Category: Suburban News
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Sayreville Borough Council race
Frank Bella (R) Bella, 54, has been a Sayre- ville resid ent since 1 9 8 3 and has been involved in borough government for the last 20 years. He holds a master’s degree in public administration from Long Island University and currently serves on the Board of Adjustment and the Board of Health. Additionally,…
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Three Sayreville officers sworn in to new positions
BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Three borough police officers were promoted recently after a longtime police captain retired. Patrick Kiernan takes the oath for his promotion to lieutenant. John Zebrowski, Patrick Kiernan and James S. Novak were sworn in to their respective positions as captain, lieutenant and sergeant during an Oct. 13 Borough…
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Work begins on 40-unit senior housing project
Project is joint venture of South Amboy Renaissance Corp., PHS Senior Living BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The city is one step closer to having a new affordable housing residence for senior citizens. A groundbreaking on the Robert Noble Manor on Gordon Street was held Oct. 1. The building, which will be the…
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Middlesex County Freeholder election profiles
Incumbent Democrats H. James Polos and Ronald Rios are facing Republican candidates Lynda Woods Cleary and Richard F. Frank for two three-year terms on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders on Nov. 3. Carol Barrett* (D) Barrett has a son, Charles, 48. She is retired. She has been a resident of Monmouth Junction for…
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Fundraisers
Oct. 22-25 • Show and School-Supplies Drive, to benefit needy children in Afghanistan, sponsored by Stephen O’Leary, a seventh-grade student at Immaculate Conception School, Spotswood. Project inspired by a request posted on www.anysoldier.com by a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan. Shoes, boots, sandals, school supplies, crayons, stamps, donations for postage may be dropped off in a…
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Slurpee gets local band its first taste of success
Almost There members hail from Old Bridge, Oakhurst BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Members of Almost There shake hands with Old Bridge Mayor Jim Phillips after a Sept. 19 performance at the new 7-Eleven on Route 9 north near Ferry Road. At that time, Almost There was in the top four of the contest, and…
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N.J. open space question on general election ballot
Gov. Jon Corzine signed legislation in August that places a public question on the Nov. 3 statewide ballot to let voters decide whether to continue the state’s efforts to preserve clean water, fish and wildlife habitat, working farms, historic places, and forests. According to a press release from the 133- organization New Jersey Keep It…
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Photo
Old Bridge High School students Cassie Ramos (l) and Kristina Mendez (r) braid and color the hair of Taylor Ciccone for the school’s “Pink Out for the Cure” Friday. Students and staff went pink to raise money and awareness for breast cancer during the school day and at the night’s homecoming football game.
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Residents: O.B. should dissolve utility agency
Officials against absorbing water and sewer authority BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Frustrated township residents called for the dissolution of the Old Bridge Municipal Utility Authority (OBMUA) recently after officials transferred money from the agency’s reserve fund to defray municipal taxes. At an Oct. 5 Township Council meeting, residents expressed their dissatisfaction with the OBMUA’s…
