Tag: Sayreville
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Sayreville will bid farewell to two retiring teachers
SAYREVILLE – As they prepare to retire at the end of the 2020-21 school year, two longtime teachers in the Sayreville School District are remembered for their service. During a meeting on March 2, the Board of Education recognized the retirements of Lori McLafferty, a second grade teacher at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School,…
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Sayreville schools expand in-person instruction
SAYREVILLE – As March arrives, administrators in the Sayreville School District are planning to expand in-person instruction for pre-Kindergarten through high school students. Superintendent of Schools Richard Labbe discussed the district’s plans for in-person instruction in a Feb. 22 notice. During the 2020-21 school year, because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many Sayreville students have…
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Transformer fire causes power outage at Harbour Club
The Harbour Club condominium complex on Harbour Club Drive in Sayreville is experiencing a power outage due to a transformer fire. More details will be released when available. For more information, visit https://local.nixle.com/alert/8558544/?sub_id=0
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Sayreville’s girls hoopster Van Note surpasses 1,000-point milestone
PARLIN – On Feb. 16, Sayreville War Memorial High School girls basketball player Stephanie Van Note etched her name into the school’s history books by surpassing 1,000 career points. A joyful moment of accomplishment that seemed unlikely to occur just a couple months prior because of the uncertainty revolving around the coronavirus pandemic happened when…
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Sayreville school district seeks COVID relief funding
SAYREVILLE – Administrators in the Sayreville School District are seeking about $156,000 from the state to address certain impacts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. During a recent Board of Education meeting, members approved the submission of an Addressing Student Loss Application to the New Jersey Department of Education (DOE). According to district administrators, the grant…
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Leader in animal protection joins Sammy’s Hope Board of Directors
In a difficult time for homeless pets and people alike, the Sammy’s Hope Animal Welfare & Adoption Center in Sayreville announced that veteran animal welfare advocate Kathleen Schatzman has been elected to the center’s Board of Directors. Schatzman, currently Senior Legislative Affairs manager with the San Francisco-based Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), has been a…
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Sayreville student athletes quarantine after reports of positive COVID-19 tests
SAYREVILLE – Student athletes who tested positive for coronavirus while participating in athletic programs at Sayreville School District facilities have been directed to quarantine. In a Feb. 1 notice, Superintendent of Schools Richard Labbe said that one individual from the Sayreville War Memorial High School (SWMHS), one individual participating in an athletic program at the…
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COVID outbreak hits Sayreville athletics; education association members claim schools are not safe
Several Sayreville athletes from the same high school team have tested positive for COVID-19, yet the high school building remains open for instruction. Some of the students are on hybrid or virtual instruction, but their practices are still held daily in the school, according to information provided by the Sayreville Education Association (SEA) via the…
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Work continues on aquatics expansion project at Educational Services Commission
Despite the lingering pandemic, work is continuing on a major expansion of the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey’s (ESCNJ) Aquatics and Fitness Center on Cheesequake Road in the Parlin section of Sayreville. The crown jewel of the expansion will be a 17,000-square-foot fitness center, with all new equipment and a robust schedule of classes…
