Category: Suburban News
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Council puts off vote on release of minutes
Citizens group looks at public access law compliance in O.B. BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A request for executive session minutes resulted in an intense Township Council discussion last week. John Paff, a Somerset resident and head of the New Jersey Citizens for Justice, filed the Open Public…
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DiRocco steps down from Old Bridge board
Retired police officer brought passion for athletics to school board BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Albert DiRocco Jr. OLD BRIDGE — Albert DiRocco Jr. talks about baseball with animation and sincerity. He spent much of last week as an umpire in Cooperstown, N.Y., as part of the Baseball Hall of Fame’s…
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Movie showings to aid 2 firefighters’ families
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MONROE –– When two New Jersey firefighters lost their lives in the line of duty this year, Rich Hayes could easily be located. In keeping with similar efforts of recent years, Hayes, the fire chief in Monroe Township District 1, immediately began orchestrating a drive to…
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Boro denies license for Ernston Road club
Sayreville prosecutor says Escape became an BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — The borough has decided not to renew the liquor license of a local club. Following a lengthy public hearing Monday, the Borough Council voted 4-0 not to renew the liquor license held by the Escape Bar and Lounge,…
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Sancious will trace long career in music
July 16 Red Bank show will benefit educational academy in Afghanistan BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer RED BANK — David Sancious, one of the original members of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, will return to his roots at the Jersey Shore to perform a benefit concert for SPARKS International. The concert,…
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Area artist brings the war back home
“Masked Men” A new art exhibit is causing spectators to pause and think.“Interventions,” the brainchild of Keyport artist Grace Graupe-Pillard, is a combination of photos and slide projections that transposes images of the war in Iraq onto photos of familiar scenes in New York City, New Jersey and other stateside locations. The result is beautiful…
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Debate centers on use of reserves to cut taxes
Mayor blames state assemblyman for BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — A suggestion on how to lower property taxes has caused a heated debate on the borough’s budget. Councilman Daniel Buchanan presented a proposal during Monday’s council meeting that $1 million of the current $2.5 million being held by the…
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Girl, 6, recognized for saving dad’s life
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Sayreville’s George and Jamie Meyer show the awards Jamie received recently for saving her dad’s life. SAYREVILLE — On a typical night, 6-year-old Jamie Meyer wouldn’t have been home. Then again, the night her father’s blood sugar dropped, putting him at the very real risk of…
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Check it out
PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Edison resident Deena Afflerbach, 11, takes a ride down an inflatable slide at the grand opening of Checkers on Route 516. Activities included a moonwalk, face painting and an appearance by the Checkers mascot. Keansburg resident Robert Garrett checks to make sure he got everything he ordered at the new…
