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Groovin’
SCOTT FRIEDMAN Angelina Hurd enjoys the concert, which was part of Middlesex County’s summer concert series. Shows in South Amboy will continue on Wednesdays through Aug. 26.
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School admins share ideas at local summit
New Jersey ed. leaders work to improve standards Among those present at the Summer Leadership Institute were Samsel Upper Elementary School Principal Edward Aguiles (far right) and Superintendent of Schools Frank Alfano (second from right), pictured with state officials and presenters. SAYREVILLE — School’s out for summer, but not so for administrators around New Jersey.…
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Police arrest two men in area bank robberies
Milltown man among suspects; robberies include E. Bruns. bank Two men from Middlesex County were arrested July 14 in connection with five bank robberies earlier this year in Middlesex and Somerset counties. David Stankovits, 38, of Milltown, and Dean Vourderis, 49, of New Brunswick, were charged with robbery and conspiring to commit the robberies. Stankovits…
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Volunteers look out for the isolated elderly
Local residents among a thinning group of advocates at nursing homes in N.J. BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer Phil Zipser For Phil Zipser, it’s the friendships that have kept him visiting nursing homes for the past 13 years. The Monroe resident spends several hours every week at a long-term facility in Englishtown, trying to reach…
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Charity pond tour returns Saturday
A local business will sponsor its fourth annual Parade of Ponds garden and pond tour Saturday, with all proceeds going to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The all-day event begins at 9 a.m., with check-in at 8:30 a.m. at Grounds Keeper’s Pond Shop, 798 Route 34, Matawan, near the Old Bridge border. The charity event…
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Heated debate marks City Council session
Officials, residents tout need for openness in gov’t, postings BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The City Council held a public hearing on the proposed 2009 budget last week, but what most in attendance wanted to talk about were the rumors of government wrongdoing. During the council’s comment portion of the meeting, Mayor John…
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Meeting to offer veterans info on rights, benefits
BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYERVILLE — The American Legion Post No. 211 will host an all-day informational seminar for veterans Wed., July 29 at its MacArthur Avenue building. The event, which will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., is intended to give insight into the rights and benefits that veterans have earned through…
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Fun and games
PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Stephen Boyle, 11, of Old Bridge, competes in an oversized volleyball game against Edison during the fourth annual Community Friendship Games at Geick Park July 15. Kids ages 10 and 11 from summer camps in Monroe, Edison and Old Bridge competed in a day of games. Monroe’s Alexis Goswick shows…
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Planner makes case for ‘faith-based use’
Group continues testimony for prayer hall, residences BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Dayalbagh Radhasoami Satsang Association of North America (DRSANA) will move on to a 14th hearing in October in its quest to secure building approval from the township. The religious group has been appearing before the township Zoning Board of…
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