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SPAC to hold ‘Spring a Pet’ April 6-13
The Sayreville Pet Adoption Center, 1400 Main St., Sayreville, will host a limited time “Spring a Pet” adoption event from April 6 through April 13. Adoption fees will be waived for all cats and dogs (age 5 months and over) as an added incentive to “make adoption your best option.” All pets are fully vetted,…
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Longtime O.B. employees still eligible for lifetime benefits
Henry: Repeal of ordinance now would place financial burden on township BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Township employees with a minimum of 15 years working in the township will still be eligible for lifetime health benefits if they are older than 62. At its March 26 meeting, the Township Council decided not to…
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CODA
Let’s just admit it: The money is pretty nice GREG BEAN So, East Brunswick is thinking about putting a second red-light camera system (aka municipal revenue enhancer) on Route 18— this one at the intersection of the highway and Rues Lane. They installed the first one, located at the intersection of Route 18 and Tices…
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Astonished by behavior of those at Old Bridge meeting
I t was published in this newspaper that 10 police officers were laid off recently under the new administration of Mayor Owen Henry and the six Republican Township Council members and three Democratic councilmen. I commend my new mayor and the Republican council for having the guts to do what is necessary to turn this…
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Groundhog Day, with some Halloween thrown in
I n the movie “Groundhog Day,” Bill Murray lives the same 24 hours over and over again. New Jersey is having its own Groundhog Day with a law known as the Permit Extension Act, which keeps outdated development permits alive. The act was first passed in 2008, and a new version is now before the…
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Chamber to award business scholarships
The Chamber of Commerce serving Old Bridge, Sayreville and South Amboy will be awarding a scholarship to one graduating senior from each town’s high school. The scholarship will be in the amount of $500. Students should be a member of a business organization such as FBLAor a similar organization, and a writing sample should be…
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OLV Senior Group to meet April 12
Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Senior Group will hold its March meeting 1 p.m. April 12 in Monsignor Dalton Hall on Main Street in Sayreville. After a brief business meeting, the group will have an author presentation by Renee Gatz, who wrote “Wise Words & Witty Expressions.” She grew up in Sayreville and has been…
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Watercolor portrait demo hosted by SAG
The Suburban Artist Guild (SAG) of Central New Jersey will hold its next monthly meeting 2 p.m. April 13 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Award-winning artist Marie Natale will share her knowledge of watercolor techniques, color theory and design in a demonstration on how to create a beautiful portrait. Natale…
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