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Sayreville seeks new site for public works facility
By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Property on Jernee Mill Road is being considered as the future home of the borough’s Public Works Department. The Borough Council this month authorized an appraisal of the privately owned property at 620 Jernee Mill Road. The site has an existing vacant structure that was previously used as…
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Officials push for money in their own pockets
Whoever said that there could be no bipartisanship in Trenton? How foolish we must be, because the only bipartisan laws easily passed — not only by legislators in Trenton, but also in Washington — are pay raises first for staff and then themselves. Yes, we the voters do not vote on pay raises for our…
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Pinkin encourages residents to assist Red Cross
March is American Red Cross Month. In times of disaster and emergencies, the American Red Cross has been there. It provides immediate response and recovery to those who need it the most. We know that it did after storms like Irene and Sandy, but as recently as this month, it assisted residents in Edison when…
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Walk MS approaches anniversary
Twenty-five years of progressing toward a world free of multiple sclerosis (MS) is being celebrated on April 27 at the New Jersey Metro Chapter of the National MS Society’s annual Walk MS. Each year, the society hosts the Walk MS movement in an attempt to raise awareness and funds to support those who have been…
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Student strives to brighten future for Afghan refugees
By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Sahar Akbarzai knows what comes to mind when most U.S. citizens think of Afghanistan: a faraway land fraught with danger, war and an unfamiliar people. But the Old Bridge Regional High School senior was not content to simply accept those generalizations at face value. She knew there…
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Learning life skills critical for those with autism
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Jeremy Myron The chance for people with autism to effectively make the transition to adulthood hinges not only on the limited scope of incoming state services, but the realworld experience they gather in high school. Jeremy Myron, a 21-year-old with autism who is slated to graduate from Brick Township High…
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Sandwich challenge
Matthew Brennan of Carpenter Elementary School honors the military with his chicken avocado wraps during the Sodexo Future Chefs: Healthy Sandwich Challenge held at Old Bridge High School on March 22. McDivitt Elementary School’s Cameryn Gray serves up a taco sandwich to her mom, Betty Silverstone. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Residents rally around rec director
By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Sayreville Recreation Director Jerry Ust speaks to the council at a March 24 meeting. Ust was summoned to the meeting via a Rice notice to discuss his employment with the borough. STELLA MORRISON/STAFF A n overflow crowd packed Sayreville Borough Council chambers to show support for Recreation Director Jerry Ust…
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