Category: Suburban News
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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…
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Board hears varying views on softball issue
School investigation ongoing into forfeit of tournament game BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Parents, teachers and coaches came from both sides of the playing field Tuesday to tell the Old Bridge Board of Education their thoughts on a recent softball controversy. The library at Carl Sandburg Middle School was nearly full…
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Christa Renee Brown (l) shifts her tassel as Alexis Brown tries to hold onto hers during the Old Bridge High School class of 2005’s graduation ceremony at Trenton’s Sovereign Bank Arena Monday.
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New officer joins force despite serious setback
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Sayreville Police Chief John Garbowski (l) with new borough officer George Lestuck. SAYREVILLE — Though George Lestuck was sworn in as an officer with the Sayreville Police Department last week, his career in law enforcement wasn’t always guaranteed. Last September, while training at the Cape May…
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Cleaning up
Washing cars was a team effort Saturday during a fundraiser sponsored by the Sayreville War Memorial High School Band Parents Association. At left, Angie Shotwell and Ally Barney show that it wasn’t all business. PHOTOS BY SCOTT PILLING staff
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Attempt at carjacking thwarted, police say
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A Lakewood man was arrested last week after using a fake gun to attempt a carjacking at a popular Route 516 shopping center, police said. Patrick Carlos, 43, is said to have held the toy gun to a local woman’s side while attempting…
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Beachfront improvements celebrated in Old Bridge
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Middlesex County and township officials held a formal dedication of Waterfront Park Saturday, marking the completion of plans along a stretch of the Raritan Bay beach. The dedication of the 52-acre beachfront park came about 10 months after the groundbreaking on phase II…
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Board presses for ways to help property taxpayers
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — A pair of bills before the state Legislature could mean more dollar bills for local taxpayers. Members of the borough’s Board of Education are hoping the state will approve the measures. Two bills in front of the Assembly and Senate, A780 and S623, would…
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Meeting canceled when most of council is absent
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — In a rare instance not seen in recent years, there was not a bit of news to report from the Township Council on Monday night. The reason — most of the council was not even present. Only three of nine council members were…
