Category: Suburban News
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Exhibit on life of Emma Lazarus
“Emma Lazarus: Voice of Liberty, Voice of Conscience,” a traveling exhibition opening at the Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple on March 11, traces Lazarus’ life, intellectual development, work, and lasting influence. Emma Lazarus was a fourthgeneration American from a prominent Jewish family in New York City who is known for the iconic words of her 1883…
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Organic cleaning products available
The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership is conducting an Organic (Chemical Free) Fertilizer and Home- Cleaning Product Sale 10 a.m.-noon on Saturdays at the group’s headquarters building, 85 Washington Ave., Milltown. Prices have been reduced by 50 percent. The nonprofit organization, dedicated to the protection of the Lawrence Brook Watershed, seeks to encourage area residents to…
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Car burglaries are on rise in O.B.
— Adam Joseph Drici OLD BRIDGE — Police are urging residents to exercise additional caution following a rash of car burglaries in the South Old Bridge area. The burglars have focused on GPS devices, DVD players and other personal electronics, said Old Bridge Police Capt. Art Carullo. The most recent string of incidents has occurred…
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Sayreville may convert UES into K-5 elementary school
By Deanna McLafferty The Sayreville Board of Education is considering comprehensive redistricting measures to address overcrowding problems at the elementary school level. Board President Phyllis Batko proposed eliminating the Samsel Upper Elementary School in order to use the building as a fifth K-5 elementary school. Preschool students currently housed at Samsel would move back into…
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Police charge two in home burglary, purse snatching
BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Two individuals were arrested in connection with two separate theft incidents in the township, police said. According to authorities, on Feb. 18 at 12:25 a.m., a witness saw two suspects burglarizing a home on ElyAvenue in the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge. After observing the suspects…
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PTA volunteer Lisa Brennan sits with daughter Sara (center) and friend Grayce Smith, both 7 and in first grade, during a Read Across America celebration at the M. Scott Carpenter School in Old Bridge on March 1. Students from pre-kindergarten to second grade and their parents participated in an evening of bedtime stories. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Henry focuses on progress in State of the City address
Mayor highlights projects and plans, expresses gratitude for volunteers & employees BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Mayor Fred Henry delivered his State of the City address on Feb. 29 at the senior center, speaking of highlights from 2011, plans for 2012 and the impact residents are making on South Amboy’s success. One topic Henry addressed was…
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Loss of ratables yields slight school tax hike in Old Bridge
Homeowners would see an average increase of $16, despite board’s lowering of tax levy BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Board of Education made good on its promise not to raise the tax levy when it presented its proposed budget for the 2012-13 school year last week. In fact, thanks to an…
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Cyclist brothers Ivan and Alex perform some stunts for the crowd at Old Bridge High School as part of the Yankee Doodle Circus. Three performances were held Feb. 26 to benefit the Alumni Path Foundation, which is working to honor Old Bridge alumni by creating an engraved brick walkway at the school. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
