Category: Suburban News
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Boro shaves $1M off rejected school budget
Board concerned about suggested cuts to capital projects BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Sayreville’s mayor and council ordered more than $1 million in cuts to the Board of Education’s rejected budget on Monday. The reductions came after the borough worked with an auditor on the 2008-09 school budget, which went down in the April 15…
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Board denies Hercules’ plans to subdivide, sell
Company says it will consider legal action against boro BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer The Sayreville Planning Board has rejected Hercules Inc.’s plans to subdivide its 500-plus-acre property and sell more than half of it. Board members, citing concerns with on-site contamination, voted 5-2 to deny the application of the Wilmington, Del.-based company during a…
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School spirit
Clockwise from top left: Dean Fazzolari shows his school spirit with his voice during the recent Battle of the Classes, two days of events and activities that allow students to demonstrate their skills and teamwork. Rohit Dayal, a senior, does battle for his class in one of themany diverse actitivities. Members of the junior class,…
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”Once Upon a Mattress”
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Left to right: Maureen Elford, 17, playing Princess Winnifred, introduces herself to the court during a dress rehearsal Monday for Old Bridge High School’s production of "Once Upon a Mattress." The shows will run tonight through Saturday at the high school, Route 516. Kaitlyn Walker, 18, as Queen Aggravain, is…
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Inductees with diverse backgrounds join Hall
Leaders in education, religion, law honored by SWMHS committee BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer The 2008 inductees into the Sayreville War Memorial High School Hall of Fame are (from left) Kevin Ciak, Kenneth Kelly, Lori Albanese, Homer Dill and Eugene Harkins. SAYREVILLE – The walls of Sayreville War Memorial High School are adorned with new…
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New clubhouse a big hit thanks to efforts of many
Volunteers, businesses, town officials step up to help baseball league BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer SCOTT FRIEDMAN The clubhouse deck overlooks a baseball field. OLD BRIDGE – The Sayre Woods South Little League is enjoying some big improvements as its baseball season gets underway. Through the hard work of a number of dedicated individuals, along…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Claudia Morena, of Edison, performs the classical Spanish dance during a performance by the Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre at the Old Bridge Public Library on Friday. The event was part of the library’s “First Fridays” program.
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Council expected to cut school budget next week
Officials work with auditor to scrutinize board’s spending BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE- Borough officials will decide next week on cuts to the Board of Education’s defeated $73 million school budget. The Borough Council hired an auditor to find areas that can be cut from the 2008-09 school year budget, which was defeated at…
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Data center plan moves forward in Old Bridge
Officials debate benefits, concerns of Crossroads proposal BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Plans for a corporate campus consisting of data storage centers will be presented to the Old Bridge Planning Board now that the Township Council adopted a resolution to allow it on the Crossroads tract. “This is opportunity knocking,” Mayor Jim Philliips said of…
