Category: Suburban News
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Parents cry foul after OBHS softball forfeit
School officials look into varying accounts and BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — School administrators are investigating the circumstances that led to the high school softball team’s forfeiture of a major tournament game. While officials are currently trying to piece together what they say are varying accounts of the…
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Clowning around OK for one local teenager
Old Bridge girl with circus ambitions guests with Ringling Bros. Boss Clown Kelly, who helped judge the “Be a Clown for a Day” contest, poses with Arielle DeMonte, showing off her stilts. OLD BRIDGE — Most teenagers, most people for that matter, can’t ride a unicycle. But 14-year-old Arielle DeMonte can, with perfect balance. She…
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Underwear found ablaze at supermarket
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — Police are investigating an incident that left an assortment of women’s underwear in flames. At 10:59 p.m. May 26, officer John Kwitkoski was dispatched to the ShopRite supermarket on Ernston Road on the report of a number of pairs of ladies undergarments set aflame…
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Former teacher awarded in discrimination lawsuit
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A lawsuit filed by a former teacher who charged she was discriminated against is expected to cost the school district more than $900,000. Jeanne Cook, a single mother of three, suffered a head injury nine years ago when a ceiling tile fell on…
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State to fund work at Capik Preserve
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — Improvements will be made at the 471-acre Julian L. Capik Nature Preserve thanks to some new state funding. The borough will receive a $40,000 grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Livable Communities program for the work. The grant award was made possible…
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Sayreville singer, 10, ready to tour stadiums
Maggie Bera eager to sing national anthem at baseball games BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Maggie Bera SAYREVILLE — One local girl is about to embark on a star-spangled summer. Ten-year-old Maggie Bera likes to play soccer. She likes to dance and play piano. An “A” student at the Sayreville Upper…
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Home offers comfort to families of ill children
BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer The Ronald McDonald House at 145 Somerset St., New Brunswick, opened recently. The Ronald McDonald House offers families with children stricken by illness a normal life outside the hospital. Now, this home away from home is available to local families. The New Brunswick Ronald McDonald House,…
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SCOTT PILLING staff Amanda Bailey Sellmeyer, 3, pays tribute to those who fought for her country during Sayreville’s Memorial Day parade on Monday.
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Republican primary a tale of two counties
Middlesex, Monmouth GOPs endorsed different candidates for Assembly BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Joseph Azzolina Voting down party lines was never so confusing. The Republican primary for District 13 State Assembly this year features two tickets: In Middlesex County, the GOP Committee endorsed incumbents Sam Thompson and Joseph Azzolina…
