Category: Suburban News
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Amanda Mozdzen, 6, of Sayreville, looks on as Michael Hoffman spins a plate in the air during the Juggling Hoffmans’ fun-filled program at the Sayreville Public Library on Dec. 9. JEFF GRANIT staff
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O.B. approves transfer of 300 acres to OBMUA
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Critics say move is budget-gap tactic; proponents argue reservoir will reduce water-purchase costs Aland acquisition project that is intended to secure an in-house water supply has become an increasingly contentious issue among Old Bridge officials in recent months. Last week, the measure narrowly passed through the governing body. The Township…
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In tribute
Left: Edna Cornell of Sayreville listens to the proceedings during a Dec. 7 ceremony honoring the 2,402 military personnel lost during the invasion of Pearl Harbor 69 years earlier. Above: Vietnam War veteran Richard Kosmoski and fellow vets march down Main Street during the morning services. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff
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DuPont donation will support camp for Sayreville brain-injured children
SAYREVILLE — DuPont is donating $10,000 to the Sayreville Association for Brain Injured Children (SABIC) to support the development of a new picnic pavilion at the site of the association’s future summer camp on Cheesequake Road in Parlin. DuPont has been in operation in Parlin since 1904. Ten new picnic tables, compliant with the Americans…
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Bidding goodbye
Council members Siarkiewicz and Kaiserman thank borough’s workers and residents BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — At the last Borough Council meeting of 2010, the council said goodbye to council President Paula Siarkiewicz and Councilman David Kaiserman. “We’ll be saying goodbye to friends to make room to welcome the new people,” Mayor Kennedy O’Brien…
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Lighthouse tours prompt cross-curriculum unit
Samsel teachers use lighthouses as basis for lessons in math, science, history, art and more BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Fourth-grade students from the Samsel Upper Elementary School in Sayreville are guided by Bob Gleason and Bill Volpe from the New Jersey Lighthouse Speakers Bureau. SAYREVILLE — The education of 108 fourth-graders at Samsel Upper…
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Charles Vuocolo, American Legion Post 211 chaplain, addresses the audience gathered at the Pearl Harbor Memorial Ceremony held at Sayreville Borough Hall on Dec. 7. The ceremony was conducted by Post 211. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Members of American Legion Post No. 211 mingle at the conclusion of the Pearl Harbor Memorial Ceremony held at Sayreville Borough Hall and Post 211 on Dec. 7. The ceremony, which included a wreath-laying, rifle salute and speeches from local dignitaries, was conducted by Post 211. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Religious group presses case for Old Bridge site
Raceway Park attorney calls site ’worst possible place’ in town for worship center BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The religious group Dayalbagh Radhasoami Satsang Association of North America (DRSANA) is rapidly presenting its case to the Old Bridge Zoning Board of Adjustment after changing its site plan. DRSANA has undergone a grueling three-year application process,…
