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Sayreville AARP trip to Sight & Sound
Sayreville AARP Chapter #4853 will sponsor a trip to Sight & Sound “Miracle of Christmas” on Nov. 16 in Lancaster, Pa. The cost is $110 per person and includes bus transportation, show and lunch at Millers (first choice) or Hersey Farm Restaurant. The bus will depart from Sayreville Senior Center, off Main Street, Sayreville. Full…
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South Amboy, state agree to waterfront land swap
BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — A property swap between the city and state is being described as mutually beneficial. The state has taken ownership of a waterway that belonged to the city, and the city now owns land handed over by the state. “The city obtained a riparian [tidelands] grant from the state…
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Some sports idols are worthy of adulation
CODA GREG BEAN My friends would agree that I’m not what you’d call a sports nut, but I’ve become a serious fan of certain sports figures over the years, anyway. Some of my idol worship has clearly been misplaced. I idolized Mickey Mantle while listening to Yankees games late at night on my crystal radio…
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N.J. taxpayers are the ones being cheated
Way to go, Governor Christie! I’ve been reading the worn-out statement that the cuts in the budget are cheating the poor, most vulnerable, etc. Here’s the gist of an article that recently appeared in the news. You decide who is being cheated. A member of the administration of a child care center in Newark was…
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Cheerleaders need protection against head injuries
Cheerleading is a sport, and it can be a dangerous one at that. The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey supports the General Assembly’s recent decision requiring the New Jersey Department of Education to include cheerleading in its student-athlete head-injury safety training program. The Assembly has passed legislation that would amend a concussion law signed…
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Seeks fair, objective property tax system
While much has been said regarding the need to overhaul New Jersey’s property tax, the discussion has centered around the over-reliance of property taxes for funding our schools. It seems that it is necessary to expand that conversation to involve the entire concept of assessing property taxes on a valuation basis. In an age where…
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Film series ongoing at Old Bridge Library
A series of films set in foreign countries is being shown at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays through Aug. 9 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The films are part of the library’s Novel Destinations adult summer reading club. The series includes “Invictus,” “The Holiday,” “Seven Years in Tibet,”…
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Captain’s promotion is latest transition at Sayreville P.D.
BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — With his wife, daughters and fellow police officers watching, Lt. Jack Fitzsimmons was sworn in as captain at the July 11 Borough Council meeting. Fitzsimmons, who will oversee the detective division, is a 17-year veteran of the department and served most recently as a watch commander in the uniform…
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