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We are Boston
By Paul Hall The people of Boston celebrate Patriots Day annually. The celebration includes the running of the Boston Marathon and unites this great American city. But on Monday, April 15, 2013, this day would take on a whole new meaning as bombs exploded near the finish line of the marathon. Patriots Day, by director…
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This is no Safari you would want to be on
By Lori Clinch Well, it’s January and you know what that means … It means don the wool stockings and chain your portly, “I ate too much over the holidays,” self to the desk. Or you could simply grab your Sherpa coat and go out and put your head in the snow. It’s awful. All…
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Yoga, art exhibit, Irish concert liven up South Amboy arts
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The city’s art district continues to integrate itself and already has a full calendar of events planned for this year. “We are very pleased with the progress of the arts initiative and the support we’ve received from the City of South Amboy,” said arts district co-founder Diana St.…
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Sayreville yet to appoint borough attorney
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Who the Borough Council attorney will be for 2017 is still undecided. Despite a seeming split between Democrat Steven Grillo and the rest of the council Democrats, Council President Daniel Buchanan said he felt the 2017 reorganization meeting on Jan. 1 “may have been the smoothest reorganization this borough…
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Freehold Borough man pleads guilty in death of girlfriend
A Freehold Borough man has pleaded guilty to first degree aggravated manslaughter in the 2014 strangulation death of his pregnant girlfriend, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Sender Neftali Villatoro-Reyes, 27, pleaded guilty on Jan. 13 to first degree aggravated manslaughter. Villatoro-Reyes entered his guilty plea before state Superior Court Judge Richard W. English,…
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Marlboro keeps it close in loss to unbeaten Freehold Township
By Jeff Appelblatt Freehold Township High School’s boys’ basketball team had won each of its first 10 games. It won a few games by single digits, but the majority were decided by double figures. Regardless, coach Brian Golub refused to guarantee a victory, especially if his club was going up against another team from the…
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Bank robber ordered to pay restitution
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer TRENTON — A 33-year-old Barnegat man was sentenced last week to 120 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $22,240 for robbing eight banks, which included three banks in Edison and one in Aberdeen, according to U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman. Steven Wisnowski previously pleaded guilty before United States…
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Former Edison cops avoid probation
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Once pillars of society, two of the four Edison police officers who lost their jobs for their involvement in attempting to harass and humiliate a North Brunswick police officer in 2012, may move on with their lives. With no prior records, Brian Favretto, 41, who once was…
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Women’s Initiative rally to be held Saturday
By JESSICA HARDING Staff Writer RED BANK — Several women from Red Bank and the surrounding areas have joined together to form the Greater Red Bank Women’s Initiative. The group is holding a nonpartisan rally on Saturday, Jan. 21, which is the day after the Presidential Inauguration. The rally will be held at Riverside Gardens Park…
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