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Bridges of Peace get help from Bon Jovi
Bridges of Peace members Karen Bailey Bebert (l-r) and Police Sgt. Robert Bruce, also a U.S. Army sergeant, are pictured with Jon Bon Jovi’s brother Matt Bongiovi and Diane Eleftheriades and Marianne Riscoe during last week’s Bon Jovi show at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville. SAYREVILLE — Jon Bon Jovi did more than entertain some of his…
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Board has concern about size of proposed billboard
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Outdoor Media Systems has applied for a use variance from the Zoning Board of Adjustment to construct an outdoor advertising sign on Old Matawan Road. The township does not allow outdoor advertising when it is not on a specific business site. On Feb. 19, board members voiced…
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Man, 26, killed crossing Rt. 9
OLD BRIDGE — A 26-year-old man was killed recently after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Route 9 on foot. Luis Alberto Nava Viego, who police said might have been residing in Freehold Borough or in the Stratford Apartments on Route 9 in Old Bridge, was reportedly crossing the highway near Fairway Lane when…
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Board prepares for possible budget cuts
‘Everything is on the table,’ board president says BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer The impact that the recession will have on Sayreville schools remains unclear, but officials are bracing for the possibility that the state may decrease its aid. Emidio D’Andrea, school business administrator, said it is too soon to know what the average school…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Mia Berardi, 5, of Old Bridge, colors a new mask during the Carnivale Italian Mardi Gras Festival held Feb. 22 at the Excelsior in Manalapan.
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Group says board is using delaying tactics
O.B. seeks more info. on plan for worship center, homes BY TOYNETTE HALL Staff Writer It was another setback for a religious group seeking to build a worship center and residences off Englishtown and Pension roads in Old Bridge. As they had at previous meetings over the past two years, township officials told members of…
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Apartment complex sues boro over law
New ordinance regulates security at Winding Wood BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer The owner of the largest apartment complex in Sayreville is suing the borough, claiming that a local ordinance on security applies only to its community of 1,950 housing spaces. Hillside Estates, the owner of Winding Wood Apartments, filed the lawsuit in Superior Court…
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ERIC SUCAR staff Ronald McDonald visits students at the Sacred Heart School in South Amboy Feb. 26 to thank them for collecting soda can tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. He spoke to the students about good citizenship and helping one’s community. See story, page 9.
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Lisa D. Hopkins Pazinko
Mrs. Pazinko, 70, of East Brunswick, died Feb. 25, 2009, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She recently retired as a teacher with Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High Schools. Prior to that, she taught in the South Brunswick public school system. During her teaching career, she was an adviser to cheerleading teams and…
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