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Credit card companies facing tighter regulation on campus
BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Companies that offer credit card services often visit college campuses in an effort to attract new customers. In New Jersey, the Division of Consumer Affairs has notified all public and private colleges that a new law which took effect in May is regulating that practice. Under the Credit Card Solicitation Act,…
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Always in our hearts
Above: Visitors to Old Bridge’s Sept. 11 memorial at the municipal complex Saturday reflect upon the losses suffered in the terrorist attacks nine years earlier. Below: A sentiment stone sits atop a marker at the 9/11 memorial site. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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In our memories
Dignitaries including New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and local Boy Scouts were on hand Sept. 9 as two pieces of steel beams from the World Trade Center were dedicated in a memorial service at the Cheesequake Firehouse in Old Bridge. More photos at gmnews.com. MARY ANN BLACKBURN
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Night tour of ponds to benefit children’s research hospital
AMoonlight Pond Tour this weekend will raise funds for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to help children who have cancer. Tour-goers will find a rainwater harvesting display at an Old Bridge residence. Registration will begin at 7 p.m. for the 7:30 tour on Sept. 18. The $20 admission, which will go to St. Jude’s,…
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Move that would allow PD restructuring put on hold
Municipal code changes could mean fewer ranking officers, 30-day-vacancy policy scrapped BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Amid contention from residents and municipal officials alike, the Township Council voted to table its proposed restructuring of the police force. Numerous residents and members of the township police force attended Monday night’s council meeting, expecting…
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So. Amboy parish set for four-day festival
BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Starting this evening, the Church of the Sacred Heart will be celebrating both Catholic and Italian traditions with its inaugural Padre Pio/Giglio festival. The event, which runs through Sunday night on the grounds of the church, 531 Washington Ave., is the brainchild of John Catenacci of Freehold, event…
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Sayreville set for festive weekend at Kennedy Park
Car show, concert on tap Saturday evening; Sayreville Day runs 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Organizers of SayrevilleDay believe this year’s celebration will be better than ever. “Every year my committee and I try to improve from years’ past. With the help of our sponsors, we can do it,”…
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GOP blasts Dems for using employees in political ad
Commercial for upcoming sheriff’s race will be pulled, freeholder director says BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer The Republican challengers for Middlesex County offices plan to file an ethics complaint against their Democratic opponents for using county workers and vehicles in a political ad recently. Brian Hackett, the campaign manager for Republican sheriff’s candidate Keith…
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Sayreville officials say no to shuttle service
Some see grant-funded service as no longer needed BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Acommuter shuttle service that Sayreville officials battled over but decided to move forward with last October will not come to realization after all. The Borough Council voted 4-2 against accepting the shuttle bus and grant from NJ Transit. The shuttle would have…
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