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New panel to help growing Hispanic business market
Chamber responds to growth of county Hispanic population BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer I n an area with a growing population and burgeoning number of business owners, the Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce is reaching out to the untapped Hispanic market. The chamber’s newly created Hispanic Business Council was established to help Hispanic business…
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NYC Triathlon has personal meaning for Sayreville man
Will honor father’s memory by raising money for multiple myeloma research BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Anthony J. Polomene SAYREVILLE — This may not be Joseph Polomene’s first time at the rodeo, but the rodeo has never been on quite as big a stage. Polomene, 46, is racing in this year’s Nautica New York City Triathlon…
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Dear advice man: Can this marriage be saved?
CODA GREG BEAN Dear Expert Financial Advice Person: I’m writing you today in the hope of saving my marriage. I love my wife, but she does some economic things that drive me crazy. We both put our paychecks into the same joint account, but I manage our finances, and make sure the bills get paid…
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Keep watchful eyes open to preserve children’s safety
A s a parent, let me start by sending my heartfelt condolences to the entire Kletzky family. I was watching the news this morning when I heard about the fate of young Leiby. I was sickened to the pit of my stomach. It is incomprehensible to any decent human being how anyone could do this…
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Gov. urged to sign bill to ban hydrofracking
Opponents of the environmentally damaging practice now sweeping the country of hydrofracking shale deposits for natural gas were delighted last week when the N.J. Legislature voted to ban the practice. The vote, 33-1 in the Senate and 51-11 in the Assembly, showed such a rare bipartisan agreement so absent in today’s political discourse that many…
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Interfaith Network seeks golfers, sponsors
The Interfaith Network of Care will hold its second annual Charity Golf Outing Sept. 21 at Mattawang Golf Club, Belle Mead. The event, which will be held in honor of Angie and Charlie Ilaria, will feature golf, food and prizes. Cost is $160 per golfer. To register or for more information, call 732-247-1655 or log…
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Vendors sought for Giant Yard Sale
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of East Brunswick and the St. Bartholomew Knights of Columbus will hold their annual Giant Yard Sale 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 10 in the parking lot at St. Bartholomew’s Church, 460 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. The event will be held rain or shine. Vendor spaces are available at…
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Four businesses burglarized on Main Street in Sayreville
BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Police are investigating a string of burglaries that occurred in the early morning hours of July 29. Four stores on Main Street were reportedly broken into or damaged, possibly by the same suspect, between 3 and 4 a.m. Police responded to an alarm call at More’s Jewelry at 3:13…
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