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Scouts to hold drive at Sayreville Day
Sayreville-South Amboy Girl Scouts will conduct a Membership Drive during Sayreville Day set for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 18 at Kennedy Park, Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. Rain date is Sept. 25. The public is invited to visit the Scouts’ display. Girls are being recruited from Sayreville and SouthAmboy for all six Girl Scout…
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Dunk a politician, help the library
A Dunking Booth, featuring former South Amboy Mayor John O’Leary, City Council members Mickey Gross and Donald Applegate and South Amboy High School teacher and coach Tony Gonsalves, will be part of the SouthAmboyArts Festival and Street Fair set for 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 25 on Broadway, South Amboy. Proceeds from the dunking event will…
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Two apartments uninhabitable after fire
OLD BRIDGE — Two apartments were damaged in a fire at the Claridge Court Garden Apartments on Sept. 6, according to police. No one was injured in the blaze, which broke out just before 8:30 p.m. at Court L, off Pine Tree Boulevard. A tenant was cooking dinner when she noticed that her pets were…
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Emergency repairs lead to talk of long-term needs
BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — School officials have added the middle school’s emergency pathway to a list of school property in need of repair or replacement. The $9,000 project, approved by the Board of Education on Sept. 7, was an unexpected addition and a result of Hurricane Irene’s damage to the area. According to…
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Mayor: Victims of 9/11 ‘gone but not forgotten’
Sayreville pays tribute to residents lost in terror attacks BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Sayreville Mayor Kennedy O’Brien, members of the Borough Council and local veterans take part in a Sept. 11 wreath-laying ceremony Sunday in remembrance of those who lost their lives on 9/11 and as a tribute to the servicemen and women who have…
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Officials reflect on Irene, look to future solutions
With ‘perfect storm of events,’ flooding was unavoidable BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Hurricane Irene was the perfect storm coming at the worst possible time, causing devastating flooding throughout Middlesex County, state and local officials said . Though affected residents and business owners throughout the area have pointed fingers over who or what caused the…
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Ryan Lara (l) makes his way to his classroom on the first day of school at James McDivitt Elementary School in Old Bridge on Sept. 7. Kindergarten teacher Rose Lotano greets Rafay Hassan at the door. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Sayreville residents demand action to address flooding
Representatives of two neighborhoods plead with officials to fund remedies BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Residents of Weber Avenue and Sayreville’s Old Bridge section stormed the Borough Council meeting Monday night to voice frustrations over a lack of flood-control measures. The meeting would devolve into a competition between the two areas, both fighting for a solution.…
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Cheesequake deer hunt starts amid safety concerns
Residents question lack of public notice, hearings BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Bow hunting has begun at Cheesequake State Park amid strong concerns from Old Bridge residents and local officials. The hunt aims to reduce an extremely dense deer population in the park that is threatening the future of the forest, park Superintendent David Donnelly…
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