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MVS online fees reduced by 25 percent
Customers who go online to conduct certain motor vehicle transactions will save nearly $360,000 in fees over the next year with a new state agreement recently announced by Motor Vehicle Commission Chairman and Chief Administrator Raymond P. Martinez and State Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff. Under the agreement, contracted vendor NICUSA Inc. will now process credit card…
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Kiwanis Club donates gifts to pediatric ward at Saint Peter’s
BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Members of the Kiwanis Club of Old Bridge paid a surprise visit to the pediatric ward at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick on Dec. 23 to drop off presents for the children there. OLD BRIDGE — Thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Old Bridge, Santa and his elves…
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CODA
Modest proposals from readers and a few others GREG BEAN My column last week on the need, and inevitability, of passing some necessary gun legislation in the near future drew plenty of reaction, most of it from the usual suspects who berate me every time they think I put in my liberal mouthpiece. Like Larry,…
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Cardiologist believes Janet’s Law will help save lives
A s a cardiologist and on behalf of the American Heart Association, I want to thank the New Jersey Legislature and the governor for the recent passage of Janet’s Law, lifesaving legislation supported by the American Heart Association that will make the Garden State’s schools safer for all who enter the facilities and grounds. Sudden…
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Townships need to clean up streets after storm
I would like to draw the attention of the mayors of Old Bridge, Marlboro and Manalapan to start a massive cleanup effort. Hurricane Sandy left falling trees and leaves that are still piled up on the streets of their respective townships, causing slow traffic during rush hour and dangerous nighttime hours. Taj Ahmad Parlin
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‘Thank you’ to supporters of So. Amboy benefit
The Friends of South Amboy would like to extend its thanks to everyone who made the Hurricane Sandy relief benefit that was held at South Amboy Middle-High School a huge success. The dinner and basketball game generated close to $30,000 that will directly benefit those families affected. It was nice to see a small town…
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Isn’t it time the gov’t bails out residents?
I n response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, elected officials at all levels of government have promised to do everything possible to ensure that we can rebuild and recover. I hope they mean what they say because for the past 20 years our elected officials have talked about what they were doing to…
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Holiday décor
PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Clockwise from top left: Fifth-graders Gregory Scheuerman (l-r), Paloma Rodriguez and Kasey Flores, with teacher Christine Bracken, help install a banner along a hallway at the Reformed Church Home in Old Bridge on Dec. 18. Teachers and students of the Voorhees Elementary School Student Council in Old Bridge hung winter…
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