Category: Suburban News
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Sayreville taps builder for former Krome site
Woodbridge firm hopes to break ground in spring BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Sayreville officials have selected a developer for construction of a senior community on the Krome nightclub property. Zigga Roshanski, a partner in Continental Properties, Woodbridge, has been tapped for the project, which will see a gated community with…
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County awaits word from feds on flood aid
BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer BY BRIAN DONAHUEStaff Writer The answer to whether federal aid will be made available to residents and businesses affected by the July 17 flood could come within a week. Representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) spent this past Monday and Tuesday visiting damaged areas in Middlesex County and…
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Council urged against connecting cul-de-sacs
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — Don’t open my road. That’s what one resident of Battista Court is saying about a pending borough decision to open the road, which is currently separated in the middle by two cul-de-sacs. Renee Jara has lived for five years on the part of the…
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Show of skill
PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff The Old Bridge Public Library’s summer program for teens kicked off July 7 with a gladiator joust on an inflatable platform. Above, Rachel Venaglia, 13, defends herself while taking a shot to the face. Below, Daniel Gomez, 13, (l) loses his balance after Rob Goldstein, 15, whacks him.
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Washed out
JEFF GRANIT staff Jason and Rachel Levinson, of Jamesburg, make their way through the flooded intersection of Gatzmer Avenue and Courtney Street in Jamesburg after nearly 10 inches of rain fell on the borough Sunday. Jon Vuocolo, North Brunswick, trails behind.
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Troupe brings Spotswood two versions of ‘Annie’
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Those wishing to see adults and children each try their hand at the classic musical “Annie” can do so over the next two weeks at Spotswood High School. Saint Genesius Players Inc., a local nonprofit theater troupe, is continuing the adult run of “Annie”…
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Taxes would rise $45 under tentative tab
Council president says effort will be made to reduce spending BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer A 2006 budget presented by Old Bridge Mayor Jim Phillips would result in a 3-cent increase in the municipal tax rate. Phillips stressed that the budget, which would bring the tax rate up to 76 cents per $100 of assessed…
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Photo
CHRIS KELLY staff Tuesday’s heat reached a blistering — and humid — 100 degrees, as captured by the Sayreville War Memorial High School sign.
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Heat may have caused attack by family dog
Woman, 46, seriously injured in attack by 10-year-old Rottweiler BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer Woman, 46, seriouslyinjured in attack by10-year-old Rottweiler BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Excessive heat may have caused a Sayreville family’s Rottweiler to turn on one of its owners Tuesday afternoon. Suzin Harrison, 46, was still recovering at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital,…
