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Hazing verdicts lead to sparks at Sayreville board meeting
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The recent Sayreville School District Board of Education meeting was mostly business as usual — aside from a heavy media presence — the night after sentences were announced for six football players in connection with locker room hazing incidents last year. Then, during the public comment portion of the…
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The sun sets over Sandy Hook Bay
The sun sets over Sandy Hook Bay in northern Monmouth County and illuminates the Twin Lights lighthouse in Highlands on its journey below the horizon. JESSICA DAMICO/STAFF
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Learn warning signs of suicide
Sept. 7 marked the beginning of National Suicide Prevention Week throughout the country. In 2014, suicide was the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S., claiming more than 40,000 lives. Suicide rates among youth (age 15-24) have increased more than 200 percent in the last 50 years, and suicide is the second leading cause…
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Remember victims of Sept. 11, 2001 by attending ceremonies
It is hard to believe that it has been 14 years since the terrorist attacks on the United States at the World Trade Center, on United Flight 93 which crashed in Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon. Nearly 3,000 people, including civilians, flight crews, police officers and firemen, died that day in these vicious attacks. Each…
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Media companies, utilities share Sandy lessons
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Local broadcast, telecommunications and utility companies took extraordinary measures to ensure they could continue providing their services to customers when superstorm Sandy struck three years ago. “We were prepared for [the storm]. The crew stayed overnight, with their sleeping bags and all,” Dan Finn, senior vice president of Greater…
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Youngsters invited to join area Girl Scouts
South River/Milltown Girl Scouts is seeking girls in kindergarten-12th grade to join the group. For more information, call Lynne Ridgway at 848-219-5565 or email [email protected].
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‘The Producers’ will open Sept. 11
Playhouse 22, East Brunswick’s community theater, will present “The Producers,” the award-winning musical comedy by Mel Brooks, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 11-27, at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. There will be no performance Sept. 19; however, there will be two performances, 3 and 8 p.m., Sept.…
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Fire marshal resigns, admits embezzlement
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The former treasurer of North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Co. 3 resigned after admitting that he embezzled at least $89,000 from the fire company since last year. Craig J. Snediker, 40, of Monroe Township, pleaded guilty on Sept. 2 in federal court in Trenton to an information charging him with one…
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Ladies auxiliary plans clothing drive
The Jamesburg Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary will hold a clothing drive 10 a.m.- noon Sept. 12 at the Jamesburg Firehouse, 82 W. Railroad Ave. Items sought include gently used men’s, women’s and children’s clothing; shoes; belts; handbags; linens; blankets; stuffed animals; and children’s toys. Shoes should be placed in a separate bag.
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