Category: Suburban News
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OBMUA: Bacteria in water was localized plumbing issue
Bacteria had come and gone before boil-water advisory was issued last week BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Representatives of the Old Bridge Municipal Utilities Authority outlined the events that led to last week’s boil-water advisory and fielded questions from the public at the June 25 Township Council meeting. OBMUA Executive Director Guy…
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Mob scene
Kayla Hoheb, an eighth-grader at Carl Sandburg Middle School, Old Bridge, takes part in the school’s purple glove flash mob dance at Lombardi Field on June 13. The event was part of the township’s effort to raise support for the following weekend’s Relay for Life. The students danced to “What Makes You Beautiful” by One…
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Demolition contractors indicted for alleged unsafe asbestos removal
A Parlin man is among two people indicted last week on charges that they unlawfully removed asbestos from the former Zurbrugg Memorial Hospital in Riverside without a license and using workers who were not trained or equipped to do the job safely. The state Division of Criminal Justice obtained a state grand jury indictment charging…
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Sayreville appoints new business admin.
Council majority criticized for overlooking candidates with experience in role BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Six months after the termination of longtime Business Administrator Jeff Bertrand, the Sayreville Borough Council majority ruffled feathers again this week with its choice for his replacement. The council voted 5-1 to appoint Daniel Frankel, of the Monmouth Junction section of…
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Graduates mingle prior to the Old Bridge High School class of 2012 commencement exercises at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on June 26. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Garden Staters recycling less today than in the ’90s
Middlesex County rates, however, continue to be stable Despite the recently released statistics that indicate New Jersey’s residents are recycling less today than they did in the 1990s, a few counties are bucking that trend. One such location is Middlesex County, where residents continue to meet the state’s recycling standards year after year and have…
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Principal leaves legacy as ‘exceptional educator’
Baumann originally came to Wilson School in 1963 BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Sayreville’s Wilson Elementary School honored retiring Principal Georgia Baumann at a special surprise celebration on June 11, presenting her with a cake that read, “Farewell To Our Queen Bee.” Her husband Al was on hand for the celebration. SAYREVILLE — After 50 years…
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Zimmerli to participate in Blue Star Museums
NEW BRUNSWICK — The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA), Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,500 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families through Labor…
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Stylin’
Left: Old Bridge High School’s Crystal Lefave poses for Randi Spencer during a June 5 photo shoot in the high school studio. The shoot was a collaborative effort by clothing design, cosmetology and photography students. Above: Tatiana Calderon (l) and Tabatha Daniell view a photo taken during the shoot. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff
