Category: Suburban News
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County fair to offer more than ever before
Festivities run Aug. 2-8at the fairgroundsin East Brunswick BYJOHNDUNPHYStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Tents are set up for the upcoming Middlesex County fair, to be held Aug. 2-8 in East Brunswick. Festivities run Aug. 2-8 at the fairgrounds in East Brunswick BYJOHNDUNPHY Staff Writer Children and adults alike will have a lot to look forward…
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Farming from A to Z is the family tradition
Ticetown Road manis the county BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Ticetown Road man is the county’s Farmer of the Year for 2004 BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Above, John J. Hauser, of Old Bridge, who has been named Middlesex County’s Farmer of the Year for 2004, checks out some…
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Boro launches unique recruitment program
Hospital teams withtown to address shortageof first aid volunteers BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Boro launches unique recruitment program Hospital teams with town to address shortage of first aid volunteers BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Borough officials a plan to bulk up local first aid squads by paying recruits during their training to become…
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High school additions, renovations proposed $45M project could be completed in ’09, pending approvals
BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer High school additions, renovations proposed $45M project could be completed in ’09, pending approvals BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — School officials are hoping for an April referendum on a project to ease overcrowding at the high school. The proposed renovations and additions for Sayreville War Memorial High School were…
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Laurence Harbor Library to host Aug. 9 bicycle racing program
Laurence Harbor Library to host Aug. 9 bicycle racing program The Laurence Harbor Branch of the Old Bridge Public Library, Shoreland Circle, will present representatives from the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame in a program about the world of bicycle racing set to begin at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 9. The program, which will include…
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Repeated accidents prompt call for help
Old Bridge man saysroad conditions result incrashes on his property BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Repeated accidents prompt call for help Old Bridge man says road conditions result in crashes on his property BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Yellow tape lines Jim Samuelson’s mailbox and yard since the latest accident. OLD…
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Missing man’s body found
BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Authorities believe the death of an elderly man whose body was found hanging from a tree Monday was a suicide. Nonetheless, the case surrounding the disappearance and death of the 69-year-old man remains under investigation by Detective Scott Crocco and Middlesex…
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State aid will lessen tax bite in Sayreville
BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer State aid will lessen tax bite in Sayreville BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — A municipal tax hike is in store for borough residents, but it will be lower than was first anticipated. The Borough Council adopted a resolution at a special meeting Monday that will ultimately increase the municipal…
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Plans unveiled for boro park-and-ride
Lot at Main and Raritan mostlyfor local residents BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Plans unveiled for boro park-and-ride Lot at Main and Raritan mostly for local residents BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer Plans for Sayreville’s first park-and-ride commuter lot were unveiled yesterday during a ceremony held on its future site at Main and Raritan streets. State…
