Category: Suburban News
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Traffic signal is still in the cards at Ernston
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — A “Jersey barrier” may give way to a traffic light at a troubled intersection after all. Council President Thomas Pollando said Monday that it may be possible to bring a traffic signal to the accident-prone intersection at Ernston Road and Westminster Boulevard. Pollando had…
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Council receives mixed reaction to time change
Ordinance change brings an earlier start, curfew at O.B. meetings BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Township Council meetings will begin and end earlier, thanks to an ordinance adopted by the majority of its members Monday. Regular and agenda meetings will now have a start time of 7:30 instead…
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Series of car break-ins seen in Laurence Harbor
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Police are investigating a string of seven car burglaries and attempted burglaries that took place from Oct. 31 to Nov. 7 in Laurence Harbor’s Bridgeport development. Similarities between the break-ins and the closeness of the times they occurred led police to believe the…
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Witness tried to save Old Bridge man’s life
SAYREVILLE — Michael Hoag may never again be able to enjoy his back yard without thinking about what happened there Nov. 1. It was on that Monday afternoon that Michael, 34, and his wife, Dawn, 35, returned home to find a man drowning in the pond behind their home and attempt ed to save him.…
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Pair hit seven banks in check cashing spree
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Most people have a tough time trying to cash a check at a bank where they do not have an account. That fact does not appear to have been a problem for two men who hit seven banks in three counties in one day…
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Old Bridge will rezone 1,500 acres commercial
Ordinance designed to attract ratables and prevent home building BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer A measure to rezone more than 1,500 acres for commercial use in order to attract tax ratables and discourage new housing may be adopted soon. In a unanimous vote, the Old Bridge Township Council agreed to introduce an ordinance amending…
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Volkert wins special election in Ward 1
BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Ward 1 Councilman Robert Volkert will serve his constituents another year thanks to his victory over a Republican challenger who recently moved out of town. Volkert, a Democrat from Laurence Harbor, took 2,607 votes in Tuesday’s special election to defeat Jacqueline…
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Cat in the Hat and friends to take stage
CHRIS KELLY staff The Cat in the Hat, played by Sayreville’s Donnie Unkel, and other cast members rehearse for “Seussical the Musical” at the First Presbyterian Church on Saturday. Sayreville man stars in ‘Seussical the Musical’ for Spotlight Players BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer Parents, families and kids of all ages will be able to…
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Special ops
PHOTOSBY JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Members of the Middlesex County Special Operations Response Team take up positions near a building where a hostage situation is being acted out as part of a drill. The training took place Saturday at the Middlesex County Fire Academy in Sayreville. Below, a bright light shines from a weapon as members…
