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Concerns about bar owner spur denial of liquor license transfer
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Police department concerns about the transfer of a liquor license to a local business owner who previously managed a “troubled” bar in town have led the Borough Council to nix the proposed transfer. The license, which is considered “pocketed” and would need approval from the state Alcoholic…
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State must prohibit use of inhumane traps
In 1984 the New Jersey Legislature banned leg-hold traps because they are inhumane. Yet last month, the state Fish and Game Council overturned that ban and will allow cruel leg-hold traps once again. These traps are still inhumane 30 years later and have no place in our state. While raccoons are typically the targeted species…
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MARK ROSMAN/STAFF Visitors who bring bread to Lake Weamaconk in Englishtown will make fast friends with friendly fowl. The afternoon of Aug. 2 was a fine summer day to feed ducks and geese.
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Welna Foundation keeps fallen friend’s spirit of kindness alive
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Matthew Welna SAYREVILLE — What started as an effort to establish a scholarship in memory of a brother and friend has blossomed into an endeavor to spread goodwill and keep his benevolent spirit alive. Matthew Welna, a Sayreville native and Monroe Township resident, was repeatedly characterized as “selfless” and…
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Rutgers considers adaptive sports program
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer MONROE — When Eric Katz was looking to begin his career as a wheelchair athlete, his first choice was at his home school of Rutgers University. However, Katz, now 32, was forced to enroll at the University of Arizona because Rutgers did not offer an adaptive sports program at the…
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Central New Jersey breaks out in Pharoah fever
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Brian Skirka and Emilee Carton mingle prior to the Lilly Pulitzer Fashion Show held as part of the “Hats and Horses: A Day at the Races” event held at Monmouth Park in Oceanport Aug. 1, the day before the Haskell Invitational. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR At 9 a.m. sharp, the…
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Water rate hikes introduced amid procedural debacle
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer An ordinance providing for two separate water rate hikes will be up for public hearing at the Aug. 10 meeting of the Sayreville Borough Council. The ordinance, which was introduced amid some confusion at the council’s July 27 meeting, calls for a 4.8 percent increase on water rates starting…
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Distracted driving poses peril on N.J. roads
By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer Distracted driving, whether it involves a motorist on a cell phone, eating a sandwich, applying makeup or shaving, takes a dangerous toll on New Jersey’s roads. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Distracted driving is fueling a dangerous epidemic on New Jersey’s roads as it rivals the risks of…
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Rescue plan in works as crowds watch dolphin frolic in South River
By Adam C. Uzialko Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — One dolphin is making quite a splash after finding a bit of shelter in the South River. On Thursday, staff members from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) were on the scene at the Old Matawan Road bridge, where a dolphin swimming in the South River…
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