Category: Suburban News
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Best buddies
SEAN BRADY Six-year-old Christopher Meagher, of Cub Scout Pack 36 in Old Bridge, sits with his new friend, Joe Zrebie Freed, 92, a resident at the New Jersey Veterans Home in Edison Sunday, when the Scouts held a Pinewood Derby and “adopted” grandparents for the day.
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Controversial opening of road now expected
Attorney: Battista Court issue was already resolved in BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Will they open Sayreville’s Battista Court? Will they keep it closed?Despite those questions and passionate public discussion over the past six months, it was, in the end, a non-issue. The road will have to be opened due to…
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Ban is a drag to some, a hit to others
Smoke-Free Air Act scheduled to take effect in the spring BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Smokers will take their last puff in public places on April 15 when the Smoke-Free Air Act takes effect in New Jersey. If patrons can’t light up, business could burn out.That’s the main…
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Final four developers to unveil their plans
Public input is sought on proposals for former National Lead site BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — Four finalists seeking to win the redevelopment project on the former National Lead site will unveil their proposals to the public next week. The developers will present their plans for the 400-plus-acre property…
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Cemetery desecration described as significant
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer When the large crucifix and its attached statue of Jesus was destroyed at St. Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery on New Year’s weekend, the community lost a landmark that was more than 80 years old. The desecration at the cemetery and related thefts of religious statues from private…
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Arrests made after alleged club stabbing
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — An altercation at a borough nightclub ended with two stabbings early Sunday morning. Security at Club Abyss, Route 35, notified police around 2 a.m. about the incident and held Jerry L. Dorsey Jr., 20, of Lakewood, until police arrived, after witnesses reported that a…
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Woodhaven Plaza calls for retail on 27 acres
Board concerned about steep slopes, buffer around Texas Rd. site BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Planning Board got its first taste of the Woodhaven development’s commercial component at its first meeting of the new year last week. Woodhaven Plaza will encompass 118,050 square feet of retail space…
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Three new cops keep OBPD at full strength
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Top, new police officer Nicholas Schulmeister (center) and his family wait with Capt. Robert Bonfante for Schulmeister to be officially sworn in. Middle, Police Capt. Robert Bonfante (r) introduces new police officer Curt Halas (center) to those present at Monday night’s Township Council meeting as Halas’…
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Council prez. post goes to Gillespie for 2 years
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Despite the re-election of all six incumbents on the Township Council last fall, the governing body’s leadership was restructured this week. The council chose a new president and made numerous appointments to Old Bridge’s various boards and agencies during its annual reorganization meeting…
