Category: Suburban News
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DuPont looks to give Sayreville 120 acres
Land near nature preserve would be kept mostly as open space BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — This land is your land. That’s what local officials are hoping will be the case with land owned by DuPont, which has offered nearly 120 acres to the borough for use as open…
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Gravity shmavity
CHRIS KELLY staff Martial arts student Catie Crespo, of Old Bridge, performs a backflip and breaks a board during a demonstration Sunday at Marlboro Day.
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Board talks roadwork with Woodhaven reps
Hearings continue on plans for 763 homes off Texas Road BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Planning Board continued hearings last week on plans to bring 113 single-family homes, 292 townhouses and 358 multifamily homes to property near Texas Road. Testimony at the Sept. 13 meeting centered around…
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Police seek suspect in fireplace poker robbery
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Police are seeking information regarding a man accused of robbing a township resident Saturday by threatening the victim with a fireplace poker. At 2:38 p.m., police said, a suspect identified as Kenneth Kilpatrick, 19, approached a person he knew outside a convenience store…
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Little saints
PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Top photo, Isaac Mercado, a kindergartner at St. Ambrose School, Old Bridge, and his mother place crayons in a backpack that will go to a child affected by Hurricane Katrina. Above, fourth-graders Lexa Granat and Erin Schneider fill backpacks with school supplies Monday. Below, kindergartner Liam Hack and his mother,…
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Freeholder candidates file ethics complaint
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Two freeholder candidates have filed a complaint alleging that their opponents, Freeholder Director David B. Crabiel and Freeholder Camille Fernicola, violated an ethics code they enacted several years ago. Republicans Andrew Tidd and Jay Boxwell Jr., who are running against the incumbent Democrats in the Nov.…
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Battista Court issue sees dueling petitions
Groups of residents disagree on whether road should be opened BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — More residents are making their voice heard regarding the potential opening of Battista Court. And this time, they’re for it. In July, the Borough Council acknowledged it had to make a decision regarding the…
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Teens arrested on robbery, weapons charges
OLD BRIDGE — Police arrested a township man and a juvenile in connection with two armed robberies reported last week. The alleged robberies took place around 9 p.m. Sept. 4 on Gaub and Bushnell roads. In all, a Yankees baseball cap and $40 were stolen from five juvenile victims, according to reports. Police arrested a…
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Towns scramble to deal with soaring gas prices
Some towns seeking state’s approval for budget cap exceptions BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer While motorists have had to absorb skyrocketing gasoline prices on the roadways, local officials are feeling the effects without leaving the office. “Everything that you buy is transported, in one way or another,” said Mike Jacobs, township business administrator for Old…
