Category: Suburban News
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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…
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Show and tell
JEFF GRANIT staff Estelle Stroup, of the New Jersey Academy for the Aquatic Sciences, holds up a moon snail for children to see during the Oceans in Motion program at Sayreville Library July 13.
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Borden wins ruling to kneel with players
Judge rules coach can continue tradition with football team BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer When Marcus Borden takes the field this fall with the East Brunswick High School football team, he can once again kneel while his players pray, as he did the first 22 of his 23 years as coach.…
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Suspected rapist charged after woman fights him off
OLD BRIDGE – The attempted sexual assault of a township woman last week led police to arrest a man also suspected of committing an earlier rape in Ocean County. Township police charged Brandon J. Fritz, 21, of Lakewood, with attempted aggravated sexual assault, second-degree robbery, second-degree burglary and third-degree theft after he reportedly broke into…
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New Jersey gets its first ‘Parade of Ponds’
Public invited to tour water gardens at 18 homes Saturday A brass heron looks over a water garden that includes two waterfalls, fish, aquatic plants and a meandering stream with a steppingstone path. The ecosystem pond is among 18 open to the public as part of this Saturday’s “Parade of Ponds.” Call it an extension…
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Teens test their brains in quiz show for ices
Library’s ‘Jeopardy’ offers trivia, laughs and a great comeback BY KRISTIN BOYD Correspondent BY KRISTIN BOYDCorrespondent OLD BRIDGE – The contestants were rambunctious and prone to unprovoked giggling. The categories mashed a strange mix of trivia, from television shows and past presidents to monsters and board games. And Alex Trebek was nowhere in sight. By…
