that has been the subject of complaints from residential neighbors. The Borough Council last week voted not to renew the liquor license for Johnny G’s tavern, Embroidery…
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Youth hits high notes in annual engagement
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Taylor Bernosky, 12, performs at the Sayreville Senior Center Aug. 10. Taylor, who devotes much of her time to orchestra music and performs solo during the summer, hopes to one day meet one of her inspirations, E Street Band violinist Soozie Tyrell. SAYREVILLE…
