Category: Suburban News
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Multicultural folk ensemble to perform
BY LAURA KANTLEHNER Correspondent MONROE — Dubbed as America’s longest-running, multicultural song and dance company, the Tamburitzans is returning to the township this weekend. The ensemble of 34 young folk dancers, singers and musicians are dedicated to the performance and preservation of the music, songs and dances of Eastern Europe and neighboring folk cultures. Their…
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Winter almost over? Ask Milltown Mel
Groundhog to make his first weather prediction Feb. 2 BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Move over, Punxsutawney Phil. Milltown Mel will soon have his own moment in the sun. Borough residents Jerry and Cathy Guthlein, the groundhog’s proud owners, are planning a Groundhog Day celebration of their own, with Mel taking center stage.…
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Welcome back, ‘Snake’
Founding member of the rock band Skid Row and Sayreville High School War Memorial High School graduate, Dave “Snake” Sabo speaks to the Recording Entertainment and Production class at the school recently.
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Anniversary event brings hundreds to roller arena
SOUTH AMBOY — It was a night to remember when the South Amboy Skating Arena celebrated its 50th anniversary last month. More than 500 people attended the event, including Mayor John O’Leary, who presented a proclamation to the business, which has been run by the Durnye family throughout its half-century of business. O’Leary noted that…
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Freeholders reorganize, set agenda for the year
The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders welcomed new members and paid tribute to the past during its annual reorganization meeting last week. Longtime Freeholder Stephen J. “Pete” Dalina, who was elected at the Jan. 6 meeting in New Brunswick to serve as freeholder director for 2009, said it is his goal to enhance the…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Third-graders Megan Kubinski (l) and Sara Pinho read to Lady, a miniature poodle, and owner Kristine Shultz at Walter M. Schirra Elementary School in Old Bridge on Jan. 13. Students in the Paws to Read club meet twice monthly after school, with the goal of improving reading skills while addressing issues including…
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Kosmoski re-elected president of volunteer fire chiefs assoc.
SAYREVILLE — Richard J. Kosmoski of Parlin has been re-elected as president of the New Jersey Volunteer Fire Chiefs Association. During his 27-year tenure with the association he has held various positions on the executive board. He has held the presidency since 1996. Under his leadership, the chiefs’ association has grown in prominence as one…
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New director brings vast experience to Zimmerli
Suzanne Delehanty NEW BRUNSWICK — Suzanne Delehanty, founding director of the Miami Art Museum and head of an independent arts consultant service, has been named director of the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University. Delehanty became directorelect on Jan. 1 and will assume the full directorship of the museum on April 1. She…
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Full-day K plan has less construction
Proposal involves changes at some elementary schools BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Old Bridge school officials have unveiled a lower-priced plan for their proposed full-day kindergarten. Costs for the program have been reduced from over $30 million to about $9 million in an effort to gain voter approval through a referendum this September. “When push…
