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Voters to decide future of open space funding
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The future of funding for environmental programs in the state will be determined in the upcoming election. Under state public question No. 2 on the Nov. 4 ballot, the public will be asked whether to approve a constitutional amendment that dedicates state funds for open space, farmland and historic…
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Three candidates vie for seats on Milltown school board
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Felipe Zambrana Jr. Four candidates are running for three three-year terms on the Milltown Board of Education Nov. 4. Incumbents JoAnne Demetrio, Christine “Trina” Mehr and Felipe Zambrana Jr. are up for re-election, while newcomer James E. Lloyd is seeking his first time on the board. Lloyd has lived in…
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Football benefit game scheduled
Members of the South River Police Department, South River Fire Department and South River Rescue Squad will take on a team that includes former NFL players in a Pros vs. Heroes charity flag football game set for Oct. 25 at Denny Stadium, David Street, South River. Stadium gates will open at 6 p.m. Kickoff is…
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South River candidates host forum
The South River Public Schools PTAs will sponsor a Board of Education Candidates Night 7-9 p.m. Oct. 27 in the cafetorium at South River Elementary/Middle School, 3 Montgomery St. Regis Wyluda, Shenetta Turner-Smith, Anthony Razzano, Edward Andre are running for three three-year terms. Cheryl Beck, Joao M. Sapata, Bernard Fontaine, Jr., Bernadette Gomm and Renae…
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Sayreville community seeks healing in wake of scandal
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Students at Sayreville War Memorial High School seem to be tired of talking about the scandal that has rocked their school. Up to 30 students leaving the high school on Monday declined to talk to a reporter, with one student saying, “I just want it to be over.” But…
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South River council has three seats on ballot
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Roselli leads Democratic slate T he race for Borough Council started making news earlier this year when Councilman Peter Guindi was not selected for the Democratic ticket. Instead, the party went with one incumbent as well as two newcomers who serve on the borough’s Economic Development Commission (EDC) for this year’s…
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East Brunswick candidates seek to replace GOP majority
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Four seats on the Township Council are up for grabs in the Nov. 4 municipal election, with Democratic candidates seeking to replace the Republican majority. Republican incumbents Michael Hughes, James Wendell and Council President Camille Ferraro are seeking additional four-year terms against Democratic challengers Edward Janzekovich, Donna…
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Texts between officer, wife at issue in case
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Text messages and jailhouse conversations between Michael Dotro — the Edison police officer accused of setting fire to his police captain’s home in Monroe Township last year — and his wife will soon be debated in court. Attorneys representing the couple went before state Superior Court Judge Bradley Ferencz in…
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Four candidates seek council seats in Milltown
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Two incumbents, one former councilman and one newcomer will vie for a pair of three-year seats on the Borough Council in the Nov. 4 election. Democrats Randy Farkas and Joseph Pietanza are running together for re-election. Ronald Dixon, a Republican who served on the council from 2009 to…
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