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Gift auction, lunch to support hospital
The Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy Auxiliary will hold its 11th annual gift auction and luncheon at noon Sept. 23 at ZPA Hall, 281 Grace St., Perth Amboy. The luncheon is scheduled for 1 p.m. Proceeds from the fundraising event will benefit the medical center’s new building campaign at its Perth Amboy and Old…
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Tickets on sale for pro-wrestling benefit
National Pro-Wrestling Superstars will host an evening of All-Star Pro Wrestling to benefit the Cardinal McCarrick Touchdown Club beginning at 7:35 p.m. Sept. 22 in the gym at Cardinal McCarrick High School, 310 Augusta St., South Amboy. Headliners will include “Dastardly” Danny Doring, the original “Innovator of Violence” Tommy Dreamer and Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake.…
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Employees get counseling after shooting
BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Law enforcement personnel investigate the scene of a shooting at a supermarket on Route 9 north, Old Bridge, on Aug. 31. Two employees working the overnight shift were killed by a gunman who then committed suicide, authorities said. JEFF GRANIT staff During an overnight shift at the Pathmark supermarket on…
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Experts: Motive hard to ascribe immediately after shooting
BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Experts in workplace violence and criminal justice reacted to the Aug. 31 shooting in an Old Bridge Pathmark supermarket by analyzing what the alleged shooter’s motivations may have been. A Pathmark employee allegedly shot and killed two fellow employees before turning the gun on himself during the 4 a.m. shooting,…
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Old Bridge in shock after shooting deaths
Neighbor: ‘You’re not safe anywhere. You just never know.’ BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — In the wake of an Aug. 31 shooting that took the lives of two Pathmark employees and ended in the apparent suicide of a third employee, area residents are expressing a mix of grief and shock. Fatal shootings…
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Community comes together to mourn shooting victims
Residents, officials react to loss of two OBHS graduates BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Sophie Nieto-Munoz and Tara Gaffney console each other as Daniel Sech looks on during the Aug. 31 candlelight vigil at Old Bridge High School. Hundreds gathered to mourn the victims of the shooting that took place earlier that day at the…
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PRINCETON: Community TV a soapbox for the town
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer It’s a little before 8 p.m. on Friday, and Princeton Community Television is about to go live with “Breezin with Bierman,” a 60-minute show co-hosted by two childhood buddies from Princeton. ”Guys, we’re 10 minutes to show time,” said director Lawrence Greenberg, seated in front of the control panel…
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Small businesses not the answer to economy
Martin Oppenheimer, Franklin Township To the editor: Both major parties promote the myth of small businesses as major job creators. Rep. Rush Holt is quoted (Packet editorial Aug. 31) as saying “the majority of U.S. workers are employed by small businesses rather than large companies…” Not so. Latest available figures show 59.4 million employed by…
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WEST WINDSOR: Troopers on patrol for U-turns near jughandles
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR New Jersey state troopers are joining forces with the West Windsor police starting Tuesday to make sure drivers on Route 1 follow the law in the Penn’s Neck area and hand out tickets to those who don’t. The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) 12-week traffic pilot is…
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