Category: Suburban News
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Sights, bites and delights on way with county fair
Festivities kick off Monday at fairgrounds in East Brunswick BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Above, the merry-go-round, pictured at last year’s Middlesex County Fair in East Brunswick, has been an annual hit since the fair’s earliest years. Below, Sue Wee Pig Racing, another fair staple, will be featured daily. Now in…
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County to preserve records with state grant
BY MEGHAN ROBERTS Staff Writer BY MEGHAN ROBERTSStaff Writer Middlesex County will now be able to preserve and protect the paper and electronic records of several county departments due to a $940,899 state grant. The largest portion of the New Jersey State Records Committee Public Archives and Records Infrastructure Grant, $244,020, will be used to…
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Couple finds rewards volunteering at fair
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER — What keeps someone volunteering for over 30 years? After all, there’s no money and usually very little in the way of recognition. For Stephanie and Ed Bartz, of Roosevelt Street, who will be honored as Volunteers of the Year at the annual Middlesex…
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Resident’s poetry helps win battle of the bulge
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Ruth Manieri, of Main Street in Sayreville, looks through her recent book of poetry, which is focused on weight loss. SAYREVILLE — A poem a day might melt the pounds away. That’s what Ruth Manieri hopes will be the case when people read…
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Board keeps Alfano in district’s top spot
Contract begins Sept. 1 and runs through the next four school years BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — The Board of Education thinks Frank Alfano is “super.” And now, he’ll have the title to prove it. Last week, the board officially voted to appoint Alfano as superintendent of schools. Alfano…
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Board keeps Alfano in district’s top spot
Contract begins Sept. 1 and runs through the next four school years BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — The Board of Education thinks Frank Alfano is “super.” And now, he’ll have the title to prove it. Last week, the board officially voted to appoint Alfano as superintendent of schools. Alfano…
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Local man charged with beating, abandoning dog
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A township man is facing four charges of animal cruelty after he beat and nearly killed his pet pit bull last week, police said. Charles J. DaRoja, 35, of Pleasant Valley Road, was arrested Friday night and charged with cruelty to an animal,…
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Bike collision injures boy; man charged with DWI
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A man whose dirt bike collided with that of an 11-year-old Cliffwood Beach boy last week, seriously injuring the boy, was under the influence of alcohol, police said. The accident took place behind Cooper School at 6:55 p.m. last Thursday. Thomas R. Jasionowski,…
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Sayreville has finger on pulse of technology
Borough could be first district in New Jersey to use scanning system BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — Imagine technology allowing people to borrow books, buy lunches, even grant access to restricted areas, all with a scan of their finger. No, it’s not the plot to a science fiction novel.…
