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Dining event to benefit Dowdell
Texas Roadhouse of Old Bridge, in collaboration with the Dowdell Library Foundation, will host a Dining-to-Donate fundraiser to benefit South Amboy’s Dowdell Library 4-10 p.m. Aug. 2 at the restaurant, 1000 Route 9. Proceeds will be used to purchase new computers for the library. Diners should present an event flier. The restaurant will then donate…
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Man charged with committing lewd act at Laurence Harbor beach
BY ADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — With a little help from modern technology, an area woman helped police apprehend a Morris County man for the alleged public performance of a rather private act. According to police, at around 2:39 p.m. on July 10, the woman was sunbathing on the Laurence Harbor beachfront…
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Vendor slots available at O.B. Salt Water Day
Vendors are sought for the Old Bridge Salt Water Day set for 2-10 p.m. Aug. 11 on the Laurence Harbor beachfront. The event will feature amusements, food, crafts, fireworks and live entertainment. For more information and to reserve a space, call Lisa Valsera at 732-721-5600, ext. 4010, or log on to www.oldbridge.com.
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VFW ladies auxiliary plans July 24 meeting
The Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4699, Sayreville, will hold its next monthly meeting at 7 p.m. July 24 at the post home, 575 Jernee Mill Road. Light refreshments will be served. Discussion will focus on the auxiliary’s efforts to aid U.S. military personnel. For more information, call 732-264- 3041.
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Police: Two found with stab wounds
SAYREVILLE — Two people were hospitalized with stab wounds on July 17 after police responded to a call at a Route 35 motel. Officers arrived at the Gallery Motel at 6:45 p.m. and found a 35-year-old woman with stab wounds to her abdomen, according to Sayreville police. She was in the laundry room near the…
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Police: Old Bridge continues to experience car burglaries
BY ADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Madison Park is the latest section of the township to be hit by a wave of car burglaries, with 11 vehicles targeted in a single night. Around 3:28 a.m. on July 10, police responded to an anonymous caller’s report of a suspicious white male, approximately 6…
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CODA
Christie will save New Jersey from turning into Colorado GREG BEAN Almost lost in the summer election hoopla was a stunning vote in the New Jersey Assembly late last month to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. In a 44-30 vote, the Assembly passed a bill that would make possession of 15 grams…
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Doesn’t want to hand over personal responsibility
Regarding the discussions about New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s soda proposal, the question is not whether a particular activity is good for you, but rather who gets to decide whether you engage in it. Having government bureaucrats take responsibility for your health care has an unintended consequence: They now have moral justification to control…
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Change laws on pet-restraint violations
Several days ago while watching television, I saw more than one newscaster, and Bill O’Reilly from Fox, practically falling over themselves laughing at yet another self-imposed embarrassment from the Big-Brother bureaucrats here in the “Guardin’ State.” That’s “guardin’ ” as in “guardin’ ” our wallets from the burden of the outrageously astronomical fines that are…
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