• Board unable to pass superintendent deal

    Sole ‘no’ vote, conflicts leave board one vote shy of majority approval BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — In a turn of events that seemed to come as a surprise to its members, the Board of Education failed to approve the contract extension of interim Superintendent of Schools Tim Brennan at its May…

  • Vendor spots open at June 9 Flea Market

    The Sayreville Recreation Department will sponsor its annual Community Flea Market June 9 at the Borough Hall Soccer Field, Main Street. Fee is $10 per table space for residents, $20 per space for nonresidents. Registration is being accepted 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Mondays Fridays, at the Mickey Sedlak Recreation Center, Dolan Street. Food and ice-cream vendors…

  • ‘Cuts for a Cure’ set for June 3

    Maryann Lavery-Minnella, owner of the Hair Shop, 3188 Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville, and her siblings will honor the memory of their deceased parents, Jack and Candy, who both died from pancreatic cancer by hosting the fifth annual “Cuts for a Cure” cut-a-thon at the salon on June 3 from 10 a.m. to 4…

  • Two injured in Sayreville accident

    SAYREVILLE — Police responded to an accident involving a Plainsboro Fire Department vehicle on May 22. The accident occurred on Main Street between White Oaks Drive and Kimball Drive West at approximately 4:40 p.m. According to police, a 1997 Ford Crown Victoria fire department vehicle was traveling east onMain Street when it struck a 2009…

  • Graduates find community college experience rewarding

    Valedictorian: Class of 2012 is excited, scared … ready BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Members of the Middlesex County College class of 2012 proceed to their seats at the start of the May 17 graduation ceremony in Edison. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Some 1,408 graduates bid farewell last week to Middlesex County College, Edison,…

  • O.B. may team with firm to develop sports complex

    Mannino Park would be home to major league-size ball fields, new Little League fields BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Old Bridge’s field of dreams may be one step closer to becoming reality as officials are looking into a publicprivate partnership to develop a state-ofthe art baseball and recreation facility at Peter A. Mannino Park. During…

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    Drake DeMarco (l) and Brandon Mark wait for their turn to speak about what Memorial Day means to them during a “Hero Day” assembly at Grissom Elementary School in Old Bridge on May 23. Students welcomed veterans to the school and brought in pictures of veterans they considered their personal heroes for a hallway display.…

  • Republicans duke it out in contested primary

    Three Republicans, two Democrats running for two available council seats BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Ricci Melendez Two seats on the Sayreville Borough Council are up for grabs this year, as the terms of the only Republican members, Nick Perrette and Frank Bella, expire in December. Both councilmen are seeking re-election, but on separate tickets. Perrette…

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    The Arc of Monmouth will host the third annual Edward M. Rosell Golf Classic on June 11 at the Jumping Brook Country Club, Neptune. The event supports health care, employment and other critical programs for over 1,400 Monmouth County residents with Down syndrome, autism and other developmental disabilities. Foursomes and individual slots are still available…

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