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Marching Knights soon to depart for Normandy D-Day ceremonies
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Members of the Old Bridge Marching Knights perform at the 2014 US Bands Yamaha Cup. On June 3, some 60 members of the marching band will represent the East Coast at ceremonies commemorating the 71st anniversary of the World War II D-Day invasion of Normandy. PHOTO COURTESY OF OLD BRIDGE…
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Here’s to next 60 years of special education
The year 2015 marks the 60th anniversary of special education in New Jersey and the 40th anniversary that special education is guaranteed to children in the United States through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The person who spearheaded special education in New Jersey was the late Sen. Alfred Beadleston. As such, New Jersey…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Visitors to Holmdel’s 17th annual Earth Day Festival enjoy the spring scenery on May 3 at Bayonet Farm.
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Neighborhood watch
PHOTO COURTESY OF LORI LUICCI More than 30 students and parents from Madison Park Elementary School recently joined Principal John Daly, teacher Maija Johnson and Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry to clean up the neighborhood. After more than two hours of volunteering, Mayor Henry’s Clean Team held a pizza party for all involved. The event…
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Sports card, collectible show to benefit squad
The Sayreville First Aid Squad will hold its next Sports Card and Collectible Show fundraiser 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. May 23 at the First Aid Squad building, 776 Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. The event is designed to help raise money for the squad. Members of the public are invited to attend. Dealer tables are…
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Vendor spots available at June 6 flea market
The Sayreville Recreation Department will sponsor its annual Community Flea Market June 6 at the Borough Hall Football Field and Track, Main Street. Fee is $15 per table space for residents and $25 per space for nonresidents. Registration is being accepted 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays at the Mickey Sedlak Recreation Center, Dolan Street, and online…
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County GOP presents candidates
The Middlesex County Republican Organization has announced its Republican slate for the upcoming county election. The organization has selected Alex Barletta of South Plainfield for county clerk, and Jose Alonso of Edison and Sharon Hubberman of Perth Amboy for the two available seats on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The candidates received unanimous…
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Toys sought for children in hospital
As part of its journey to a Bronze Award, Girl Scout Troop No. 81168, Sayreville-South Amboy Council, will sponsor a toy drive through May 31 to benefit the youngsters at Children’s Hospital, Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Items sought for the drive include new toys, including bubbles, crayons, Legos, action figures, medical play kits,…
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Partisan fight heats up over bypass committee
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The cost of professionals attending the meetings of a mayoral advisory committee is a source of contention among members of the Borough Council. The Main Street Bypass Committee, formed in 2007 to provide recommendations on a multimillion-dollar project that would create a stretch of road running parallel…
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