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August 3, 2006
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Backyard oasis
Tour-goers get taste of what some consider the ideal retreat
BY KRISTIN BOYD Correspondent
Lori Coury chose to spend her Saturday afternoon with a pool of cool water, instead of a bunch of hot air. More...
Boro quells concerns over drinking water
Lab results show no detectable levels of chemical PFOA
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

Sayreville officials gave the borough's water a clean bill of health this week after receiving test results that showed no detectable levels of a chemical reported to be in the water. More...

Two arrested after gas station hold-up
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

OLD BRIDGE - Two men were arrested after they allegedly held up the Emporium gas station on Route 9 at 11:27 p.m. July 20. More...


Fund-raisers

Aug. 4 & Fridays through Oct. 20 + Cruise Nights/Car Show, to benefit the Sayreville Brain Injured Children Association, sponsored by the Just Us Cruisers classic car club, 6-9 p.m., at the Paramount Diner, Route 35, South Amboy/Sayreville. Family-oriented events featuring more than 50 antique More...


Fair organizers hope for high spirits, lower temps
Middlesex County Fair will be held in E. Brunswick Aug. 7-13
BY MARLENE CANTY Staff Writer

As it enters its 68th year, the Middlesex County Fair remains a mainstay of the county, a social and cultural crossroads where issues of food, fun, farming and family are ordinary and at the same time a little remarkable. More...


Gentle touch

SCOTT PILLING staff Cierra Cooper, 6, pets a chicken being held by Katherine Squindo, 8, during a July 22 petting zoo and carnival at the Old Bridge Public Library. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Spanish classes to begin at O.B. senior center
The Old Bridge Office on Aging will introduce a new "Introduction to Spanish" class beginning at noon on Aug. 18 at the George Bush Senior Center, in the municipal complex, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. More...
•'Cats' is next production for Plays-in-the-Park
•Mighty Oak to raise curtain on 'Gypsy'
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 Letters
•Financing agreement saved taxpayers money
Earlier this year I was selected to be a member of the Old Bridge Township Council budget negotiating committee to help resolve the failed Board of Education budget. The committee, which also included council members Patrick Gillespie and Robert Volkert, met on numerous occasions in an attempt to id More...
•Facility is housing complex, not independent living center
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 Editorials
•On budget woes and wasted money in O.B.
Eleanore Whitaker Guest Column If the members of the Old Bridge Township Council think the residents of this town missed the council's lack of budgeting skills, they can forget it. They pass an "ordinance," and with a 6-3 vote, sink taxpayers $4 million in the red for repairs and upg More...
•Zambrano feels 'awful,' and well he should
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 Obituaries
•Obituaries
John P. O'Connor Mr. O'Connor, 78, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died July 26 in St. Clare's Hospital, Dover. Surviving are his wife, Agnes F. Powers O'Connor; a daughter, Dr. Patricia O'Connor Dreyfuss of Boonton; four sons, John P. Jr. of Yokosuka, Japan, Timothy of Fredericksburg, Va More...
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 Schools
•Summer break ... Who needs it???
School may be out, but many teachers can be found hard at work
Today's lesson: How I spent my summer vacation.Write that on the blackboard 100 times, and then come see Kathy Schumann, who taught at the East Brunswick School District's Summer Academy program for three weeks last month. More...
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 Sports
•Burlew and freestyle motocross a natural match
Cliffwood Beach native makes name for himself on IFMA tour
Derek Burlew can still remember the first time he rode a dirt bike. Just barely, however. Most people don't tend to remember all that much when they're only 4 years-old, an age most little boys are more apt to play with toy trucks or action figures, maybe even a ball and glove. More...
•Frog Hollow swim team captures a division title
•Milltown bows out of state Legion tournament
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