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Spaghetti dinner to benefit DeSarno family
A Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser to benefit the DeSarno family of Sayreville, who lost their home to a fire in December, is planned for 4-7 p.m. Feb. 8 at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 90 Leonardine Ave., South River. All six members of the family escaped the fire, but three remain hospitalized. The DeSarnos are longtime members…
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Pasta dinner aids family affected by house fire
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The community will be rallying around the Slingerland and Carlson family at a fundraiser on Friday. The family lost their South Feltus home in June during a fire in which teenager Michael Carlson was injured after jumping from the roof to save his mother, Amanda. To assist the…
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Bills would promote endless hunting
Do you believe wild animals deserve a day of rest — a day when they cannot be hunted? Currently, New Jersey prohibits hunting on public lands on Sundays, but if state Sen. Joseph Kyrillos Jr. (R-Monmouth) has his way, that would change. Kyrillos has introduced bill S699, which would allow Sunday hunting in New Jersey.…
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Photos
PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN From top: Spencer Brooks, far right, leader of Boy Scout Troop 129 of Old Bridge, helps scouts John Abair, left to right, Steven Verdesco and Mason Stepper retire an old flag and raise its replacement as visitors honor the memory of former Old Bridge teacher Harriet Chamberline, who introduced music to…
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Novice cheerleaders receive a rousing cheer of their own
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The Morgan-Parlin Panthers Cheerleading Squad poses with Coach Tracy Kehoe and borough officials at a Jan. 12 Borough Council meeting, where they were honored for a second-place finish in the American Youth Cheer National Cheer Competition. ADAM C. UZIALKO/STAFF SAYREVILLE — Borough officials and the community at large are…
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Investigation ongoing in shooting
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The state Attorney General’s Shooting Response Team is continuing its investigation into a policeinvolved shooting at a Rite Aid pharmacy on Washington Road. On Jan. 22, a member of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force fired at a suspect who allegedly rammed a police vehicle…
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East Brunswick to improve Rues Lane intersection
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Township officials are seeking to make improvements to an intersection riddled with potholes over the next few years. At its Dec. 22 meeting, the Township Council authorized professional engineering services by CME Associates for the design of the intersection and traffic signal improvements at Rues Lane and…
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Shelter abuses could lead to legislation
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Lester Jones, right, head of the Middlesex County Health Department, listens as Nicole Dawson, former temporary administrator of the Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter, speaks during a Jan. 23 roundtable sponsored by state Sen. Linda Greenstein (D-Middlesex) on whether new laws are needed to regulate animal shelters. ADAM UZIALKO Substandard…
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