Category: Suburban News
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Vo-Tech board leader looks to the future
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer John F. Bicsko Jr. MILLTOWN — The county was home to the nation’s first vocational school, and now the borough is home to the new president of the vocational and technical school board. John F. Bicsko Jr., a Milltown resident for more than 30 years, was…
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Fashion 101
CHRIS KELLY staff Staff members at the Reformed Church Home in Old Bridge display some unique outfits during the International Fashion Show put on for residents Nov. 15.
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Republicans emerge as victors in Assembly race
Handlin plans to step down from freeholder seat BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Despite a nasty primary and strict clean-election pilot-project guidelines, Republicans easily retained control of two Assembly seats in District 13. The Nov. 8 election saw Republican incumbent Sam Thompson re-elected with 29,206 votes, while Monmouth County…
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Split board changes school name to Samsel
Upper Elem. School to be renamed for old Sayreville family BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Sayreville fourth- and fifth-graders know their Ernston Road building as the Upper Elementary School (UES), but that is about to change. The Board of Education resolved last week to change the facility’s name to Samsel Upper…
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‘Horrific’ Rt. 9 accident results in two fatalities
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Two men were killed and two women injured in a three-car collision on Route 9 Sunday morning. Richard M. Goley, 41, of Iselin, was driving his Chevy Impala north on Route 9 near Old Mill and Schulmeister roads at about 8:59 a.m. Police…
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Consultant: Get ready for life after fort closes
Stakeholders discuss base closing and move to Md. at conference BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — Only about one-fifth of Fort Monmouth’s more than 4,000 military contractors will probably follow the base’s military and civilian workforce to Maryland once the local installation closes, according to a private sector…
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Giving a voice to those who may need it most
Woman BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Anita Clavering, of Old Bridge, speaks during a recent meeting of the Monday Morning Advocacy Network of Middlesex County at the East Brunswick Public Library. Anita Clavering is a driven woman.She talks about her work as an advocate for the disabled with…
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High-tech sky
PHOTOS BY SCOTT PILLING staff Above, Edward Heppel, 5, works on a Planet Web Quest project during the recent “Astronomy Across the Curriculum” night at Sayreville Upper Elementary School. The interactive event offered instruction on the moon, planets, stars, constellations and asterisms. Students and their parents listen as R. Wisenfelder discusses astronomy with the help…
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SCOTT PILLING staff Voorhees Elementary School second-grader Stephen Nadera pays waitress Natalie Kampanis for his “ordered” food during the Healthy Restaurant program Thursday when students at the Old Bridge school performed all the roles of customers and workers.
