Category: Suburban News
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Grissom Elementary School kindergarten teacher John Tichio
Grissom Elementary School kindergarten teacher John Tichio reads “Clifford the Firehouse Dog” to students on the first day of school in Old Bridge Sept. 7. JEFF GRANIT staff
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New police captain ‘exactly what an officer should be’
South Amboy top cops have had parallel careers since growing up together BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY—The city’s newest police captain, Joseph Matarangolo, was sworn in at the Sept. 1 City Council meeting. The ceremony was the brainchild of Matarangolo’s longtime friend and colleague, Chief Darren LaVigne, and was the first of its kind…
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Renewed optimism in the air for schools
Bosco: District minimized effects of budget cuts BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Despite the district’s budgetary woes and a myriad of related obstacles, Old Bridge Public Schools opened without a hitch on Tuesday. By the time the homeroom bell rang in each of the district’s 15 schools on the first day of classes, all scheduled…
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Ex-investigator pleads guilty
A former investigator in the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office pleaded guilty last week to obstructing the administration of law, admitting that he improperly contacted another law enforcement agency for non-investigatory reasons. Brian Lubeski, 46, of Allentown, Monmouth County, entered the plea during an appearance before Judge Frederick P. De- Vesa in New Brunswick on Aug.…
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No news is good news for Sayreville schools
Board looks to address various issues this year, but programs, staffing levels remain intact BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Sayreville’s schoolchildren return to classrooms this week to find programs and staffing pretty much the same as when they left in June. That’s fortunate, compared to the losses suffered in many other area school districts. “We…
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Groups release first-ever bird survey of the lower Raritan
EDISON — The New Jersey Audubon Society and Edison Wetlands Association this month released the first-ever bird survey for the lower Raritan River. The report, “Breeding Bird Abundance and Distribution in the Lower Raritan,” surveys the estuary of the longest river solely in New Jersey, an area that was long offlimits to the public and…
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Vietnam vets long gone, definitely not forgotten
Signs detail sacrifices of two local men BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MONROE — Jan Joseph Grabowski and Richard V. Ives are forever young. Both were killed at the age of 20 in Vietnam more than 40 years ago. But their sacrifice has not been forgotten, thanks to the efforts of several residents and…
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Grand opening planned for Goodwill center in Aberdeen
ABERDEEN — Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey & Philadelphia is hosting three days worth of grand opening festivities at its Aberdeen Store & Donation Center starting Sept. 1. The facility is located at Route 35 and Cliffwood Avenue. The spreading of goodwill will include hourly prize drawings, live entertainment featuring Jellybean from Aberdeen from…
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Rescue squad member pens kids’ book on EMT work
Tells readers about ambulance work through the eyes of a child who just wants to dance BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent Barry Bachenheimer EAST BRUNSWICK — Township rescue squad member Barry Bachenheimer found a hidden treasure while browsing through his old college papers some years ago: a children’s story he had written for an English…
