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updated: Sat Jul 12, 2008 06:41 am

Fords News

Local news for Fords, NJ continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Saturday Jul 12 | Home News Tribune

Shockley Anniversary

Norman and Agnes Shockley celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their children June 7 with dinner and a cruise.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Perth Amboy, NJ, Sewaren, NJ

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Courier News Online

Maria Arbieto, 42, Keasbey

Maria R. Arbieto, 42, of Keasbey died Sunday, July 6, 2008 in Perth Amboy. Born in Peru, she has resided in Keasbey since 2000.

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Related Topix: Keasbey, NJ, Perth Amboy, NJ, Venezuela, World News

Wed Jul 09, 2008

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Black Sabbath: Best Buy Version Of 'Rules Of Hell' Box To Feature Bonus Live CD

According to a posting on the unofficial BLACK SABBATH web site Black-Sabbath.com , there is a version of the forthcoming BLACK SABBATH "The Rules Of Hell" box set being sold at Best Buy which is an exclusive.

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Related Topix: Hard-Rock, Black Sabbath

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Millville News

Woodbridge woman is struck and killed by car

Authorities said the two women, whose names were not available this morning, had just left the supermarket shopping center at 7:10 p.m. and were walking north across the highway when they were struck by a Eagle ...

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Related Topix: Perth Amboy, NJ

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Courier News

The Sein Fein Returns

The sailing crew of the Sinn Fein are from left to right in the front row Gary Gochal of North Brunswick, Mark Rebovich of Perth Amboy, owner and Captain Peter Rebovich Sr.

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Related Topix: North Brunswick, NJ, Metuchen, NJ, Atlantic Highlands, NJ, Perth Amboy, NJ, Middlesex Metro

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Courier News

Naturalist encourages human, nature bond

For months, Jim Faczak has been keeping a careful eye on the nesting platforms of the osprey in Cheesequake State Park, and now at least seven baby birds have hatched.

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Related Topix: Woodbridge, NJ

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Home News Tribune

Joseph Sciortino, 82, Fords

Joseph S. Sciortino, 82, of Fords died Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy.

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Related Topix: Perth Amboy, NJ, Stewartsville, NJ

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Courier News

Woodbridge mulls arts center to jazz up downtown area

The township envisions an arts center in an abandoned theater as part of plans to revive downtown Fords, plans that also include improving the look of businesses and homes.

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Related Topix: Woodbridge, NJ

Courier News Online

Jose a. Cardet, 43, Fords

Jose Anthony Cardet, 43, of Fords died Monday, June 23, 2008, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy.

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Related Topix: Perth Amboy, NJ, Cuba, World News

Tue Jun 24, 2008

Home News Tribune - Central Jersey

Worker trapped, injured in industrial accident

Authorities have responded to an industrial accident on King Georges Post Road in Fords, where a worker was reportedly trapped under a pallet.

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Sun Jun 22, 2008

Courier News

SWAT team arrests 3 charged with burglarizing Rahway home

A Fords man was arrested Friday after he jumped from the second floor landing of a Midwood Drive home, while members of the Rahway SWAT team had to bring out two other men, all of whom are accused of ...

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Related Topix: Rahway, NJ

Fri Jun 20, 2008

Courier News Online

Woodbridge: Town's 10 sections have their own identities

It's the kind of place motorists cruising down Avenel Avenue probably wouldn't notice, but for those who live in the neighborhood, Nora's Deli is integral to the area.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Woodbridge, NJ, Colonia, NJ, Keasbey, NJ, Dining

Fri Jun 13, 2008

Home News Tribune

Retiring Woodbridge priest reflects upon holy path

When the Hungarian Reformed Church was looking for a new pastor in 1990 they called the Rev.

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Related Topix: Edison, NJ, Woodbridge, NJ

Thu Jun 12, 2008

Courier News Online

Katherine E. Lestuck retired seamstress

BELVIDERE - Katherine E. Lestuck, age 88, died peacefully Tuesday at Warren Hospital.

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Related Topix: Warren, NJ, Belvidere, NJ, Union, NJ, Perth Amboy, NJ

Wed Jun 11, 2008

Home News Tribune

Woodbridge residents protest SPCA probe of dog's euthanization

Township Council members faced a swirl of emotional comments from the public over the results of an independent investigation that found no misconduct by township authorities in the euthanization of a dog last ...

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Related Topix: Colonia, NJ, Woodbridge, NJ

Sun Jun 08, 2008

Courier News Online

Joseph Smoliga, 86, Edison

Joseph Smoliga, 86, of Denver, Pennsylvania, died Friday evening, June 6, 2008, at St.

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Sat Jun 07, 2008

Courier News

First heat wave of the season roasts Central Jersey

The weather service reported that a Bermuda high system is expected to remain over the area on the hottest days, resulting in heat indexes - how hot it feels when combining temperature and humidity - of about ...

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Related Topix: Middlesex County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Perth Amboy, NJ, Woodbridge, NJ, Weather

Thu Jun 05, 2008

Home News Tribune - Editorials

Eli 'Paperboy' Reed rides retro-soul train to Vintage Vinyl

Eli "Paperboy" Reed visited the crossroads to find his muse. The Boston native, who plays a dynamic style of retro R&B and soul, went to Clarksdale, Miss., when he was 18 to immerse himself in the blues.

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Related Topix: Blues, Robert Johnson, African-American

Tue Jun 03, 2008

Courier News Online

Presidential primary move knocked clout from Tuesday's state primaries

Aiming to have political clout in the presidential primaries this year, the Legislature moved New Jersey's primary vote to Super Tuesday in February.

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Related Topix: Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, New Jersey, US Senate, Democrat, Frank Lautenberg, Woodbridge, NJ

Courier News

Handful of voters cast ballots at Woodbridge polls

By mid-afternoon, only a handful of voters had trickled into polling places in the township.

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Related Topix: Woodbridge, NJ

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