Tag: Sayreville
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Primary election results for uncontested race in Sayreville
The council race in Sayreville was uncontested during the primary election on June 7. There are two, three-year terms open. Democrat incumbent Michele Cassidy Maher received 1,459 votes, and Damon Enriquez followed with 1,446 votes. There are 15 write-in votes. Republican incumbent Donna Roberts received 989 votes, and Daniel Balka followed with 966 votes. There…
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Sayreville names first principal at brand-new Project Before Preschool at Selover
SAYREVILLE – The Board of Education has named its first principal at the brand-new Project Before Preschool at the Jesse Selover School. On May 17, Sayreville Board of Education members approved the transfer of Nina Obryk from supervisor of professional development at Sayreville Middle School to become the principal of Project Before Preschool at Selover…
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‘Kind Like Kendall’ fundraiser raises pediatric brain and spinal cord tumor awareness
SAYREVILLE – Through the contributions of the Sayreville School District and the Sayreville community, over $3,220 has been raised to help children battling brain and spinal cord tumors. The $3,220 was donated to Liv Like a Unicorn, a foundation that helps provide funding for pediatric brain and spinal cord tumors research. Over $1,700 was raised…
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Police seek public’s assistance in hit and run on Victory Bridge in Sayreville; victim in critical condition
SAYREVILLE – Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a Jeep Wrangler allegedly involved in a hit and run on Victory Bridge last week, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Chief John Zebrowski of the Sayreville Police Department. Authorities responded to the area of Victory Bridge, Route 35 northbound, at approximately…
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Sayreville man charged with murder of live-in girlfriend
SAYREVILLE – A Sayreville man has been charged in connection with the murder of his live-in girlfriend. On May 19, at approximately 3:48 a.m., authorities responded to the Winding Wood Apartments following a 911 call reporting an unresponsive female. Upon their arrival, officers located Barbara Andronico, 62, of Sayreville, who was unresponsive and was pronounced…
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Sayreville officials complete approval to lease baseball complex on Woodland Avenue
SAYREVILLE – The Borough Council in Sayreville has completed the approval of a memorandum of understanding with the Sayreville School District Board of Education that allows the borough to lease a baseball field dedicated to a resident killed in the Vietnam War, while the district leases another property for use as a transportation complex. The…
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Sayreville municipal budget adopted
SAYREVILLE – The Borough Council has adopted a $67.9 million budget to fund the operation of Sayreville this year. The $67.9 million budget, which was adopted on May 9, will be supported by the collection of $34.8 million in taxes from residential and commercial property owners. Other revenue includes $9.27 million in state aid and…
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Dozens of new Jersey school districts to close on Diwali in 2022
Welcoming 23 New Jersey public school districts closing schools on Diwali this year, Hindus are urging all public school districts and private-charter-independent schools in the state to close on their most popular festival, Diwali. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed said it was simply not fair to Hindu pupils of most New Jersey schools, as they had…
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Mother saves daughter’s life by becoming living organ donor
Sayreville resident Gina Bergstrom, 53, and her mother Jennie Montanino, 69, of West Palm Beach, Florida, have a special bond. After Bergstrom was diagnosed with kidney failure in 2019 and discovered she would need a kidney transplant, Montanino selflessly donated one of her kidneys to save her daughter’s life. One night in 2006, Bergstrom sat…