Category: Suburban News
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Sayreville board OKs facility improvements
Fix-ups include repairing varsity baseball field, repaving football stadium driveway BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Contact Deanna McLafferty at [email protected]. The Sayreville Board of Education approved additional school repairs at its Feb. 7 meeting after a Building and Grounds Committee walk-through made certain needs more apparent. The committee suggested repaving the stadium access driveway at Sayreville…
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Man, 45, dies in Rt. 35 accident
OLD BRIDGE — Valentine’s Day started on a tragic note in the township when a fatal crash involving one vehicle and a pedestrian occurred in the early hours of the day. Authorities said that at 6:01 a.m. Rajendra Basnet, a 45-year-old male from Nepal, was attempting to cross the southbound lanes of Route 35 when…
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The Odd Couple
Above: Felix Ungar (John Trumbull) breaks down in a scene from the Main Street Theatre Company’s production of Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple.” Right: Vince Tinebra plays Oscar Madison in a scene with Trumbull’s Felix in the Feb. 18 performance. Shows will continue Feb. 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. at the theater, 3018 Bordentown…
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March 25 concert to raise funds for shelter animals
‘Paws for a Cause’ will aid local area’s no-kill animal shelter BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE— The Sayreville Pet Adoption Center has faced mounting financial stress in recent years. With the elimination of shared services contracts between municipalities and an overwhelming number of abandoned animals, rumors began circulating that the center would have to permanently…
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Attendees have a howling good time at Super Pet Expo
Vendors provide products, services, treats for pets of all shapes and sizes BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Cara Mitchell of the Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League plays with Paisley on Feb. 10 during the Super Pet Expo, held last weekend at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center in Edison. ERIC SUCAR staff There was…
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Public defender appointed in party-line vote
Democrats, Republicans debate need to change appointee BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Contact Deanna McLafferty at [email protected]. Making good on their promise of change, the Sayreville Borough Council appointed a new public defender at its Feb. 13 meeting in a 4-2 vote. Frederick Roselli, of South River, will replace Paul DeSarno, who spent three years in…
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Musicians with the New Jersey Youth Symphony perform at Hammarskjold Middle School in East Brunswick on Feb. 16. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Jumping for a healthy heart
Classmate’s heart condition inspires Sayreville students to raise funds BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School students celebrate their fundraising efforts for the American Heart Association with a jump rope event on Feb. 9. SAYREVILLE — Participation in the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope ForHeart program has become a tradition for students and…
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O.B. Ethics Board mulls issue of financial disclosure
Board debates feasibility of having everyone, regardless of board or position, file form BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Correspondent OLD BRIDGE — To file or not to file? That was the question for the township Ethics Board during a meeting on Feb. 6 as its members debated which township officials are required to file a financial disclosure…
