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Filmmaker tells story of WWII’s other ‘Rosies’
BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Secret government ballistics projects to help eradicate the Nazis and women who functioned as human computers for the U.S. Army. These may sound like plot points to a science fiction movie, but during World War II they were anything but. In her new documentary, “Top Secret Rosies: The Female Computers…
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Hondas reported stolen from storage, commuter lots, residence in O.B.
OLD BRIDGE — Police are investigating the thefts of eight cars, all Honda vehicles, which began occurring at the beginning of November. The largest of the thefts took place sometime between 9 p.m. Nov. 5 and 8:30 a.m. Nov. 6, when six 2011 Honda Accords were stolen from DCH Honda’s storage lot on Bordentown Avenue.…
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Holiday grave-blanket sale under way in S.R.
St. Mary’s Altar Rosary Society, South River, is holding its annual holiday graveblanket sale. Cost is $24 for a 36-inch blanket decorated with pine cones, poinsettias and a bow. Orders are being taken through Dec. 5 after all Masses at St. Mary’s Church, Jackson Street, South River. Pickup is set for noon-2 p.m. Dec. 11.…
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Sayreville council OKs bond after some debate
BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The Borough Council has adopted an ordinance authorizing $836,000 in bonds to pay for new trucks and equipment for various departments. The final vote was 5-1, with Councilman Frank Bella the lone dissenter. The total cost of the equipment would be $880,000, which includes a $44,000 down payment.…
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Siblings say relationship has no bearing on service
Eicher, Buchanan continue family tradition of public service in Sayreville BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Dan Buchanan SAYREVILLE — They represent something highly unusual: siblings who will serve together on a governing body. But for Dan Buchanan and Lisa Eicher, it’s just a matter of both having a desire to serve their community, and the…
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Citizens group has say in waterfront cleanup
Meets monthly to discuss Raritan Bay Slag Site issues BY LAUREN CIRAULO BY LAUREN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — While residents wait patiently for the cleanup of the Raritan Bay Slag Site, a volunteer committee has been keeping track of its progress. The Raritan Bay Community Advisory Group has been meeting on a monthly basis…
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Police: E.B. man arrested after chase through yards
OLD BRIDGE — A 23-year-old East Brunswick man was charged with car theft following a motor vehicle accident the morning of Oct. 31. Police said David A. DeMarco was driving a stolen vehicle when it collided with another car that was pulling up to the pumps at the Wawa gas station on Route 34. The…
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Cheerleaders hope community will now rally behind them
Two Old Bridge Knights squads qualify for national championship in Disney BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Two cheerleading squads from Old Bridge Knights Pop Warner have qualified for the national championships, but they are seeking help from the community to get there. The Junior Pee Wee and Midget teams outperformed all other…
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Museum celebrates water as art world inspiration
Water is the subject and title of a far-reaching exhibition at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, this fall. Ranging from a 17th-century Chinese landscape to Bill Viola’s 2005 visceral video work, “Ablutions,” works on display are drawn from the museum’s own collections of French, American, Russian and SovietNonconformist art,…
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