Category: Suburban News
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Robbery reported at gas station
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A Route 9 gas station attendant was robbed last Tuesday night by three men, two of them armed. The robbery took place at Sunshine Gas, police said, at about 7:05 p.m. An officer responded to the gas station after a call about an…
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Pols debate cutting reserve by $1M
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — Tempers flared Monday night as the Borough Council discussed ways to reduce the budget. A proposal to lower property taxes by reducing borough reserves by $1 million was defeated in a 3-3 tie along party lines, which was broken by Mayor Kennedy O’Brien during…
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Series offers eats, beats & no repeats
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Wednesdays are rockin’ at Veterans Park, now that the township’s Summer Concert Series is under way. The series, which was to begin last night with a performance by a Beach Boys tribute band called the Driftwoods, is organized by the Old Bridge Cultural…
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Showing off
CHRIS KELLY staff Children dance as musician Pat McKinley performs at the Sayreville Public Library Tuesday, one of many youth events held at the facility.
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Recent acts of vandalism under investigation
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — A string of vandalism acts over the weekend have police on the lookout for perpetrators. Between Saturday night and Sunday morning, nine vehicles were vandalized in the Winding Woods apartment complex, while graffiti and property damage occurred Sunday and Monday at Kennedy Park 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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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…
