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Police charge 4 in burglary
BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Four borough men were arrested and charged with burglary on Jan. 30 after a man police described as a good Samaritan tipped them off about a crime in progress. Police said a Matawan resident called headquarters at 4:24 p.m. and told the dispatcher that he observed three white males…
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KidZdent gives smiles to 70 local children free of charge
OLD BRIDGE — Feb. 3 marked the 10th anniversary of the nationally recognized dental access program “Give Kids a Smile.” More than 9,718 volunteer dental professionals at 1,610 locations in New Jersey participated in providing dental care to low-income, underprivileged children age 12 and under at no charge. KidZdent, on Route 516 in Old Bridge,…
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DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS
Tubing during a snowless winter LIZZ DINNIGAN Give me a tube and a snow mountain, and I turn into a child. If you’ve never tried it, snow tubing has the same sensation as sledding, except it’s bumpier and you don’t have to hoof it back up the hill. A slow-moving, flat conveyor belt, typically called…
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CODA
New law lets a little more sun shine on government GREG BEAN Over 30 years in the news business, and much of that in New Jersey, I learned firsthand how hard it is to find out how some branches of government are spending your tax dollars. When state governments or local municipalities released their annual…
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Website provides info on same-day surgery centers
A ARP congratulates Gov. Chris Christie and Department of Health and Senior Services Commissioner Mary O’Dowd regarding the announcement of a new Internet resource for New Jersey’s health care consumers. The state is now posting inspection reports on its website for New Jersey’s 260 licensed and nationally accredited same-day surgery centers, thus presenting consumers with…
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GUEST COLUMN
Gov. Christie must put politics aside, help needy BARBARA BUONO When leaders of political parties in New York State recently agreed to raise the tax rate on the wealthiest to help the middle class, a truly revolutionary concept was born — politicians putting the needs of the people ahead of their own personal ambitions. In…
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Circus is coming to town
Old Bridge graduate returns to entertain as a professional circus clown BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent Pat Cashin OLD BRIDGE — Clowning around is serious business for Pat Cashin, who will soon return to his hometown as a professional circus clown with the Yankee Doodle Circus. The circus is set for three performances on Feb. 26 at…
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Sun salutations event to aid children
Abenefit for Special Strides, a nonprofit organization in Monroe devoted to improving the lives of children with developmental disabilities, will be held noon-2 p.m. Feb. 18 at Yoga Suite, 557 Atlantic Ave., Aberdeen. The event will include 108 sun salutations, a sequence of 12 positions performed as one continuous exercise. Suggested donation is $20. Details:…
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