Category: Suburban News
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Fair organizers hope for high spirits, lower temps
Middlesex County Fair will be held in E. Brunswick Aug. 7-13 BY MARLENE CANTY Staff Writer BY MARLENE CANTYStaff Writer As it enters its 68th year, the Middlesex County Fair remains a mainstay of the county, a social and cultural crossroads where issues of food, fun, farming and family are ordinary and at the same…
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Gentle touch
SCOTT PILLING staff Cierra Cooper, 6, pets a chicken being held by Katherine Squindo, 8, during a July 22 petting zoo and carnival at the Old Bridge Public Library.
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Textbooks shipped off for countries in need
BY KRISTIN BOYD Correspondent BY KRISTIN BOYDCorrespondent OLD BRIDGE – The school district is helping to educate bookworms halfway around the world, thanks to a suggestion from a longtime Board of Education member. The district donated thousands of language-arts books last month to the Global Literacy Project, a nonprofit group based in New Jersey. The…
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Seniors test-drive new shuttle service
County introduces bus routes in Old Bridge, So. River, East Brunswick BY KRISTIN BOYD Correspondent BY KRISTIN BOYDCorrespondent SCOTT PILLING staff George Kahwaty, of Old Bridge, hops aboard the county’s new shuttle bus. The shuttle service now has routes that go through Old Bridge and South River. On a hot day last week, Paul Millard…
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Spotswood man charged in Old Bridge bank robbery
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – Police have charged a suspect in a bank robbery that occurred last year on Matawan Road. Justin Cabot, 32, of Spotswood, is believed to have robbed the Investors Savings Bank branch Dec. 22 at 11:30 a.m. He allegedly made off with $1,800 cash…
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Rt. 34 retail proposal described as oversized
Access road also point of contention among neighbors BY KRISTIN BOYD Correspondent BY KRISTIN BOYDCorrespondent OLD BRIDGE – An abandoned two-car garage is sandwiched between a 7-Eleven convenience store and a hobby shop on Route 34. The property has been overgrown and unsightly for the past six years, so residents on nearby Maple Avenue have…
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Hard at work
SCOTT PILLING staff Kristen Callahan, 11, lends a hand as Katarina Schmidt, 6, designs a lid for her sand bottle during a July 22 carnival at the Old Bridge Public Library.
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Board OKs housing in redevelopment plan
Residential component may include 2,000 units, with 5,060 people total BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – Borough officials are paving the way to allow 2,000 residential units as part of the waterfront redevelopment plan for the former National Lead site. The residential component was proposed by LNR Property Corp., the…
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9/11 study seeks children
Columbia University, N.Y., is recruiting families in the area for a study to understand how children are affected by their parents’ exposure to the events of Sept. 11, 2001. According to a press release, the study is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and stems from information gathered from a study of more…
