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Mayor: Political ‘theatrics’ behind tie budget vote
Council deadlocked on 2012 spending plan; some call for a lower tax hike BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Sayreville Mayor Kennedy O’Brien will refer to the state Department of CommunityAffairs (DCA) in order to find out whether he is obligated to break the Borough Council’s 3-3 tie on the 2012 municipal budget. On June 25 —…
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Camille Chmura of Sayreville holds an American flag poster as she listens to two-time judo Olympian Taraje Williams-Murray tell his story during the Summer Day Camp Olympics at the South Amboy Branch YMCA on June 29. Campers competed in events like tug of war, relay races, a water balloon toss and sponge bucket relays. JEFF…
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Old Bridge Grade Nine Center to be own school
Center will be named in honor of late school board member BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Old Bridge will add another school to its books this September, as the Board of Education moved forward with plans for the Ellen McDermott Grade Nine Center-Old Bridge High School at its June 19 special meeting. The board also…
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Okerson wins Garden State Classic at Wall Stadium
A lthough he has won numerous driving championships in both the Pro Stock and Modified stock car divisions, along with countless feature races, Chas Okerson was missing the Garden State Classic from his victory resume at Wall Stadium, Wall Township. That changed on June 30 when Okerson, the popular Freehold speedster, fought off some of…
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Howell’s Bill Hill is the head football coach of the Jersey Coast Academy, a new junior college/post-graduate high school program based in the Jersey Shore area. Jersey Coast Academy was established to assist and motivate aspiring post-graduate, high school and junior college student athletes with their transition to post-secondary education and their participation in collegiate…
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RBC trio goes out as All-Americans in final race
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Liana Marzano is off to Princeton in the fall. Lindsey Bellaran is headed to Clemson University in South Carolina, and Meghan McMullin is going to college at Columbia. They take with them a treasure trove of fond memories and championships from their Red Bank Catholic High School track and field…
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Haskell to highlight busy July at Monmouth Park
BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Silver Screamer (9) with Jose Espinoza riding won the $100,000 Eatontown Stakes on June 30 at Monmouth Park. Heavenly Landing (2) with Paco Lopez aboard gave chase in the homestretch and finished second. RYAN DENVER/EQUI-PHOTO Monmouth Park in Oceanport will host a busy thoroughbred racing schedule in July, headlined by the…
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13th Island Nights to benefit Aslan Youth Ministries
RED BANK — Aslan Youth Ministries will hold its 13th annual Island Nights benefit Saturday, July 14, at the home of Bill and Beverly Van Winkle, 41 Breezy Point Road, Little Silver. The event will run from 5:30 to 11 p.m. and will include boat rides along the Shrewsbury River, fine cuisine, live music by…
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Wallace J. Barnes
Mr. Barnes, 86, of Marlboro, formerly of Brooklyn, N.Y., died June 25, 2012, at home. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and served in the Merchant Marines. Mr. Barnes worked as a seaman on the NewYork waterways for 46 years, retiring as a captain on the Governor’s Island ferry. He was…
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