Category: Suburban News
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Emergency repairs lead to talk of long-term needs
BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — School officials have added the middle school’s emergency pathway to a list of school property in need of repair or replacement. The $9,000 project, approved by the Board of Education on Sept. 7, was an unexpected addition and a result of Hurricane Irene’s damage to the area. According to…
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Construction begins on rehab of Cheesequake Creek bridge
A major rehabilitation of the Route 35 drawbridge over Cheesequake Creek connecting Old Bridge and Sayreville has begun, state Department of Transportation officials announced last week. The $25 million project will replace the bridge decks, sidewalks, railings and median on the 70-year-old structure. The deck joints and structural steel elements will be repaired, and the…
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First day
From top: Isabella Bassolino is greeted with a hug from kindergarten teacher Rose Lotano on the first day of school at James McDivitt Elementary School in Old Bridge on Sept. 7. Students take part in a welcome song and dance. Lotano writes a message delegating Bryan Alvarez as student teacher for the first day of…
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O.B. church establishes hurricane relief fund
BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church has set up a relief fund to help the nearly 20 families in the township who were forced to vacate their homes due to flood damage caused by Hurricane Irene. The help comes none…
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Remembering 9/11
Above: Parents look on as students at Southwood Elementary School, Old Bridge, engage in songs, poems and a wreath-laying ceremony in recognition of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Below: Melvin Molina waves a flag at the ceremony. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff
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Old Bridge Republicans celebrate campaign kickoff
BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Old Bridge Councilman Brian Cahill speaks to supporters during an official kick-off party for the new Republican campaign headquarters. CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI OLD BRIDGE — With party leaders, candidates and supporters chanting “Owen! Owen!” for their mayoral candidate, local Republicans officially kicked off their bid to take over township government with…
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So. Amboy community teams up on bullying
BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTHAMBOY— SouthAmboy Elementary School Principal Christine Robbins is committed to keeping her school an environment where bullying isn’t tolerated … by students, teachers or parents. The school has started the academic year with a number of initiatives to help educate the entire school community. Bullying has been in the spotlight since…
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Disaster Recovery Centers open in area
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/State Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) recently opened to provide face-to-face assistance to those who suffered damage due to Hurricane Irene. Area centers are located at the East Brunswick Division of Parks, Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick, NJ 08816, in Middlesex County; and at the Henry Hudson Trail Activity Center, 945 Route…
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Andrew Galbin (l-r), Lindsay Nelson and Kaylee Heslin, students at Southwood Elementary School, Old Bridge, sing patriotic songs during a Sept. 9 ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. JEFF GRANIT staff
