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Retiring Sayreville school employees honored for their years of service
By MATTHEW SOCKOL Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Four members of the Sayreville Public School District were recognized recently for their service and commitment to the district. The Board of Education recognized the retirements of Sandra McAnneny, Alice Potenski, Debra Shedlock and Isabelle Jo Hospidor during the Jan. 19 meeting. All four retirements will become effective on July 1. McAnneny…
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Child seat smarts
Steering You Right With Sharon Peters Q: I will be taking care of my grandchild for the next several months. He’s 9 — obviously too big for a child seat, but he’s small for his age. Is there any way to know if the adult seatbelts will do what they should do in an accident?…
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Hazlet to offer baseball, softball camp
Hazlet Recreation will hold a preseason Baseball and Softball Camp for boys and girls in grades K-8 from 9 a.m.-noon March 28-31 at Raritan High School, 419 Middle Road, Hazlet. Camp will focus on the fundamentals of hitting, fielding and pitching. The instructors will include Raritan High School Coach Jeff Struble and other school coaches and current players. The cost of camp…
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MID 1.27 Monmouth Players to perform ‘Bad Seed’ in February
The Monmouth Players will present Maxwell Anderson’s “Bad Seed” in February at the Navesink Arts Center, 149 Monmouth Ave., Atlantic Highlands. Performances will be held at 8:15 p.m. Feb. 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20 and 2 p.m. Feb. 7, 14 and 21. The play involves a mother who suspects her seemingly perfect little girl is…
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LA Fitness has plans to join Greenleaf center
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – Testimony is expected to continue before the Zoning Board of Adjustment on Feb. 8 on a plan to bring an LA Fitness health club to the Greenleaf center at Route 9 and Lanes Mill Road, Howell. Testimony regarding the application submitted by AAM Mill, LLC, was heard by…
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Howell High School’s talented vocalists continue to shine
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – There are so many talented individuals at Howell High School that over the years educators have added musical groups in order to give as many students as possible a chance to shine. In January, the co-ed group Rebel Yell and the all-girls group Rebelation participated in the Varsity…
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Telephone scams bilk residents out of thousands of dollars
Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey warned that two unrelated telephone scams could potentially bilk residents out of thousands of dollars. In one scam, Carey and Chief Matthew Geist of the Middlesex Borough Police Department said an investigation determined that a group of unknown individuals may call potential targets, tell them that one of their…
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North Brunswick police report decrease in robberies, auto burglaries
By Jennifer Amato Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The North Brunswick Police Department is reporting an overall reduction in crime last year. The department handled a total of 77,751 incidents in the calendar year 2015, including 22,895 calls for service, according to a statement prepared by the department based on information compiled from the department’s computer assisted…
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MID 1.31 ‘Home’ to be screened Jan. 31
LINCROFT — The public is welcome to attend a free screening of the documentary, “Home,” at 6 p.m. Jan. 31 at the Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse, 1475 W. Front St., Lincroft. Narrated by Glenn Close, the 2009 film gives an aerial tour of 54 countries around the world and captures the full range of Earth’s beautiful…
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