• Sayreville BOE opposes giving principals authority to hire, fire

    Officials say decisions should be made by local school boards and district superintendent BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The power to appoint or remove education staff members should remain with local school boards and the district superintendent, according to the Sayreville Board of Education. At its Dec. 13 meeting, the board passed a resolution…

  • OLV Seniors plans plans Jan. 6 meeting

    The Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Senior Group will hold a meeting at 1 p.m. Jan. 6 in Monsignor Dalton Hall, Main Street, Sayreville. After a brief business meeting, the group’s annual Game Day will take place. Participants are asked to dress in their favorite winter attire and to bring a favorite game to share…

  • Swimmers sought to assist ROBIN team

    Volunteers are needed to work one-onone with the Old Bridge ROBIN (Recreation in Old Bridge for Those In Need) Area 5 Special Olympics Novice Swim Team 5:15-6:15 p.m. Sundays at the Old Bridge YMCA, Route 516. Interested individuals must be able to swim but do not have to be expert swimmers. Volunteers must be above…

  • All aboard for holiday cheer in South Amboy

    BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Carolers from South Amboy schools sang while people waited for their trolley on the steps of City Hall. The group performed under the direction of Phyllis Stratton. BRIAN STRATTON SOUTH AMBOY — The shouts could be heard all around City Hall. “The trolley is coming! The trolley is coming!” Excited youngsters…

  • $40M secured for military suicide prevention efforts

    East Brunswick’s Linda Bean says services must be immediately accessible, 24 hours a day BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer The figure, Rep. Rush Holt said, is stunning: Eighteen veterans commit suicide each day. “That’s a daily average that is intolerable,” he said. “We can’t let that continue.” And now, after years of advocacy and the…

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    Bob and Karen Aperawic, along with their children and friends, greet Santa Claus at their home on Cori Street in Sayreville Dec. 17. The family invited the community to view its Christmas light display, take pictures with Santa and donate to the Sayreville Food Bank and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.…

  • Hindu temple hearing focuses on residences

    Residents: Expansion will worsen traffic problems BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Residents voiced disapproval of a proposed expansion to the Shree Dwakadhish Temple on Washington Road at a Sayreville Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting Dec. 14. Shree Bhaktinidhi Inc. is seeking approval from the board to construct an 86,700-square-foot, two-story Hindu house of worship that includes…

  • Plans on target for beachfront cleanup in Laurence Harbor

    Report on contamination expected, with cleanup proposal likely by May BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Slowly but steadily, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is working toward its proposal to clean up the Laurence Harbor beachfront Superfund site. Tanya Mitchell, the EPA project manager for the site, said the agency expects to release its remedial investigation,…

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    As part of the Old Bridge Public Schools’ Kids at College program, students from Schirra Elementary School visited the Floriculture greenhouses on the campus of Cook College, Rutgers University, for a day of learning activities developed by university faculty members on Dec. 2. More photos, page 27. JEFF GRANIT staff

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