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Archive for October 22nd, 2008

South Amboy Plans To Honor Fallen Solider

Posted in Middlesex County, New Jersey, South Amboy, tagged on October 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »

SOUTH AMBOY – Community members are working to build a monument to honor the memory of Army Sgt. Benjamin L. Sebban, who was killed in Iraq last year.
The idea originally came from members of American Legion Post 62, but community involvement has expanded since then. The project is being funded through donations, and area businesses [...]

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End the Election Ads Today: Give the Ad Money to Charity

Posted in opinion, tagged , , , on October 22, 2008 | Comments Off

Dear Senators McCain and Obama,
Is my vote for you worth tens of millions? I guess I’ll soon see. I am, not Joe the Plumber, but Steve the charitable fundraiser. That’s my profession. I’m one of those the press labels an independent because sometimes I vote Democrat, sometimes Republican. This time, however, I still do not [...]

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Linden Senior Commits To Play For St. Joseph’s

Posted in Linden, New Jersey, Union County, tagged , , on October 22, 2008 | Comments Off

LINDEN – A Linden High School basketball star has made a non-binding commitment to attend St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.
David Bruce, a 6-foot 9-inch 210-pound senior, averaged 15 points and 12 rebounds per game for the Tigers. During his high school career, Linden went 53-10 and won a Union County Tournament High School [...]

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Curriculum Changes Aimed At Improving Driver Safety

Posted in New Jersey, tagged , , on October 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »

TRENTON – Citing the need to better educate new drivers who may have hit their first “bump in the road,” New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Chief Administrator Sharon A. Harrington unveiled a newly overhauled Probationary Driver Program (PDP) curriculum today. The PDP is mandated for new (probationary) drivers who are convicted of two or more [...]

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Remembering Briggs Chevrolet

Posted in Middlesex County, New Jersey, South Amboy, sports, tagged , , , , , on October 22, 2008 | Comments Off

By Diane Norek Harrison
SOUTH AMBOY—With the demolition of the famed Briggs Chevrolet building during the week of Oct. 7, I cleaned out more of my folders. Besides being a car dealership, Briggs sponsored many race cars through the years. Briggs Chevrolet has also sponsored a Little League team and bowling leagues through the years.
The building, [...]

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Rahway Woman Charged With Kidnapping Elizabeth Girl

Posted in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Rahway, Union County, tagged , , , on October 22, 2008 | Comments Off

RAHWAY – Friday, a Rahway woman was charged with first-degree kidnapping for allegedly abducting a three year old girl from an Elizabeth thrift store last week.
Eyvonne Alexander, 54, was arrested on Oct. 16 following a frantic five-hour search for the girl, who was taken earlier in the day while she was shopping with her mother [...]

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