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Minor injury reported in crash involving five vehicles on Rt. 18
OLD BRIDGE — A potentially disastrous highway collision involving four cars and a dump truck resulted in just one minor injury, Old Bridge Police Capt. Art Carullo said. The accident occurred after a South Old Bridge Fire Co. truck pulled out of Farless Avenue into the southbound lane of Route 18 at 9:48 a.m. Oct…
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Honor and sacrifice
PHOTO COURTESY OF BILL KOCH Three tributes to military personnel, veterans and fallen heroes will be on display in the main lobby of the Diocese of Metuchen, 146 Metlars Lane, Piscataway, during the month of November.
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Church plans Holiday Bazaar, Ham Dinner
Spotswood Reformed Church, 429 Main St., will hold its annual Holiday Bazaar and Ham Dinner Nov. 7. The bazaar is set for 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Winners in the Splash of Color quilt raffle will be drawn at approximately 7:30 p.m. The Bake Shop, the Attic Treasures area, the gift area and the Christmas Room will…
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Kenny to fill freeholder vacancy
The Middlesex County Democratic Organization has nominated Woodbridge Township Council President Charles Kenny to fill a vacancy on the Board of Chosen Freeholders. Kenny will complete the final two months of the term previously held by Stephen J. “Pete” Dalina, who died last month. Dalina, also of Woodbridge, served on the freeholders from 1990 until…
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Sayreville woman recalls singing on USO tours
Former Moore Sisters member returns to singing for local audiences By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Yvonne-Ethier Coyle, left to right, along with her sisters Viola and Bella Ethier, performed on USO tours in the 1940s under the stage name The Moore Sisters. PHOTO COURTESY OF YVONNE COYLE SAYREVILLE — Yvonne Ethier-Coyle realizes that not many…
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State cannabis program ‘going to pot’
With 1,400 patients signed up for the medical cannabis program in New Jersey since August 2012, many have yet to see access. Greenleaf Compassion Center, which was opened briefly and closed this summer, served only 140 patients the entire year. With one of the program qualifications being less than six months to live, there undoubtedly…
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FRANK GALIPO Volunteers plant the Field of Flags at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Middletown, as a tribute to U.S. troops lost in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on Oct. 19.
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Let’s serve veterans as well as they have served us
YOUR TURN DANIEL M. DELLINGER GUEST COLUMN During the recent government shutdown, many numbers were thrown around. But there is one that stands out, and it has nothing to do with the debate over the federal budget. More than one a day — that is how many members of our active-duty military, National Guard and…
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Designer bag gift auction set for Nov. 9
The Raritan Bay Cougars of Old Bridge football and cheerleading program will host a designer bag gift auction Nov. 9 at VFW Hall, Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville. Doors open at 6 p.m. Games start at 7 p.m. There will be approximately 15 designer handbags to be won, plus other gift baskets to be raffled off.…
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