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CODA
Trying to come to grips with the unthinkable GREG BEAN I think I probably started writing this column 50 times in the last few days, but nothing seemed to work. I was writing about the incomprehensibility of municipalities like Marlboro selling solar energy credits, but by the third paragraph, I found myself simply staring at…
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Family tradition: Using local woods for holiday decorating
BY JOSEPH SAPIA Correspondent The boughs of a pitch pine (l-r), along with some winterberry and pine cone, are among the items included in Joseph Sapia’s annual Christmas wreath. The materials are gathered from the Pine Barrens around Helmetta. Over generations, the local Pine Barrens have provided for its people: hunters, anglers, mushroom-pickers… I grew…
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‘Tis the season for time-honored holiday traditions
Festivities are as diverse as those who partake in them BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer The holiday season is a time for a plethora of festive traditions — Diwali is the festival of lights for Hindus, who light diyas and fireworks as part of their celebrations; for Hannukah, Jews eat traditional foods like latkes and…
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Miller Elementary welcomes surprise visitor
U.S. Army specialist shocks his two daughters at school upon return from Afghanistan BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Top: U.S. Army Spc. Alejandro Tricanico hugs and kisses his daughters, Sophia Tricanico (l) and Alexandra Schmidt during an assembly at Miller School in Old Bridge on Dec. 17. Tricanico had been serving in Afghanistan and then…
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Holiday traditions
An extensive Christmas display that includes lights synced to music is a treasured tradition of the DePasquale family of Edison. Pictured are (l-r) Emilio, 10, Tony, Michelle and Anthony Jr., 12. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Referendum passes for school renovations in South Amboy
District will bond for the work, but no tax increase is planned BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent During a referendum vote on Dec. 11, South Amboy voters approved a school district request to start elementary school renovations. The vote, which passed 281 to 248, gives the green light to a range of improvements, which is estimated…
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Correction: deadlines for federal assistance
Those who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy in Sayreville and wish to seek federal assistance must submit their applications to the borough before Jan. 1, 2013. The registration date for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance, which includes registration with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in the same paperwork, must be filed by Jan,…
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sport shorts
The Monmouth County Park System is keeping two of its golf courses open for play this winter — Bel-Aire Golf Course in Wall and Charleston Springs Golf Course in Millstone. Golfers will be able to tee off on Bel-Aire’s 18-hole course starting Jan. 1 and on Charleston Springs’ South Course starting Jan. 2. Other county…
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Defense is sparking BCC womens basketball team
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer When the calendar changes to 2013, Bob Dubina, the head coach of the Brookdale Community College womens basketball team, expects his girls to become one of the best teams in the Garden State Athletic Conference and Region XIX. With only two players returning and a host of incoming freshmen, Dubina…
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