Category: Suburban News
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New commissioners take seats amid board disputes
New election passes as prior year’s remains unresolved in District 2 BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – Two of five seats on the Old Bridge District 2 Board of Fire Commissioners have been filled, though a third continues to sit vacant as a court battle wages on. Linda Seiler…
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Gillespie says claims amount to hypocrisy
Council prez. notes that Panos violated election law in ’01 BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – In the face of claims by Councilwoman Lucille Panos that the council is circumventing its pay-to-play ordinance, Council President Pat Gillespie said it is Panos who has not obeyed campaign finance laws. “She…
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Mardi Gras celebration
JEFF GRANIT staff Maniren Patel makes way for senior center Supervisor Celeste Collazo and a pot of hot dogs during Tuesday’s Mardi Gras celebration at the George Bush Senior Center in Old Bridge.
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Green takes over GOP
SAYREVILLE – Borough Republicans have selected retired police Lt. Ron Green to be their next party chairman. Green, who has twice run unsuccessfully for Borough Council, will succeed Ken Olchaskey, who is stepping down after several years as the party leader. Green ran for council each of the past two years, and came a few…
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Locks of Love
Carlos Gonzalez of Innovators Hair & Nail Salon, Washington Road, Parlin, cuts the hair of Stephanie Kasics, South Amboy, for Kasics’ second donation to Locks of Love, which provides hairpieces for children suffering from medical hair loss. Gonzalez said the salon is happy to donate its services to those interested in supporting Locks of Love.
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Bill sparks debate over health vs. parents’ rights
Some fear mandating cancer vaccine for girls may promote promiscuity BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer “It does have a potential toprevent some very serious diseases here.” – Sam Thompson A new bill before the state Assembly would require all girls entering the seventh grade to be immunized against the virus responsible…
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County adds Saturdays, O.B. stop for shuttle
Middlesex County officials will expand a new shuttle service that runs between East Brunswick and Old Bridge to include Saturday service and a new stop in Old Bridge. The changes to the Brunswick Square Mall-South River-Old Bridge Shuttle take effect this Saturday. “The expansion of the shuttle service really is by customer request to facilitate…
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Mayor wants 3-strikes policy for nightclubs
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – Borough officials are debating a proposal designed to curtail violence at local clubs in light of a recent wave of violent incidents that required police action. Though there have been several reports at various locations, the governing body in particular began to explore the…
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Singer and songwriter “Briz” Conard
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff MIGUEL JUAREZ staff performs songs from his program “Freedom Stairway” at the Sayreville Public Library Saturday. See story, page 18.
