Tag: Sayreville
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Community partnership brings forth garden along MacArthur Avenue
SAYREVILLE – It’s been nearly 10 years since Superstorm Sandy decimated the community along MacArthur Avenue in Sayreville, destroying homes and displacing families. Some of the homes have been repaired, and others have been replaced, while others remain gone. And on a vacant piece of land, vacant courtesy of that storm, a new community garden…
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Sayreville Borough will lease ball field from school district, keeping dedication to Vietnam veteran
SAYREVILLE – The Sayreville School District Board of Education has approved a memorandum of understanding with the Borough Council 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 memorandum of understanding between the…
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Sayreville school budget adopted with 2-cent tax rate increase
SAYREVILLE – The Sayreville School District Board of Education has adopted a $123 million budget that will fund the operation of the district during the 2022-23 school year. The $123 million budget, which was adopted on April 26, will be supported by a tax levy of $70.6 million to be paid by the borough’s residential…
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Transporter of the deceased charged with stealing their belongings on way to the morgue
A Sayreville man has been charged with stealing credit cards and belongings of several deceased persons while transporting their bodies to the morgue. Kevin Thomas Jr., 43, allegedly used his position as a driver for a service company that transports deceased individuals to gain access to the belongings of several deceased individuals and…
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Candidates announce run for primary in Sayreville
SAYREVILLE – Two three-year terms on the Sayreville Borough Council are being sought by Democrats and Republicans in a race that could determine control of the governing body. The terms currently held by Democrat Michele Cassidy Maher and Republican Donna Roberts will expire at the end of the year. Two new three-year terms, which will…
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Middlesex College student newspaper honored by press association
Quo Vadis, Middlesex College’s student newspaper, won eight awards – including two first-place finishes – in the 2022 New Jersey Press Association (NJPA) annual competition. “We are proud of our student journalists,” College President Mark McCormick said in a prepared statement. “Our student newspaper is a central organ of communication for the Middlesex College community.…
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Sayreville school budget earmarks funds for facilities improvements, learning enhancements
SAYREVILLE – The Sayreville School District Board of Education has introduced a $123 million budget that will fund the operation of the district during the 2022-23 school year. Following a discussion among district administrators and board members, the budget was introduced on March 15. A public hearing is scheduled for April 26. The budget, which…
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Sayreville man charged in child pornography investigation
Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief John Zebrowski of the Sayreville Police Department announced that a Sayreville man has been charged for his alleged involvement in a child pornography investigation. William Gober, 53, of Sayreville, was arrested on April 5 and charged with multiple counts of second-degree possession and distribution of child pornography, according…
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Sayreville selects statewide semifinalist in Louis Bay 2nd Future Municipal Leaders Scholarship Competition
SAYREVILLE – The theme “What My Municipal Government Does Best” seeks to advance the virtues of elected and volunteer members of the municipal government. Sayreville’s selection committee chose the essay written by Megan Corby to be the borough’s statewide semifinalist. “It was a difficult choice for our committee,” Councilwoman Donna Roberts said in a prepared…