Category: Suburban News
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Victory Bridge completion heralded
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer It’s the end of one road and the beginning of another. State Assemblyman John Wisniew-ski (D-19) and Department of Transportation Commissioner Jack Lettiere held a formal ceremony last week marking the completion of the Victory Bridge and Victory Circle projects on Route 35 in Sayreville and…
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Mayor hopes township will score Jets facility
NFL team considering Crossroads for practice fields, headquarters BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer The New York Jets are at a Crossroads.And on Tuesday, they came to the Old Bridge property of the same name in their search for a new practice site, having outgrown their current facility at Hofstra University, Hempstead,…
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Sayreville Borough Council
At stake: Two three-year terms on six-member Borough Council Ron Green Ron Green Republican Green, 64, is retired as a lieutenant with the Sayreville Police Department, where he served for 35 years. He has lived in the borough for 54 years. Green, who attended Rutgers University, is currently serving his first terms on both the…
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O.B. to restrict where sex offenders can live
Council members say law would send message that they BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Old Bridge could be the next town to enact a law restricting where sex offenders can live. The Township Council on Monday discussed a draft ordinance initially proposed by Ward 4 Councilman G. Kevin Calogera in August.…
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Walling will repay $32K to battlefield group
Former E.B. official gets probation as part of plea agreement BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer BY BRIAN DONAHUEStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Richard Walling will have to pay $32,500 to the Friends of Monmouth Battlefield as part of his sentencing for stealing money from the nonprofit group. The former East Brunswick official, who for 10…
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Course focuses on major points in Jewish history
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Covering 5,766 years worth of history is a daunting task. Now, imagine covering it in just six weeks. But that’s as long as Rabbi Nathan Langer will need when he offers his “Crash Course in Jewish History” at the Congregation Anshe Emeth on…
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Return to sender: FACE donors to get money back
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Republican donors, your check is in the mail.Those who made donations to District 13’s Republican candidates during the Fair and Clean Elections (FACE) Pilot Project will have their checks returned to them. The news was announced Oct. 19 by Republicans for Assembly Amy Handlin…
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Team of four honored for roles in relief effort
Officers struck by gratitude of those they helped in New Orleans BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer JOHN DUNPHY Sayreville Borough Council members and Mayor Kennedy O’Brien honor police officers (l-r) Patrolmen Charles Blazas, Al Gawron and Mark Zambrzycki, who assisted in relief efforts in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. Police Lt. Glen…
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Hop-A-Thon
PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above, 7-year-old Deanna Palevo hops into a hula hoop during the Hop-A-Thon at Truman School in Sayreville Friday. All proceeds from the event went to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Below, kindergartners look on as Brian Marra (r) hops from one hoop to the next and Luis Rivera slaps the hand…
