Category: Suburban News
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Area communities prepare for July 4th festivities
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Milltown When you’re the Fourth of July Committee in Milltown looking for a drum and bugle corps, getting the eight-time world champions only makes sense. This Saturday, July 2, Milltown’s famed Independence Day celebration will include performances by the Cadets, as well as the Crossmen, two…
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Plans call for new bridge connecting to park, paths
An array of government agencies have reached an agreement that calls for a pedestrian overpass to be built over Route 18 at Richmond Street in New Brunswick. The construction, part of the state’s Route 18 improvement project, will connect downtown New Brunswick to Boyd Park. The state has determined that the construction of the bridge…
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Town to get bids on second new cell tower
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER — The borough could see not one, but two new cell towers this year. At a special meeting Monday night, the Borough Council authorized their attorney, Frederick Roselli, to prepare bid documents for the leasing of property in the Causeway area for the construction…
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Sounds of the Underground are on stage this weekend
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Metal group Lamb of God is headlining the Sounds of the Underground tour, an all-day music festival, featuring nearly two dozen metal and hardcore bands from around the world. The tour will make its way to Sayreville Saturday. SAYREVILLE — This weekend, the underground will come…
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Club’s liquor license renewed despite residents’ concerns
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Old Bridge OLD BRIDGE — The Township Council Monday voted 7-1 to renew the Breakfast Club’s liquor license. “Reluctantly approved” is the phrase some council members used. Township Attorney Jerome Convery said that in previous years, the license has always been renewed, but there are numerous…
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‘Sister’ to play benefit for a brother in arms
Charlie Barreca was sound man for rock band Twisted Sister BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Charlie Barreca, of Keyport, who was the sound board operator for Twisted Sister for more than two decades, holds an award that he and the band received. Twisted Sister will play a July…
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Little helpers
PHOTOSBYSCOTT PILLING staff Fifth-grader Stephanie Spector, president of the Miller Elementary School Student Council, hands one of many backpacks stuffed with useful items to Wendy Carucci (right) of Old Bridge’s Angels In the Attic. Students raised money to buy the backpacks and their contents to help needy people who use the township’s food bank and…
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Rare disc replacement surgery is performed
An orthopedic spinal surgeon affiliated with Raritan Bay Medical Center has performed a rare artificial disc replacement surgery. Officials at the hospital, with divisions in Old Bridge and Perth Amboy, say the surgery was the first of its kind for hospitals in central and southern New Jersey. The surgery, which was performed by Dr. Nasser…
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Builder looks at finish of 1,524-unit LaMer
Kaplan shows plans for final section of long-term development BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer After nearly a quarter century of planning and building, the LaMer community is near completion. Originally approved by the Sayreville Planning Board in 1981, the Kaplan Cos. development will be finished with the approval and construction of section six of the…
