Category: Suburban News
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Boro entryway sign fixed in family effort
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer JOHN DUNPHY The sign welcoming people to Sayreville from South River had fallen into disrepair over the years. Board of Education member Curtis Clark and his sons recently took time out to clean it up. The picture will be replaced soon. SAYREVILLE — A bet lost,…
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Residents out in force to discuss Metropark
Discussion centered around a general development plan BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Residents opposing Michael Alfieri’s Metropark South plan filled the municipal courtroom at last Thursday’s Old Bridge Zoning Board meeting — for the second time in two months. The residents, wearing large Smart Growth Old Bridge (SGOB)-provided buttons reading “Vote…
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SCOTT PILLING staff A graduate of Sayreville War Memorial High School waves to cheering family members as he prepares to receive his diploma at commencement proceedings at the school on Washington Road last week. For more photos, see page 3.
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Red Bank YMCA pulls out of Old Bridge plan
Township still committed to building new YMCA BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Old Bridge must find a new developer for its proposed YMCA at Mannino Park. The Red Bank YMCA, which had been chosen as the partner to work with the township on the project, issued a press release Friday formally…
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Board of Ed takes no action against coach
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Township’s Board of Education said it would not take action against the girls softball team coach at the center of a tournament game controversy. The girls varsity team forfeited a quarterfinal game May 28 against Carteret High School in the Greater Middlesex…
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Resident: Roadwork created ‘swimming pool’
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — When it rains on Orchard Drive, it pours. Rain, for 24-year Old Bridge resident Donna Cotugno, has come to mean a flooded lawn. The problem, she said, can be traced back to roadwork the township completed near her house over the past year.…
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MCFOODS asks area businesses for help
BY MEGHAN ROBERTS Staff Writer BY MEGHAN ROBERTSStaff Writer A local food collection service is asking the business community to give some extra help to those in need this summer. The Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS) distributes goods to more than 60 pantries throughout the county and serves residents in every…
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Local Star Trek fans celebrate 2 decades of membership
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer They might enjoy Star Trek, but they’re just like anyone else.Last week, the USS Avenger, a local Star Trek and science fiction fan organization, celebrated two decades of existence with a special reception at the Victorian Manor in Edison. Despite the media’s often humorously negative perception…
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Settlement OK’d in whistle-blower suit
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A lawsuit filed by a local whistle-blower will be settled. The Township Council voted Monday night to settle a lawsuit filed by a former township employee who said he lost his job for providing information on corruption to the state Attorney General’s Office.…
