ERIC SUCAR staff Old Bridge High School freshman Jasmine Hamada sponges down one of the many cars lined up outside Carl Sandburg Middle School for Saturday's car wash fundraiser to benefit the high school's Marching Knights program. Another photo, page 3.
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Officials say plans complied with zoning; will help taxes
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer
Several livid residents stormed out the doors of the municipal courtroom last week, as the Planning Board voted to approve plans for a Wal-Mart and other retail stores on Route 18. More...
ERIC SUCAR staff Old Bridge High School sophomore Tom Jeffries scrubs the roof of a customer's car outside Carl Sandburg Middle School Saturday during a car wash fundraiser to benefit the high school's Marching Knights program. More...
Nonprofit traps feral cats; then neuters and releases them
BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent
South Amboy officials are working to get rid of some unwanted residents. Partnering with the nonprofit Whiskers Rescue organization, the City Council is in the process of getting its feral cat population under control. More...
The Sayreville War Memorial High School Hall of Fame on April 25 inducted its 2009 class: Gary DeLena (l-r), William Telepan, Donna Hummell, George Elmasry, Michael Saltzman and Richard Kosmoski. DeLena (class of 1970) is a comedian/actor; Telepan (1984) is the namesake and owner of an acclaimed New York restaurant; Hummell (1972) is a professor of pediatric immunology and rheumatology at Vanderbilt University; Elmasry (1996) is a physically disabled Rutgers Law School graduate who was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 2006; Saltzman (1982) is a diplomate in urology and an active outdoorsman; and Kosmoski (1964) is a U.S. Navy veteran and Sayreville firefighter who saved three lives in a Wildwood fire, and is active in veterans' affairs. More...
Teacher's contract renewed after supporters rally
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer
OLD BRIDGE — The Board of Education renewed the contract of a high school ROTC instructor last week after many supporters spoke out against the idea that school officials might replace the teacher. Superintendent of Schools Simon Bosco said the administration sent Chief Master Sgt. More...