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State expected to keep funding EMT training
May extend recertification time from three to five years BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Sayreville officials are urging Gov. Jon Corzine to leave a $4 million training fund intact so that volunteer emergency medical technicians throughout the state do not have to pay for their own training. The Sayreville Borough Council approved a resolution that…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Jeff Alai (l-r) of Metuchen, Lee Howard of Old Bridge and Robert Murdock of Edison perform as the Robert Murdock Band during a concert at Raritan Bay Waterfront Park in South Amboy July 15. The band played tribute to rock’s “British Invasion” period.
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Officials pay tribute to longtime volunteer
Council dedicates ice arena to the late John Piccolo BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Old Bridge ice hockey coordinator John Piccolo was considered so instrumental to the local sports program that he was affectionately called “Father Hockey” around the rink. “He was a fixture at Old Bridge Arena,” Mayor Jim Phillips said. “Those that went…
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Council OKs budget with tax increase
Residents tell officials more must be done to control taxes BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent The Sayreville Borough Council adopted a municipal budget with an average $124 tax hike last week, despite opposition from residents and one council member. The 2009 municipal budget, approved 5-1, will raise taxes on average about $124 per household. Councilman David…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Daniel Gill of Old Bridge throws a javelin during the fourth annual Community Friendship Games at Geick Park July 15. Kids ages 10 and 11 from summer camps in Monroe, Edison and Old Bridge competed in a day of games. More photos, page 6.
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John E. Hernandez
Mr. Hernandez, 87, of Old Bridge, died July 13, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement in 1999, he was employed as a machinist at Continental Baking Inc., East Brunswick, where he worked for 20 years. Surviving are his wife, Alicia Sieb Hernandez; a daughter, Teresa Brown, and her…
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Doris Ortiz Hyland
Mrs. Hyland, 83, of Old Bridge, died July 9, 2009, at home. A contemporary artist, she taught painting at East Brunswick Adult School for more than six years, and was an exhibiting member of the Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, for more than 30 years. Her husband, B. Daniel Hyland, died in 2006. Surviving are…
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Doreen Marie Volta Newton
Mrs. Newton, 49, of Old Bridge, died July 11, 2009, at home. She was a receptionist at various medical offices through the years. She was predeceased by her parents, William and Doris Volta, and by a brother, Robert Volta. Surviving are three children, Nicholas R. Newton, Anthony T. Newton and Kaelyn C. Newton; a sister,…
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Mafalda “Mickey” Patten
Mrs. Patten, 81, of Monroe, formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died July 15, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are a son, Craig A. Patten, and his wife, Cathy, of Monroe; and two grandchildren, Anthony and Ashley Patten. A memorial service was held at Spotswood Funeral Home. Cremation was…
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