Category: Suburban News
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Nominees sought for SRHS Wall of Fame
South River High School (SRHS) is once again seeking nominations for selection to the South River High School Wall of Fame. The purpose of the wall is to identify and recognize the superior achievement and performance of former SRHS students within various fields of endeavor. These individuals and the recognition of their achievements will serve…
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‘Dial M for Murder’
PHOTOS BY SCOTT PILLING staff Frank Norek (above, l-r), Liz Mahon, Greg Louis and Martin Brilliant rehearse a scene from “Dial M for Murder” Tuesday at the Theater at Garden Friends, Bordentown Avenue. The Sayreville Main Street Theater Co. will present the mystery April 21 and 28 at 8 p.m.; April 22 and 29 at…
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Wartime baseball had its share of characters
Dick Metzgar Reporter at Large Dick Metzgar Reporter at Large I have some fond and indelible memories of major league baseball during the war years in the early 1940s. By 1941, at the age of 9, baseball was already playing a major role in my life, and it has continued to do so to this…
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Budget fails; Zaleski, Ciak, Trapp elected
Sayreville voters say no to tax hike, courtesy busing BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Leonard Zaleski SAYREVILLE – Voters defeated the proposed school budget Tuesday, but re-elected the lone incumbent along with three newcomers. Voters also rejected a second ballot question that would have maintained the district’s courtesy busing program. The…
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YMCA starts programs at new Tices Lane site
Child-care center is dedicated in honor of Sen. Barbara Buono BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Wendy Vidal entertains one of the participants of the Raritan Valley YMCA’s child-care program Tuesday in the infant/toddler room of the Tices Lane facility. EAST BRUNSWICK – Visitors won’t need the Village People…
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Election results
East Brunswick Budget Yes2,133 No2,297 Three three-year terms: Vicki Becker* 2,679 Dr. Susan Karp* 2,608 Meredith Shaw*2,286 Jack Levitt1,985 One two-year unexpired term: Gene Ryan1,827 Terence Blackwell Jr. 1,009 Helmetta Budget: Yes23 No190 One three-year term: Joann Carroll*120 Jamesburg Budget: Yes171 No63 Three three-year terms: Ann Toth* 176 James Eldridge* 165 Ted Somers (write-in)41 Darren…
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Teen remains hospitalized after family is struck by car
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — A family of four was struck by a sport-utility vehicle backing out of a parking space after Easter Mass Sunday at Our Lady of Victories Church. A 13-year-old girl sustained severe internal injuries, including a broken femur, Sayreville Police Detective Ken Kelly said. Doctors were considering surgery for…
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Teen escapes as flames destroy Old Bridge home
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – A David Drive home had to be demolished last week after a fire broke out while a teenage boy was home alone. According to Old Bridge Police Lt. Robert Weiss, the fire was reported at 11:45 a.m. last Thursday. When police arrived at…
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Local women raising Parkinson’s awareness
Sayreville residents Rose McTiernan (l) and Claire Salamon accept a proclamation from Mayor Kennedy O’Brien during the April 10 meeting of the Borough Council. SAYREVILLE – A proclamation from Mayor Kennedy O’Brien declaring April Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month brought special meaning to two borough residents in particular. Rose McTiernan and Claire Salamon, both living with…
