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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Salon 527 will celebrate the grand opening of its new location at 1989 Englishtown Road, Old Bridge, 7-9 p.m. Oct. 7. The salon will officially open on Oct. 8. Owner Dawn Kehoe has been in business for more than 17 years and decided to move her salon to a historic home that is more than…
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Students at Kumon receive achievement awards
OLD BRIDGE — Kumon of Old Bridge held an awards presentation for its students on Sept. 7. Ivan Juvanov, a fourth-grader, enrolled in December and is now studying algebra in less than eight months. His goal is to complete calculus by the end of the year. Max Shushkovsky, a sixth-grade math and reading student, enrolled…
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Sayreville recognizes Teachers of the Year
SAYREVILLE — The following teachers received Teacher of the Year awards for the 2012-13 school year from the Sayreville Board of Education on Sept. 17: Joseph Goscienski and Deborah Esposito, Sayreville War Memorial High School; Doreen Consulmagno and Jo Ann Lorentz, Sayreville Middle School; Janet Ust and Dawn Fulbrook, Samsel Upper Elementary School; April Magistry…
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Fire company plans open house
Cheesequake Volunteer Fire Company, Old Bridge, will hold its annual open house noon-4 p.m. Oct. 12 at Fire Station No. 1, 113 Route 34, next to Cheesequake Elementary School. The event will include live fire exhibits, motor-vehicle extrication demonstrations, membership information, fire-prevention information, an equipment show-and-tell, antique fire engines, refreshments and a barbecue. For more…
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Rutgers sports action adds to Broadcast News
By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Greater Media Broadcast News, which showcases some of the top stories from around central New Jersey each week, now features a segment spotlighting Rutgers University. Rutgers alumnus Mike Pavlichko and News and Sports Director Bruce Johnson, both well-known personalities on Greater Media radio station WCTC-AM 1450, host the segment and…
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Old Bridge school district settles bullying case
By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A settlement of $75,000 has been reached in a case charging that Old Bridge Township Public Schools did not address the alleged harassment and bullying of a former student over a fouryear period. Under terms of the settlement with the young man’s family, the district will pay…
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Spicuzzo and cronies got a slap on the wrist for crimes
Greg Bean CODA Longtime Middlesex County Sheriff and former chairman of the county’s Democratic Party Joe Spicuzzo was sentenced to nine years in prison Sept. 20 for running a jobs-for-cash scheme out of his office. He’d faced a number of charges on what authorities called “a pattern of official misconduct and bribery,” but he cut…
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School-traffic safety is everyone’s responsibility
The start of the new school year is an important time to remind ourselves and our children about the rules of the road. For drivers, the changes in traffic patterns that occur as the school year starts often result in longer commuting times. Speed limits may be lower and traffic volume higher in areas around…
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Newspapers are alive and well
YOUR TURN ROBERT M. WILLIAMS JR. GUEST COLUMN I know of newspapers that kept their communities informed about clean water and shelter during terrible storms and disasters. I know of newspapers that exposed crooks, lost a lot of advertising from the crooks’ buddies and still put out a paper every week. I know of a…
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