Category: Suburban News
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Commuter lot now slated for 2006 opening
Officials: 300-plus parking spaces can BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — Commuters eager to use a proposed park-and-ride will have to wait a little longer. Delays in the design process for the lot to be built at the corner of Main and Raritan streets have forced an estimated fall 2005…
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Candidates talk views in ‘positive campaigns’
Four seek two Sayreville seats in general election BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Sayreville SAYREVILLE — It may seem like only last week that freshman council member Daniel Buchanan took his seat on the dais. In reality, nearly a year has passed since he and fellow Democrat Thomas Pollando were victorious…
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Curtain to rise again for Main St. Theatre Co.
Code issues have resulted in costly fix-ups, delayed productions BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Local theater-goers might be sad to discover the lights have gone out on the Sayreville Main Street Theatre Company. Don’t worry. They won’t be out for long. Last month, the theater troupe was hit with a financial…
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Student, 13, charged with groping classmate
EAST BRUNSWICK — A 13-year-old township boy is being charged with criminal sexual contact after he allegedly groped another student while riding home on a school bus last week. The boy is accused of wrongfully touching a 13-year-old female student on the late bus that was taking them and other students home from Churchill Junior…
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Amenities, lights being added at Phillips Park
Soccer, baseball fields already in place at county-owned facility BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer The Phillips family was all smiles last Thursday, digging shovels with red bows tied on them into the ground at John A. Phillips Park in Old Bridge. The county-owned park, which will enter a second phase of…
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Board asks Wawa reps for new traffic study
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Wawa representatives continued making their case this week for a combination convenience store and gas station they hope to build at Texas and Old Bridge-Englishtown roads. Testimony on the plan began in July and continued Tuesday before the Zoning Board of Adjustment, but…
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Students give supplies, friendship to victims
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Sayreville SAYREVILLE — In the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, people from all over the United States have tried to find ways to help those affected. Many schools, emergency personnel, public officials and businesses in this area have donated money, clothes and other supplies. People…
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Marathon runner, 53, has come a long way
Old Bridge woman seeks pledges to support Team for Kids BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Old Bridge resident Nancy Shanley, 53, runs on the Sandburg Middle School track to prepare for the 2005 New York Marathon. OLD BRIDGE — It’s tough to get Nancy Shanley to stand still.…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Members of the Old Bridge High School marching band compete during the 11th annual MusicFest event at Brick Township High School in Ocean County Saturday.
