Category: Suburban News
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Old Bridge voters send budget to town council
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer As in many Middlesex County school districts, Old Bridge voters rejected the Board of Education’s 2010-11 proposed budget on Tuesday. Out of nearly 6,000 residents who cast votes in the school election, 3,240 went against the tax levy that would have supported a $137 million school budget for next year.…
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Old Bridge High School
Freshman Sultan Aminu, 15, smashes a pie into the face of Old Bridge High School Principal James Hickey during the annual Battle of the Classes on April 16. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Sayreville panel issues report on Main St. Bypass
Committee: Road needed, but traffic should be slowed and residences buffered BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Sayreville’s advisory committee for the controversial Main Street Bypass presented its findings last week, mostly aimed at lessening the road’s burden on nearby residential neighborhoods. The committee recommended various features for the four-mile road, which is planned to function…
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Sayreville officials face a ‘disappointing’ budget
Tax hike, layoffs, furloughs, loss of Conservation Corps in 2010 spending plan BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer The Sayreville Borough Council introduced a $50.3 million municipal budget last week that calls for a 5.16 percent increase in taxes as well as several furloughs and layoffs. The tax hike will amount to a nearly $79 increase…
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Field of seven seek seats on O.B. board
Two incumbents, former member and four newcomers running BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Seven candidates are vying for three available three-year terms on the Old Brdge Board of Education. Voters will choose from the field during the April 20 school election, when they will also vote on the tax levy to support the $137…
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League pays tribute to a player and friend
Opening day ceremonies, 2010 season dedicated to memory of John Ench BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent While Old Bridge’s Little League opening day was filled with sunshine, children of all ages ready to play ball and their families eager to cheer them on, it was also an opportunity for the league to remember one of its…
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NJ Transit will keep running two commuter bus routes
NJ Transit is expected to restore two of the three commuter bus lines that were to be eliminated as part of the agency’s budget cut package. Though NJ Transit was not expected to announce the changes until April 14, after press time for this issue, state Sen. Barbara Buono (D-Middlesex) said Monday that she learned…
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Man arrested in connection with Old Bridge murder
OLD BRIDGE — Police have made one arrest as they continue to investigate the alleged murder of a woman who was found dead April 8 in her home in the Cliffwood Beach section. Authorities still would not release the name of the victim at press time Tuesday, stating that her identity had been determined but…
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Friends rally for man fighting lung disease
South Amboy resident with no health insurance needs lung transplant BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — A local family is reaching out to the community for help. Luis Perez, 58, has been diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic and debilitating disease that damages the lungs with scarring. For Luis, the illness is complicated…
