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Senior Group sets trip to see Christmas show
The Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Senior Group is sponsoring a trip to see the “Radio City Christmas Spectacular” in New York on Nov. 21. The price for the trip is $165, which includes premium seating, a box lunch, bus transportation, bus driver gratuity and snacks on the return trip. The bus will leave at…
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South Amboy considers restricting tethering of animals
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH AMBOY — Tethering a dog or any other animal in a fixed location for a long period of time may soon have consequences for pet owners. City officials are in discussions of amending the rules and regulations concerning animals to add a section on “tethering.” “We have laws [in…
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4-H is more than just kids and horses
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Top: Patricia Schuck and Linda Schulmeister, both of Old Bridge, share some stories about the Middlesex County 4-H during the Middlesex County Fair in East Brunswick on Aug. 8. Above: Alumni of the Middlesex County 4-H reminisce over photos. Members of the Middlesex County 4-H program know the public perception…
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Neighbors cite limited access to hospital
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Concerns persist over the closure of the emergency access road into Raritan Bay Medical Center from Maher Manor and the Chuck Costello Complex. Although residents of Maher Manor and the Chuck Costello Complex, both on Route 18, said they are grateful for the sidewalk pathway that has been installed as…
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Beekeepers find sweet success in N.J.
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer From the Garden owner Drew Madzin endures the August heat to check on one of his honeybee hives. In a healthy colony, worker bees like the one pictured below can number in the tens of thousands, and all of them are female. PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Standing among…
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Construction worker killed in work site accident
By Adam C. Uzialko Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – Police reported a fatal accident at a work site in the LaMer residential community on Nathan Boulevard earlier this week. At 8:56 a.m. on Aug. 24, police and emergency medical services responded to a call that a 67-year-old construction worker had been injured after being struck by…
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The most preventable car thefts
Despite automakers’ most novel schemes to make today’s cars more theft-proof, common sense is unfortunately still not among a model’s standard features. Witness the fact that a growing number of auto thefts are being caused by owners who leave the keys inside while parked. The National Insurance Crime Bureau in Des Plaines, Ill., reports that…
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REAL ESTATE BRIEFS
Hal Maxwell, president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y., announces that Eatontown resident Allen Brodsky is now affiliated with the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Middletown. As a sales associate, Brodsky will provide residential real estate services in Middletown as well as the surrounding communities of Eatontown, Tinton…
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Heritage House SIR ranks as one of nation’s tops in RISMedia’s 2015 Power Broker Report
Mary Burke, president, owner and broker of record, Heritage House Sotheby’s International Realty (SIR), headquartered in Shrewsbury, recently announced its ranking as the number 354 real estate firm in the United States in sales volume, according to RISMedia’s 27th Annual Power Broker Report. This year’s Power Broker Report is based on responses to RISMedia’s 2015…
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