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So. Amboy welcomes first female police sergeant
Also, Noble resigns after two years on council BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The city gained a sergeant and lost a councilman at the March 21 City Council meeting. Officer Patricia Kanecke was sworn in with her family around her, as she became the city’s first female police sergeant. Following her oath, a…
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Adrian Project lets students combine street smarts with book smarts
As IRS investigators for a day, Sayreville students prove guilt of their ‘targets’ BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Senior Vicka Caguindagan arrests her “target” during the simulated training exercise. SAYREVILLE — Most people think of careers in accounting and law enforcement as mutually exclusive, IRS Public Information Officer Robert Glantz pointed out. However, a select group…
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Four vying for three seats on Sayreville school board
Candidates address issues like overcrowding, technology BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Sue Frank (seated, l-r) and fifth-graders Rachel Frank and Ashley Herndon take part in a reading activity during Family Reading & Math Night, held March 21 at Sayreville’s Samsel Upper Elementary School. ERIC SUCAR staff Four residents hope to move the school district forward as…
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Hindu community breaks ground on Rt. 516 temple
Facility on 18.5 acres will fulfill longtime dream of Old Bridge resident BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Local and state officials joined with nearly 500 congregants to celebrate the groundbreaking for the new SankatMochan Hanuman Temple on Route 516 in Old Bridge last Sunday. Temple founder and chairman Mangal Gupta has lived in the township…
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Music teacher Carolyn Haney-Kimock leads second-graders in a sing-along at Old Bridge High School to kick off the school district’s Parent University event on March 29. See story, page 20. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Spending down but taxes on way up in O.B.
Municipal taxes on average home would increase by $33 BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry this week presented a $52.4 million operating budget for 2012 that cuts spending by $3.6 million but still increase taxes by nearly 2 percent. “This is not a perfect budget,” Henry said during the April 2…
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Aaman is Shore Coaches 2012 Player of the Year
Colts Neck’s Piccola COY Raritan High School forward Michael Aaman and Colts Neck High School head coach Lou Piccola were honored by the Shore Basketball Coaches Association. Aaman, to no one’s surprise, was the Player of the Year in the Shore Conference while Piccola was chosen by his peers as the Coach of the Year.…
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The New Jersey Marlins are looking for dedicated, hardworking baseball players ages 10-18 for the 2012 spring/summer and fall seasons. The Marlins’ 17U teams will play a competitive schedule with maximum exposure, including invitation-only events: 12 local, regional and national tournaments. The 2012 17U prospect and AAA schedules are posted at www.njmarlins.com. Teams ages 10-16…
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Segal, Dennis run one-two in St. Paddy’s 10-mile race
Craig Segal and Rob Dennis turned back the clock at the Freehold Area Running Club’s 23rd St. Paddy’s Day 10-Mile Run. Segal and Dennis, who were high school opponents before they embarked on collegiate careers, finished first and second, respectively, in the March 25 race that started and ended at Michael J. Tighe Park in…
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