Category: Suburban News
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‘Lady Dem’ recognized for longtime activism
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Sayreville resident Shirley Dill (l) holds the Peg Roberts Award she won at the national convention of the New Jersey Federation of Democratic Women in Atlantic City, while standing beside the son of the woman the award is named after, Assemblyman Joe Roberts. SAYREVILLE – Shirley…
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Writer’s claims disturb families of 9/11 victims
Ann Coulter referred to group as ‘The Witches of East Brunswick’ BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDIStaff Writer In both print and national broadcast, conservative pundit Ann Coulter has lambasted a local group of Sept. 11 widows known for political activism that challenges national security policy. Coulter’s “Godless: The Church of Liberalism” refers…
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Town tests interest in Crossroads tract
Proposals sought for senior housing off Texas Road BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Old Bridge will soon find out just how much interest there is in developing age-restricted housing on part of the Crossroads tract. The town has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to purchase and develop a 40-acre section…
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Stormy weather
PHOTOS BY SCOTT PILLING staff Above, meteorologist Storm Field and his father, Dr. Frank Field, talk to children and residents about fire safety at the public library in Sayreville June 3. Below, 4-year-old Douglas Chan listens.
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Judge halts Sayreville’s athletic fields ordinance
Injunction comes day after council acts to give residents priority BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer A Superior Court judge ruled in favor of a travel baseball club Tuesday, granting a temporary injunction against an athletic fields ordinance adopted by the Sayreville Borough Council Monday night. James Bowidowicz, a Morgan section resident who runs the Garden…
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Boy, 11, recovers after near-drowning in pool
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MONROE – A South Brunswick youth was revived after being found unconscious floating face down in a camp swimming pool Tuesday. Police said the 11-year-old boy went to the camp for a class trip to Eagle River Day Camp, Perrineville Road. The fifth-grade class was from…
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SCOTT PILLING staff Colin Winslow, a third-grader at Sayreville’s Eisenhower School, competes in the javelin throw Friday during the school’s Field Day events. More photos, page 24.
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St. Stan’s Carnival slated for June 21-24
St. Stan’s Carnival 2006 will take place from 6-11 p.m. June 21-24 on the St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish grounds, MacArthur Avenue and Main Street, Sayreville. Highlights will include rides for children and adults; games of chance; a “Las Vegas” money wheel for adults; nightly and super 50/50 drawings; a seafood area; ethnic and American homemade…
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Officials hold meetings for those losing busing
Courtesy busing elimination to affect some 800 students BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – More than 100 residents concerned over the school district’s elimination of courtesy busing attended a recent meeting to discuss the issue with school officials. “People were upset, because we were providing a service that we are…
