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Fourth of July fireworks
GREG HOLMES Fireworks explode over Kennedy Park July 3 as cars drive by on Ernston Road as a day of Fourth of July festivities come to an end in Sayreville.
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Ex-firefighter will serve up to four years in prison
SAYREVILLE — A volunteer firefighter was sentenced last week to serve up to four years in prison for stealing nearly $2,500 worth of gasoline and diesel fuel from the borough over a two-year period. Mark A. Johnson, 43, of Sayreville, also was ordered by state Superior Court Judge Frederick P. DeVesa to reimburse the borough…
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Once-accused conspirator sentenced to probation
SAYREVILLE — A former borough woman who was previously accused of conspiring to kill her husband will serve two years of noncustodial probation after pleading guilty to a single charge of being an accomplice to a terroristic threat. Christine Palumbo, now 49, was indicted in January 2007 on charges she attempted to have her husband…
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Facts R Us Museum
Clockwise from top: Gianna Russo, 2, gets a close look at Jack Neilson as a crocodile during the Facts R Us Museum event held at the end of the school year for first-graders at Voorhees Elementary School, Old Bridge. Children dressed as nonfiction characters they studied. Fabio Ng (l) and Aiden Aisenberg portray characters. Nicolette…
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Robert Murdock Band brings ’60s back to S.A.
July 15 show is second of eight at Waterfront Park BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent The British are coming … to South Amboy. That’s because on July 15, the Robert Murdock Band, playing the hits of the 1960s British Invasion bands and more, will take the stage at the Raritan Bay Waterfront Park on O’Leary Avenue…
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Religious group presses on for O.B. development
DRSANA planner to testify before zoning board July 16 BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer After a dozen hearings over the course of two and a half years, the Dayalbagh Radhasoami Satsang Association of North America (DRSANA) will return to Old Bridge town hall for more testimony July 16. The religious group has been appearing before…
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St. Stan’s carnival
PHOTOS BY STEVEN M. BARON Above: Children enjoy a ride on the dragon roller coaster during the annual St. Stan’s Carnival on June 25. The weeklong event was held at St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish grounds, MacArthur Avenue and Main Street, Sayreville. Right: Makenna Rembisz, 4, of East Brunswick, gets some air time on the trampoline.
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Summer concert series kicks off at Geick Park
Bands cover music of Buffett, The Police, Bon Jovi, more BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer It’s time to break out the beach chairs and pack up a cooler — the Old Bridge Summer Music Series has officially begun. The annual series, organized by the CulturalArts Committee of Old Bridge, kicked off July 7 in Geick…
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Budget includes tax rate hike of 8.6 cents
Council set to adopt spending plan next week BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Sayreville officials are expected to vote next week on a 2009 municipal budget that would increase taxes on the average home by $124. The Borough Council held a hearing on the budget amendment Monday. Business Administrator Jeffry Bertrand said the amendment reduces…
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