• One cell tower approved; another faces objections

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Two cell tower applications came before the Planning Board earlier this month. One was approved; the other, which was the subject of objections from area residents, will be heard again at a June meeting. The board granted amended site plan approval for Metro PCS/Drake Pallister to construct…

  • Board seeks new study from religious group

    Next hearing set for July on worship center, residences BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The quest for approval goes on for the Dayalbagh Radhasoami Satsang Association of North America (DRSANA). The religious group has been appearing before the township Zoning Board of Adjustment since 2007 in hopes of securing a home for…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Patsy Palma of Sayreville, as the prince, places the glass slipper on Cinderella, portrayed by Perri Lauren of Marlboro, during rehearsal for the Marlboro Community Players’ “Cinderella.” The shows will run May 1-10 at the Marlboro Middle School, Route 520. Call 732-972-7217 or visit www.marlboroplayers.com.

  • Groups to sue over pollution in Raritan

    Local, state agencies among those being named in suit BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Area environmental groups announced last week plans to sue eight entities they allege to be responsible for polluting the Raritan River from the former National Lead site. MICHAEL ACKER Robert Spiegel, executive director of Edison Wetlands Association, announces plans to file…

  • O.B. students team up with farm to save bees

    Farmer, 3rd-graders pay each other visits for ongoing project BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The third-graders from Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School in Old Bridge have generated a sizable buzz among Hauser Hill Farms’ chief pollinators. JEFF GRANIT staff Old Bridge farmer John Hauser explains the importance of pollination to Voorhees Elementary School students including…

  • John “Jack” A. Denehy

    Mr. Denehy, 81, of Toms River, died April 7, 2009, at home. He resided in Old Bridge, Charlotte, N.C., and Middletown, prior to relocating to Toms River in 1995. He was a corporate accountant at Celanese Corporation, New York City, for several years, retiring in 1990. During retirement, he was a volunteer at Kimball Medical…

  • Evelyn M. Hatfield Kotora

    Mrs. Kotora, 77, of Spotswood, formerly of Old Bridge, died April 11, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. She taught kindergarten Sunday school for 17 years at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Old Bridge. Surviving are her husband, Joseph G. Kotora; two sons, Joseph G. Kotora, and his wife, Sheryl,…

  • Jacqueline Bliven Fitton

    Mrs. Fitton, 68, of Sayreville, died April 4, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. She was predeceased by her parents, Edward and Carolyn Bliven. Surviving are two daughters and their husbands, Kathleen and James Makowski, with whom she lived, and Nancy and Giacomo Bolon of Bethpage, N.Y.; three brothers, Robert, James and…

  • Stella LoPresti DiPrima

    Mrs. DiPrima, 91, of Sayreville, died April 13, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement in 1957, she worked as a seamstress for many area shops. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph. Surviving are a son, Sal, and his wife, Desiree; two grandchildren; several sisters-in-law; and many nieces…

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