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Police: Series of motor vehicle burglaries reported in borough
BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Five motor vehicles were broken into overnight between Nov. 16 and 17, according to police. At about 1:30 a.m. Nov. 16, a Luke Street resident reported that he heard someone rummaging through his 1998 Dodge pickup truck parked outside his residence. After observing a man removing tools from…
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Scouts to conduct Dec. 5 Outerwear Drive
Sayreville Boy Scout Troop No. 97 will sponsor an Outerwear Drive 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Brunswick Square Mall, Route 18, East Brunswick. Items to be collected are new hats, gloves, mittens, scarves and socks. Donations will be distributed to local families during the holiday season.
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John Thomas Ench
John, 14, of Old Bridge, died Nov. 6, 2009, in Old Bridge. He was a freshman at St. John Vianney High School, Holmdel. He was predeceased by his maternal grandparents, Therese and Thomas B. Howley. Surviving are his parents, John and Mary Ellen Howley Ench; a brother, Matthew; his parental grandparents, Dolores and John Ench…
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South Amboy man charged after accident that killed pedestrian
ASouth Amboy motorist has been charged with vehicular homicide after he allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian on Route 35 in Perth Amboy on Nov. 24. Jonathan K. Ruck, 39, was arrested and charged following the death of Pedro Gomez, a 37-year-old Perth Amboy resident who was struck as he was walking to work at…
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Visit with Santa to aid Toys for Tots
Parents and children are invited to visit with Santa and view the holiday lights and decorations at a private home at 55 Valley Vale Drive, Old Bridge, 6-9 p.m. Dec. 11 and 12. The house won the Clark Griswold Award each of the past two years in the Old Bridge Holiday Decorating Contest. Interested parents…
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Johannes “John” Broehl
Mr. Broehl, 68, of East Brunswick, died Nov. 20, 2009. Since his retirement in 2000 from GATX, Carteret, where he served as operations manager, he helped his son, John, grow his business, Broehl’s Landscaping. Surviving are his wife, Ann Marie Nagy Broehl; a son, John, and his wife, Nora, of East Brunswick; four daughters, Maria…
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Path system would run throughout Old Bridge
Township lays out plan for walking/bicycling trails BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The Old Bridge Planning Board has approved changes to the master plan to allow for a system of integrated paths designated for walking and bicycling. The paths, known as the Old Bridge Township Cross Trails, would link parks, public areas and points of…
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Sports Shorts
The Central New Jersey Silver Bullets Soccer Club in East Brunswick is holding open tryouts for additional players to the U11 Blaze in December. For further information, email the coach at coachhelene@ cnjsb.org. The Husky Indoor Soccer League is celebrating its 25th anniversary with registration fees to reflect the present economic situation. Scholarships will be…
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Sayreville schools get set to be evaluated next week
BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — For over a year, the school district has been preparing for a successful evaluation in the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (QSAC), scheduled for next week. The QSAC is a public and county vocational school district performance evaluation headed by the state Department of Education (DOE). The…
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