Category: Suburban News
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Azzolina opposes state rule over prosecutors’ offices
Assemblyman Joseph Azzolina (R-Monmouth/Middlesex) announced his opposition to proposed legislation allowing the state to take over the operations of New Jersey’s 21 county prosecutor offices. “This is the worst legislation I’ve seen in years that transfers the costs of running county prosecutor offices to the State Attorney General’s Office,” Azzolina said in a press release…
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Concert to benefit Women Aware
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Local a cappella groups will raise their voices on Oct. 9 in concerted support for victims of domestic violence. Five top area a cappella groups will hold a concert to raise funds for Women Aware, the Middlesex County-based nonprofit that provides services for…
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Man jumps to his death from the Edison Bridge
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — A man being pursued by police Friday jumped 82 feet to his death from the Edison Bridge. Clifford Hall, 30, of Philadelphia, stopped his car on the bridge while police were after him, hopped over the rail and jumped 82 1/2 feet, landing on…
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Studio follows big summer by opening second location
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Students from Dance Stop perform at the national competition in Atlantic City. SAYREVILLE — A local dance studio plans to open another location following a summer in which its troupe danced to a winning beat. A number of young dancers from the Dance Stop Dance Education…
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Family seeks support for teen with cancer
Events will help pay costs related to bone marrow transplant BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Samantha Stanley The family of an aspiring Broadway actress battling lymphoma is seeking a supporting cast to come out for two upcoming fund-raisers. Her dreams of stardom temporarily on hold, Samantha “Sami” Stanley, a…
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Jessica DaRold,
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff goalkeeper for Sayreville War Memorial High School, makes a valiant effort to stop a goal during a free kick by Monroe’s Raven Chiara Tuesday. The match ended in a 1-1 tie. For more on the Bombers, see sports.
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Genoa gets its sewers at last
Cleaning septic tanks no longer a spring chore for 26 homeowners BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer Come spring, homeowners in Old Bridge’s Genoa section will no longer have to deal with the unpleasant smell of sewage that has permeated their neighborhood for years. After a battle that extended for about 25 years, the Old…
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Family pays homage to long-lost ancestor
Descendants travel from near and far to honor late patriot BY SANDI CARPELLO Staff Writer BY SANDI CARPELLOStaff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Paul Washeleski, a Jamesburg native now living in Nevada, salutes his ancestor, Lewis Jolley, who fought in the Revolutionary War and is buried at the St. Peter’s Episcopal Church cemetery in Spotswood. SPOTSWOOD…
