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Sayreville municipal budget carries 3.9-cent increase
BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The Borough Council voted 4-2 on the 2013 municipal budget, which was presented at the May 13 meeting with a lower tax rate than an earlier version. The council introduced the original $27.2 million budget last month with the intention of amending the budget at the following meeting,…
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Car show series kicks off May 10
Mayor Owen Henry will present the Old Bridge Classic Car Cruise, a celebration of the automobile, from 5:30-9:30 p.m. June 14, July 12, Aug. 9 and Sept. 13 at The Shoppes at Old Bridge, 3877 Route 9, Old Bridge. The Kroozin Productions car show will include special events, trophies, family entertainment, nearby restaurants and shops,…
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‘Meet the Mayors’ series continues in Middlesex
The Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce will continue its “Meet the Mayors” series on May 23. Mayor John McCormac of Woodbridge and Mayor Fred Henry of South Amboy will take part in the session from 5:30- 7:30 p.m. at the Woodbridge Community Center, 600 Main St., Woodbridge. Preregistration is $20. Tickets are $30 at…
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Sayreville BOE considers new school configuration
Options include switch from four K-3 schools to five K-5 schools BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The Board of Education has begun preliminary discussions on ways to alleviate the problem of overcrowding in the schools. “If you live or work in this town, you understand that the population is growing, especially with children,”…
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Student comes to terms with the reality of terrorism
I ’m a Metuchen High School graduate, back home after my freshman year studying at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. When I mentioned the Boston Marathon bombing to fellow Canadian students, the general feeling amongst them was that such things happened only in the violent country to the south — they needn’t worry. (A similar…
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By late May, there will be red-eyed love in the air
GREG BEAN I t was our first summer in Massachusetts after moving to a wooded community from one of the dry, prairie states, and we were completely unprepared for how green the place was and how so much stuff just grew there without human intervention. We didn’t know what any of it was, of course.…
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Bone-marrow, stem-cell donors sought
A bone-marrow and stem-cell donor drive to benefit 28-year-old East Brunswick resident Nicole Sundermier is set for 1-5 p.m. May 19 at the Chateau, 678 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Sundermier, who grew up in Monroe and graduated from Monroe Township High School in 2002, was recently diagnosed with a rare high-risk form of acute myeloid…
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DEP program will repurpose homes into open space
Funding could turn damaged residential areas into parks BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A forthcoming New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) program will offer a bit of respite to residents seeking federal buyouts as a result of damage caused by superstorm Sandy. The so-called Superstorm Sandy Acquisition Program will use federal…
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