Category: Suburban News
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Dryer believed to be cause of Sayreville fire
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – A 61-year-old resident sustained second-degree burns and lost her dog in a house fire that destroyed her and her husband’s home on Kendall Drive Friday. The fire started in the dryer of the two-story home around 10:30 a.m., according to Sayreville Fire Chief Stamatis…
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Duck, duck …
CHRIS KELLY staff A couple of ducks take a rest on the sidewalk in Kennedy Park on a cool spring afternoon in Sayreville.
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Hair care
Lexa Karen Granat, 9, a fourth-grader at St. Ambrose School in Old Bridge, recently had 11 inches of her hair cut at Rapunzel Hair, Nail & Day Spa, Matawan, and donated to Locks of Love. The nonprofit organization provides hairpieces to children who suffer hair loss for medical reasons. Lexa let her hair grow for…
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Golden girl
JEFF GRANIT staff Mary Goodine, who is 102 years old and lives at the Residence at Forsgate senior facility, Monroe, is congratulated by Middlesex County Freeholder Blanquita Valenti, liaison to the county’s Office on Aging, during the recent 90s Birthday Bash in Old Bridge. Goodine will turn 103 Sept. 6.
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Council, board agree on cutting tax hike
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – The school tax levy will be reduced to the tune of $1 million. The Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the cut ordered by the Borough Council after the 2006-07 school budget was defeated by voters in the April 18 school election.…
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Planners turn down request for two homes
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – A property owner seeking to build two single-family homes was denied the variance to do so. The borough Planning Board denied the request of Fitzroy Radgman for a minor subdivision at its May 3 meeting. Radgman owns property off Main Street and Boehmhurst Avenue…
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Students get a visit from America’s top dog
Rufus shows off his prize-winning talents to his younger fans BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – Rufus is an affectionate champion. And his achievements were not lost on Memorial School third-graders who received a visit from the prize-winning colored bull terrier last week. As Rufus laid several wet kisses…
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Powwow spotlights Native Amer. culture
Kennedy Park event features song, dance, foods, crafts, pottery BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – More than 100 indigenous peoples from two dozen tribes will come to the borough this weekend for the New Jersey American Indian Center’s 21st Anniversary Powwow & Festival. The event will be held both Saturday…
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Eminent domain fears stir So. River debate
Planner to present redevelopment ideas at May 19 meeting BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer MICHAEL ACKER Jay Patel, owner of Krauszer’s in downtown South River, stands in front of his Main Street shop, which the municipality has included as part of the borough’s preliminary redevelopment plan. Discussions to redevelop certain areas…
