Category: Suburban News
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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…
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In the Service
Edward J. Marion, son of Deborah and Edward Marion of the Parlin section of Sayreville, recently graduated from the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as Operation Warrior Forge, at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash. The course provides professional training and evaluation for all cadets in the aspects of…
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Fitness class begins long before bell rings
Old Bridge teacher has been running exercise program for 16 years BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Gary Sapir could be spending mornings getting extra sleep before the school bell rings. Except that the Carl Sandburg Middle School teacher supervises some 43 members of the Sandburg Boys’ Fitness Club…
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Sayreville schools plan cuts in administration
School board expects future savings as result of reorganization BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — Amid stalled contract negotiations and the unrelated departures of two administrators, the school board is arranging a reorganization within the administration. “In the interests of educational improvement and cost savings, the Sayreville Board of Education…
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Ruth, Dimaggio help man recapture youth
East Brunswick collector selling off Yankees memorabilia BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Harvey Wildstein jokes about his “low resistance” when it comes to baseball collectibles. EAST BRUNSWICK — A stroll down memory lane with Harvey Wildstein can seem more like a marathon down the nostalgia turnpike. A storage…
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Land at park entrance bought to avoid homes
Some officials express concerns that cost of land is high, given its size BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Old Bridge officials voted Monday to buy land at the entrance to Veterans Park, located off Englishtown Road, in an effort to keep park-goers safe. The land, owned by Dennis Pinkiewicz, was previously…
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Using the written word to paint portraits
Books, articles are the media for collages of notables BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Artist Chris Covert uses the pages of newspapers and books — including the Bible — to create portraits of famous people, sometimes in their own words. Christopher Lee Covert was standing on line at…
