Category: Suburban News
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Township, commuters push for control device on Rt. 9
Township, commuters push for control device on Rt. 9 Device would make it safer to cross Rt. 9 at Inverness Drive bus stop By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Township police have agreed to support commuters from the Inverness Drive area in their campaign to have the state install a traffic control…
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Officer, firefighters recall ‘a sad place to be’ on 9/11
Staff Writer By jennifer dome DAWNMARIE SANNWALDT South Amboy firefighter Steve Velasquez tells students at Sayreville Middle School about the range of emotions he went through on Sept. 11, some of which he continues to deal with today. SAYREVILLE — A New York Port Authority police officer joined two firefighters from South Amboy and Perth…
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Acts remain undetermined for 2 stages at Harley fest
Acts remain undetermined for 2 stages at Harley fest Tour exec. says emphasis will be on motorcycle exhibits, not music By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Mum’s the word on just who will entertain the masses when the Harley-Davidson Open Road Tour stops at Raceway Park on Aug. 16, 17 and 18.…
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OLD BRIDGE — Councilman G. Kevin Calogera believes that if businesses operating within the township are reaping financial rewards from hosting large-scale events at the potential cost of inconveniencing residents, the municipality should get a piece of th
OLD BRIDGE — Councilman G. Kevin Calogera believes that if businesses operating within the township are reaping financial rewards from hosting large-scale events at the potential cost of inconveniencing residents, the municipality should get a piece of the pie as well. At Monday’s Township Council agenda meeting, Calogera, who represents Ward 4, asked Assistant Township…
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Sayreville band seeking to give the world some Slack
Staff Writer By jennifer dome PHOTOS BY DAWNMARIE SANNWALDT Clockwise from top left: Tammy Coffin, James Bailey, Wally Trebecky, George Carmen and Dave Rucci from the band Slack. Originally out of New Brunswick, the band now rehearses in their studio in Sayreville. Take five people, each with talent, a love of music and a sense…
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Budget will be introduced with an 8-cent tax hike Sayreville municipal tax increase could still be reduced, officials say
Budget will be introduced with an 8-cent tax hike Sayreville municipal tax increase could still be reduced, officials say The Sayreville Borough Council is expected to introduce a 2002 municipal budget Monday, that if adopted would carry an 8-cent increase in the tax rate. For the owner of property assessed at the borough average of…
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FARRAH MAFFAI First-grader Kaitlyn Chamas, 6, listens with rapt attention as Arthur Freihon, the Old Bridge school district’s director of administrative services, reads during the annual Dr. Seuss pajama party at Carpenter School Feb. 27.
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Five candidates seek three seats on school board Two incumbents and a retired administrator among those seeking terms in Old Bridge
Staff Writer By sue m. morgan Five candidates seek three seats on school board Two incumbents and a retired administrator among those seeking terms in Old Bridge Three seats on the Old Bridge Board of Education are being sought by five residents, a recently retired assistant superintendent of schools, two incumbents and two newcomers. Three…
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OLD BRIDGE — Dr. Ira Shapiro did not receive a gold medal when he attended the Winter Olympics, but he did bring home a small gold pin.
OLD BRIDGE — Dr. Ira Shapiro did not receive a gold medal when he attended the Winter Olympics, but he did bring home a small gold pin. Dr. Ira Shapiro with Germon Glessner of Argentina’s skeleton team. The pin, which bears the Winter Olympics 2002 emblem, glitters among the papers and files scattered across the…
