Tag: Sayreville

  • Former Sayreville teacher alleges her contract was not renewed based on complaints made during pandemic

    Former Sayreville teacher alleges her contract was not renewed based on complaints made during pandemic

    SAYREVILLE – A former teacher in the Sayreville School District has filed legal action against the district, alleging her contract was wrongfully not renewed. Andrea Roman, a former teacher at the Emma L. Arleth Elementary School, filed a complaint in New Jersey Superior court against the Board of Education, Principal Robert Preston and unnamed defendants…

  • Sayreville school audit garners one comment about student activity fund

    Sayreville school audit garners one comment about student activity fund

    SAYREVILLE – A corrective action plan has been prepared by the Sayreville School District in response to a finding in the 2020-21 school year’s audit. On March 15, the Board of Education approved the annual comprehensive financial report for the 2020-21 school year and the recommendations within. The fiscal year covered by the audit ended…

  • Sayreville field will not convert to bus depot; location cited for Cheesequake Road

    Sayreville field will not convert to bus depot; location cited for Cheesequake Road

    SAYREVILLE – The Borough Council and Sayreville School District Board of Education are finalizing an agreement to give the municipality ownership of a baseball field dedicated to a resident killed in the Vietnam War and ensure it does not become the location of a proposed transportation complex. Mayor Victoria Kilpatrick announced the pending land transfer…

  • Murphy releases state aid figures for school districts

    Murphy releases state aid figures for school districts

    Gov. Phil Murphy has unveiled his Fiscal Year 2023 budget, which includes proposed funding for New Jersey’s public school districts during the 2022-23 academic year. In terms of state aid, some school districts will see an increase in their support from Trenton, while some school districts will see their state aid continue to decrease, and…

  • Sayreville police part of top fundraising PBA for Special Olympics’ Polar Bear Plunge

    Sayreville police part of top fundraising PBA for Special Olympics’ Polar Bear Plunge

    SAYREVILLE – The officers of the Sayreville Police Department have raised over $15,000 to benefit the New Jersey Special Olympics by diving into ocean waters during the winter. On Feb. 26, the Sayreville Policemen’s Benevolent Association (PBA) Local 98 took part in the Polar Bear Plunge at Seaside Heights to raise money for the New…

  • Sayreville schools are now mask optional

    Sayreville schools are now mask optional

    SAYREVILLE – The Sayreville School District has made the use of a mask optional for all individuals in the district’s schools with the lifting of the state’s mask mandate. The mask mandate was lifted today, March 7. In a newsletter that same day, Superintendent of Schools Richard Labbe discussed making masks optional in Sayreville’s Schools…

  • Sayreville man shares journey back from brain injury during Brain Injury Awareness Month

    Sayreville man shares journey back from brain injury during Brain Injury Awareness Month

    Dan Buhler, Jr. remembers the site in Edison where the environmental consultant was investigating the property’s former use as an old landfill. As part of his field work, test pits were being excavated to observe the soil below, and a contractor was on site clearing trees from the designated work areas. It was the spring…

  • Sayreville man sentenced to eight years in prison for driving motorcycle drunk, killing passenger

    Sayreville man sentenced to eight years in prison for driving motorcycle drunk, killing passenger

    A Sayreville man has been sentenced to prison for causing a fatal motorcycle crash that killed his passenger on Route 35 north in Old Bridge almost two years ago. An investigation conducted by Officer Henry Penley of the Old Bridge Police Department and Detective Erik Larsen of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determined that on…

  • Sayreville School District appoints new comptroller

    Sayreville School District appoints new comptroller

    SAYREVILLE – A new comptroller and assistant business administrator has been appointed in the Sayreville School District. On Feb. 15, the Board of Education approved the transfer of Carolyn Magielnicki to the district’s comptroller and assistant to the business administrator. The transfer will become effective on April 4. Prior to the transfer, Magnielnicki served as…