Category: Suburban News
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Outside groups’ use of boro fields at issue
Nonresidents’ use of athletic facilities costs boro taxpayers BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – Officials want to make sure borough residents get priority with the town’s athletic fields, and they will consider charging out-of-town teams who use them. Borough Council President Thomas Pollando told the Suburban he is concerned about…
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Cold Stone fun
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Niki Rehorn, 16, of Old Bridge, sings her heart out as she auditions with other prospective employees of Cold Stone Creamery outside a township residence Sunday. Singing, dancing and role-playing are part of the job at the store, which expects to open in the Ticetown Shopping Center. Below, Kimberly…
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O.B. now owns acreage at front of Vets Park
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – Land next to Veterans Park that was targeted for four houses now officially belongs to the township. Officials closed on the property, which was formerly owned by Dennis Pinkiewicz, on Friday. The Township Council initially voted to acquire the land in November 2004…
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Builder now accused of disturbing wetlands
County and state both allege violations at Woodhaven BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – Infractions continue to pile up against the developer of the Woodhaven community on Old Bridge-Englishtown Road. While Middlesex County officials have warned the Woodhaven builder, Atlantic Realty, to immediately perform road improvements or face action,…
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Shop to open
CHRIS KELLY staff Joyce Hatter explains the audition process to a group of job applicants for Cold Stone Creamery, which will open soon in Old Bridge’s Ticetown Shopping Center. The multi-faceted auditions were held Sunday in the backyard of a Whispering Pines home.
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Drwal, Makowski Dems’ picks for ’06
Pair’s opponents in Boro Council race not yet announced BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – The borough’s Democratic organization has selected an incumbent councilman who recently joined its party and a newcomer with a volunteer background as their candidates for Borough Council this year. Councilman Stanley Drwal, who announced in…
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Despite ruling, O.B. officials still want signs
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – A state ruling has forced township officials to reconsider their law requiring builders to post signs on land where construction is proposed. The Township Council on Monday discussed a recent Appellate Court decision that struck down an Edison ordinance that required developers to…
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Cakes and pies
Above, Theresa Friedman, a judge in the Old Bridge Girl Scouts Service Unit’s second annual bake-off Saturday, tastes a “fluffy cone cake” made by Alicia Chapatwala, 9. Some 48 girls participated in the event, held at the township’s Civic Center. Below, Junior Girl Scout Kathleen Nordik, 11, smiles as she is applauded after winning first…
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New Brunswick moves ahead with Route 18
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) has begun the second phase of its Route 18 widening project in New Brunswick. The overall project is designed to fully reconstruct a dilapidated stretch of Route 18 from Route 1 to the NJ Transit/Amtrak Northeast Corridor rail bridge and add auxiliary lanes in both directions to reduce…
