Category: Suburban News
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Dodgeball benefit
Above, Jeff Herbert gets ready to fire a ball at an opponent during the dodgeball benefit held Friday at Sandburg Middle School for the Old Bridge Coaches Association. At right, Carly Thompson, a member of the “Cousins” team, scoots out of the way. MIGUEL JUAREZ staff photos
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Council expected to add two members to SERA
Two state laws could affect Sayreville redevelopment efforts BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — Two new state laws could have an impact on future redevelopment issues in the borough. One measure will allow the Borough Council to add two of its members to the otherwise mayor-appointed Sayreville Economic Redevelopment Agency…
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Ethics Board reorganizes
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE –– The township Ethics Board met for the first time in 2006 last week, reinstating John Muir as chairman. But the board had minimal business to tend to. All previously filed ethics complaints have been resolved, Muir said. Some were determined to be “frivolous”…
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Old Bridge considers new pay-to-play law
OLD BRIDGE — All’s fair in Old Bridge. At least, it’s going to be, according to Mayor Jim Phillips. The township will hold a public hearing on a pay-to-play ordinance Jan. 23 so the township can better fit state guidelines when it comes to granting contracts to professionals who make campaign contributions. At the close…
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County ethics complaint appealed to state agency
County Ethics Board dismissed complaint from GOP candidates BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer The dismissal of an ethics complaint alleging pay-to-play infractions on the part of three Middlesex County officials is being appealed to the state Local Finance Board. Three Republicans who unsuccessfully sought county office in 2005 filed the complaint…
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And they’re off!
Above, Nikolai Hopkins (l-r), Tyler Jewell and Daniel Reguinga, members of Cub Scout Pack 36 in Old Bridge, watch cars cross the finish line during their Pinewood Derby, held Sunday at the New Jersey Veterans Home in Edison. The Scouts crafted cars such as the ones below. Bottom, Brandon Jewell, 8, Den 6, celebrates his…
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Police seek answers in beating, armed robbery
East Brunswick EAST BRUNSWICK — A 23-year-old South River man who thought he was getting together with an old friend wound up beaten and robbed in a township parking lot Sunday. Police said the victim made plans to be picked up at his home by a friend he hadn’t spoken with in some time, but…
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County works on final design of Ernston project
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — A year to a year and a half is the latest estimate on long-anticipated intersection improvements at Ernston Road and Bordentown Avenue. For now, the project remains in the planning stages with the Middlesex County Engineering Department, though borough officials have recently discussed their…
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Teenager makes effort to support U.S. troops
What started out as a class assignment to display moral character turned into much more of a learning experience for Brian Leite. Brian, 13, an eighth-grader at the Jonas Salk Middle School, Old Bridge, was instructed to complete an act of goodwill. He recalled reading a newspaper article about items being collected for local soldiers…
