Category: Suburban News
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Vincenti, Concannon get fines, probation
Former O.B. officials also sentenced to community service BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Two former Old Bridge township officials who pleaded guilty to taking favors from developers were sentenced last week to pay fines, serve probation and perform community service. John Vincenti, who was township engineer and director of community development…
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Students get firsthand accounts of war’s horrors
POWs tell stories of freezing, starving in WWII, Korea BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Above, Jim Mikusi discusses his war-time experiences with fourth- and fifth-graders at Sayreville’s Samsel Upper Elementary School. Below, Steve Glowacki, of Piscataway, was held as a prisoner of war for 32 months during the Korean War. SAYREVILLE…
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Funding to help Scouts whose gear was stolen
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — A local Boy Scout troop whose camping gear was stolen last year will be able to buy new equipment thanks to a recent grant award. The money will come from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which donated a combined $5,000…
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Old Bridge taps Miller for Planning Board seat
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Planning Board will have a new face on the dais at its March 7 meeting. But it’s a familiar one. Longtime township resident and volunteer Ann Miller, 81, has been named to a vacant seat on the board following the resignation of…
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NL proposals discussed; time extension sought
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE –– Time is money, at least in the borough’s case. The Sayreville Economic Redevelopment Agency (SERA) has requested a one-year extension from Middlesex County on the repayment of a $39 million loan from the county that used to condemn the former National Lead site. Also…
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Early-morning blaze destroys townhouse
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — The origin of a fire that last week destroyed and damaged homes at the Main Street Townhouses remains undetermined. Sayreville Fire Chief Stamatis Bratsano told the Suburban it was still not known how the blaze started on Gwizdak Court, where a unit was destroyed…
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‘Once on This Island’
Above, Sayreville War Memorial High School students rehearse a scene Tuesday from “Once on This Island,” to be staged by the Sayreville War Memorial High School Theatre Society at 7 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday. At right, Chris Grimm and Kaitlyn Frotton practice their roles. PHOTOS BYSCOTT PILLING staff
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Greater Media Newspapers wins five SNA awards
“Church at Rainbow’s End” by Dennis Symons Jr. Greater Media Newspapers, Freehold, received five awards in the 2005 Suburban Newspapers of America (SNA) contest. SNA is a nonprofit, professional trade association specifically serving the suburban newspaper industry. SNA’s membership is comprised of approximately 2,000 suburban newspapers published by the leading newspaper publishing companies in the…
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Three charged in phony money scheme in O.B.
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The buck stopped last week for three Old Bridge High School students accused of crimes related to counterfeit money. Police said the department had been receiving complaints for a week about fake $20 bills being used at local businesses and convenience stores. A…
