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Leonard Pellegrino
Mr. Pellegrino, 60, of Sayreville, died Sept. 30, 2010, at home. Surviving are his wife, Martha Birnbaum Pellegrino; three sons, Leonard, and his wife, Karen, and Nicholas, all of New York, and Anthony James, and his wife, Julianne, of Brick; his parents, Leo of Duchess County, N.Y., and Grace of Peekskill, N.Y.; two sisters, Denise…
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Towns, mayors should address speed limit on bridge
Several years ago, I wrote to Mayor Kennedy O’Brien of Sayreville and former Mayor Joseph Vas of Perth Amboy regarding the poor speed-limit system that was allocated to the new Victory Bridge. That speed trap/“revenue generator” was changed to a reasonable speed limit of 50 mph. I believe that it is also time to share…
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Praises library for attention to community’s needs
On behalf of the Lyme-disease support group, Lyme Quest, I would like to extend a very appreciative thank you to the East Brunswick Public Library for its invaluable help with the Sept. 16 screening of “Under Our Skin.” The library’s co-sponsorship of this film allowed us to reach out to East Brunswick and surrounding communities.…
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Kudos to teams, coaches, parents for season
The Sayreville Leprechauns would like to congratulate all our football teams and cheer squads on another amazing season. Congratulations to our Jr. Pee- Wees and Midget football teams on making the playoffs and to our Midget and Jr. PeeWees cheer squads on advancing to the second round of competition. We want to thank all the…
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Has questions about newly found budget money
During the Old Bridge Township Council hearings on the defeated school budget, the township auditor stated that he identified $2.004 million that could be trimmed from the $137 million total budget — $86.3 million to be raised by taxation. This reduction would meet the council’s edict that cuts should not result in further personnel reductions,…
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Holt’s stand on issues earns writer’s vote
Beware. We can look forward to more horrors than the witches and ghouls of Halloween. We also have the political campaigns of various candidates. For example, the Republican candidate who is challenging Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th District) for Congress has taken the low road. Rather than presenting his record and discussing issues, he has embarrassed…
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One more thing to worry about: rogue technology
CODA GREG BEAN Recently, according to the Spanish Red Cross, a man died when his GPS led him down a dark road directly into the La Serena reservoir — the largest reservoir in the country — where the poor, but trusting, soul drowned. According to the reporter for NPR who mentioned the incident, the Spanish…
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East Brunswick police make two prostitution arrests in one day
EAST BRUNSWICK — Police are continuing to crack down on alleged prostitution activity that is being arranged through the Internet. The East Brunswick Police Investigative Division said it developed information that led officers to a room at the Days Hotel and to a residence on Lake Avenue on Route 18 on Sept. 30. At both…
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‘Mary Todd Lincoln’ to appear at library
The Jersey Blue Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) will present historic re-enactor Judi Cox as Mary Todd Lincoln at the chapter’s next meeting set for Oct. 16 at the New Brunswick Public Library, 60 LivingstonAve. The chapter meeting will begin at 11 a.m. The performance will follow at noon.…
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