Category: Suburban News
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Fundraisers
May 7 • Golf Outing, sponsored by the South River-East Brunswick Rotary Club, at the Meadows at Middlesex, Plainsboro. Cost is $150 per golfer; includes greens fees, electric cart, lunch, dinner, beverages, awards. Net proceeds benefit Rotary-sponsored youth programs including scholarships and “student of the month” honors at East Brunswick High School, South River High…
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O.B. District 2 secures new tool for fighting fires
OLD BRIDGE — The Board of Commissioners of township Fire District No. 2, in cooperation with the Cheesequake Volunteer Fire Co., announced that it has purchased what it described as a revolutionary new firefighting tool, the FIT-5 fire interruption technology product. The FIT-5 was designed to improve safety on the fire ground, save lives, reduce…
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Local residents walk for a good cause
Fords woman participates in Avon Walk BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer This will be the fifth year that Old Bridge resident Nicole Haggiag will participate in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer since her mom, Denise, passed away from the cancer. PHOTO COURTESY OF DANA HAUENSTEIN Erica Dean (l-r) of Point Pleasant, Nicole Haggiag of…
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School spirit shines as classes do battle
Principal ‘wins’ contest, kisses pig for charity BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Amild buzz slowly built into a fervent roar nearing the doors of the Old Bridge High School gymnasium. ERIC SUCAR staff Old Bridge High School juniors perform in a dance challenge during the annual Battle of the Classes contest April 23 in the…
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Residents get a look at new FEMA maps
Digital documents show fewer buildings are in flood plain BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Residents of Middlesex County had a chance to review the county’s new digital flood maps at an open house hosted by the Dunellen Senior Center on April 16. DAN NEWMAN Local officials look at some of FEMA’s new digital maps that…
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Voters reject budget; keep Trapp & Ciak
Newcomer Esposito is high vote-getter in election BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Sayreville voters rejected the school budget April 21 but gave new terms to two Board of Education incumbents as well as a newcomer. Laurie Esposito won her first term, earning the highest number of votes with 1,833. Incumbents Jill Trapp and Kevin Ciak…
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Fundraisers
April 30 & May 1 • Book and Media Sale, sponsored by the Friends of the Monroe Township Library, at the library, 4 Municipal Plaza. April 30 — 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; May 1 — 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Fill-A-Bag-for-$1 event. Gently used books and media at bargain prices. Thousands of donated items sorted into fiction, hardcover,…
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Photo
SCOTT FRIEDMAN Alla Axelrod of Old Bridge leads the cast in a rendition of “Ten Minutes Ago” during a rehearsal for the Marlboro Community Players’ “Cinderella.” Axelrod is serving as musical director for the shows, which will be performed May 1-10.
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Woman, 78, dies in house blaze
SAYREVILLE — Police and fire officials are investigating a house fire that resulted in the death of a woman in her Buchanan Avenue home Sunday. Sayreville Police Detective Jeremy Berry said the woman, 78-year-old Ruth Freyer, perished in the fire, which took place at 7:35 p.m. Her 54-year-old son, Charles, sustained injuries related to smoke…
