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Council upholds defeated O.B. fire district budget
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Fire District 2 budget that was defeated by voters in February has been approved by the Township Council. The 2010 budget was rejected by a vote of 187-176 in the Feb. 20 fire district elections. The $2.5 million budget called for a $524,310 increase in operating…
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Mayor calls for change at O.B. utility authority
Council expected to mull feasibility of dissolving, taking over autonomous agency BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The Old Bridge Municipal Utilities Authority (OBMUA) has become the subject of some debate in recent months, with some township officials discussing the possibility of dissolving the autonomous agency. Mayor Jim Phillips is among those seeking to explore…
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ARES 5
Chester Solan (r) controls the robot students built in the new astronomy course at Old Bridge High School. Teacher Joseph Outcalt watches the rover, named ARES 5 (Advanced Reconnaissance Explorer and Surveyor), make its way over some textbooks. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Sayreville flood victims put out call for help
Officials vow to help residents severely impacted by recent nor’easter BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Linda Gates, a Weber Avenue resident and mother of two, stood before Sayreville officials Monday night and told her story through tears. When the South River overflowed its banks during the March 13 nor’easter, the Gates’ home rapidly filled with…
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O.B. school budget slashes jobs, programs
District proposes tax hike of $69 on average after losing $7M in state aid BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Like many school districts throughout the state, Old Bridge has proposed to bridge a significant budget deficit with layoffs and substantial service cuts. After losing nearly $7 million or 14.6 percent of its state aid for…
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Olympic gold medalist Oksana Baiul
World champion figure skater and Olympic gold medalist Oksana Baiul performs on the ice during a visit to the John Piccolo Arena in Old Bridge Friday. Baiul signed autographs and performed a short routine for the crowd at the municipal ice rink. ERIC SUCAR staff
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It’s gonna be expensive, no matter how you define it
Coda • GREG BEAN As former President William Jefferson Clinton famously explained during his 1998 grand jury testimony in the Monica Lewinski affair, “it depends on what the meaning of is is.” In other words, in politics, it all depends on your definition. We’ve got a little of that going on in New Jersey these…
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Takes issue with officials’ words on education-funding cuts
New Jersey Democratic Assemblyman Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. (D-18) and Assemblyman Peter J. Barnes III (D- 18) describe Gov. Chris Christie’s actions on the state budget as “simply wrong” (“Christie’s Action Raids School Funds, Raises Taxes,” Letters to the Editor, Suburban, Feb. 25). They describe the funds as “not state funds” but “property taxes paid…
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Bella rates praise for vote that served community, not party
This is an open letter to Sayreville Councilman Frank J. Bella. I write this letter to personally and publicly congratulate you on your stand in voting your conscience and not following the party line. I am a lifelong Democrat. As a 19-year-old New York University sophomore, I supported and worked for President Harry S. Truman…
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