Category: Suburban News
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Sayreville council gets briefing on school tab
Budget highlights include plans to hire five teachers BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Voters will be asked to support a school budget for 2011-12 that carries the lowest tax increase of the past 11 years, Superintendent of Schools Frank Alfano told the Borough Council last week. Alfano and other school officials addressed the…
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Rescue squad recognizes citizens for saving lives
Community encouraged to learn CPR, volunteer for EMS BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Members of the Sayreville Emergency Squad use a doll to demonstrate lifesaving measures. The Sayreville Emergency Medical Squad recently recognized several residents for doing something few can claim to have done — saving a life. “The bystanders initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and each…
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Movin’ to the music
Youngsters rock and roll during the April 3 Toddler Dance Party at the Old Bridge Public Library. The events are being held on Saturdays at noon and Sundays at 1 p.m. through the end of this month. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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WELCOME TO…Treasures the Shore Jersey Shore
Spring Lake: a little bit of everything BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Downtown Spring Lake Named for the spring-fed lake in the middle of the town’s Divine Park and nicknamed the “Irish Riviera” after the town’s wealthy founders, Spring Lake is a haven for relaxation and beauty along the Jersey Shore. Just two miles long…
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Sayreville residents give students lesson in history
Program pairs local senior citizens with fourth-graders BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Fourth-grade students at Samsel Upper Elementary School in Sayreville interview residents about their memories of the borough as part of the “Connecting with the Past” program on March 30. Here, Daniel McCaig poses questions to Margaret Wiecek, a retired teacher. JEFF GRANIT staff…
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Energy co. can file plans for power plant in Old Bridge
BPU approves contract for facility that officials see as future revenue boon BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The Old Bridge Clean Energy Center will soon face its last hurdle now that the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has OK’d the construction of the power plant. The board announced March 29 that NRG Energy has…
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Gretchen Wetter, youth services intern at the Old Bridge Public Library, gets her audience moving during the April 3 Toddler Dance Party. The free program is offered to youngsters on weekends through the end of April. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Sayreville may use new animal shelter in Helmetta
Proposal would extend animal control agreement between towns BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer I n an effort to save money, Sayreville Business Administrator Jeff Bertrand proposed a new shared-services agreement to the Borough Council on March 28. The agreement, which would start May 1, would have the borough of Helmetta handling Sayreville’s animal control services,…
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Old Bridge GOP to run Henry for mayor in Nov.
Cahill, Walker, Anderson to seek seats on council BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Owen Henry OLD BRIDGE — With 2011 set to be a big election year for township government, the local Republican Party launched its campaign with the announcement of mayoral and council candidates last week. In addition to the term of mayor, all…
