Category: Suburban News
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Away in a manger
PHOTOSBY JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Above, Paul Neglia (l) and Holly Terracciano take part in “A Drive Through the Christmas Story” at the Sayre Woods Bible Church, Route 9 in Old Bridge, on Saturday. The displays are open nightly through Sunday. At left, Natalie Lardieri (l), 8, of Sayreville, and Chris Samaniego, of Freehold, portray shepherds…
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Sides reach agreement on ordinance violation
Gas station owner to join citizens group on cigarette sales BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — It’s not every day that people on both sides of a court case will walk away happy. But after a series of agreements, that’s what happened with Route 9 Sunoco owner Joe Citara…
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Diner owner recalled for kindness, hard work
Alex Panko helped found family-run Peter Pank in 1956 BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer He helped found an eatery that for 48 years has been a landmark in Sayreville and a popular stop along Route 9. After nearly a half-century of providing good food, hard work and a friendly face at…
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Man, 73, dies in jump
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — A Colonia resident jumped to his death from the Edison Bridge last week. Police said John J. Carroll, 73, of Colonia, was seen by a state Department of Transportation (DOT) employee getting out of his car on the southbound side of the Route 9…
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Move over, turkey
PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Students line up to enjoy the multicultural feast last week at Old Bridge’s Madison Park School, with dishes from places like Pakistan, West Africa, Ecuador, India and the United States. In top photo, Roberto Roja, 9, wears Mexican clothing during the feast.
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Old Bridge reviving local Ethics Board
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The township’s Ethics Board will be revived by the new year. Mayor Jim Phillips and Township Council members William Baker and Richard Greene recently made the decision to make the board active again. Phillips said during the Nov. 22 council meeting that two…
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Yummy
PHOTOSBY FARRAH MAFFAI staff Rachel, 12, and Brooke Chlebowski, 7, dig in to some of the Chicken Holiday items during the Taste of Old Bridge event, held recently at the municipal complex.Alex Bruno, 7, takes a sample of penne vodka from Jeremy Gravitz of Double D deli and caterers at the recent event, A Taste…
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Local woman, 23, charged in hit-and-run
A South River woman has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run accident that seriously injured a Sayreville teenager who was riding his bike. Police said Jessica Strucich, 23, of Darrow Street, was arrested at her home Saturday on charges her car struck a 14-year-old Sayreville male while she drove on Main Street in East…
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Applying to college ‘ain’t what it used to be’
Students now applying to a greater number of schools BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff The ever-increasing volume of high school students applying to college has made getting accepted much more of a challenge. College applicants looking to follow in the footsteps of their older brother or sister have…
