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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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Honor
PHOTO COURTESY OF GREGG PACHKOWSKI PACHADAMS.COM Members of the American Legion Post 211 held a service to mark the Vietnam War Veterans Day at Sayreville Borough Hall on Oct. 12.
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Authorities: Drug ring spanned three counties
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Officials announced the arrests of 14 people in connection with a drug ring that spanned three counties. Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies have converged on central New Jersey to take down a drug organization headed by a suspect with residences in Sayreville and Neptune. Authorities arrested 14 people…
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81-year-old baker refuses to ‘dessert’ bakery
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Giuseppe Scala takes apple turnovers from the oven at the family-owned Scala Bakery in North Brunswick. NORTH BRUNSWICK — Although Giuseppe Scala is 81 years old, his family can’t keep him out of the kitchen — or the car. Scala continues to bake every Saturday and on special occasions at…
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Old Bridge explores energy options
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Borough Council has retained a consultant to begin seeking bids for third-party energy aggregation programs. “Government allows municipalities to go out to third-party energy suppliers. Municipalities put together all their residential power accounts and go out to bid for a price on energy,” said Robert Chilton,…
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Healing sought for students in Sayreville
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer UPDATE: At a Tuesday, Oct. 21 meeting the Sayreville Board of Education unanimously upheld Superintendent Richard Labbe’s decision to suspend football coach George Najjar and four assistant coaches from their teaching positions and reduce their annual coaching stipends. The suspensions come amid an investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s…
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Photo
SCOTT FRIEDMAN Dorothy Sikora leads a drum circle at the Nature Center at Cheesequake State Park in Old Bridge on Oct. 19.
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Horse play
The all-new 2015 Ford Mustang ponies up with fresh styling and added sophistication By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features A rguably the most anticipated car for the 2015 model year is a radically redesigned version of the venerable Ford Mustang, being released this fall to coincide with the original “pony car’s” 50th anniversary. While the Mustang…
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Q&A
‘Doping and driving’ with Sharon Peters Q: We live in Washington, where recreational marijuana is now being sold. I’ve been giving my 20-year-old warnings about doping and driving. But his position is that it’s safer than booze, doesn’t have the same effect on thought processing as alcohol does “or so he’s heard” (yeah, right) and…
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