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March 28, 2023

NEW JERSEY - New Jersey was ranked as having the 6th highest tax burden among all US states in 2023, according to a study conducted by WalletHub. The personal finance website used four key factors to rank all 50 states. Here is where New Jersey ranked among those factors: 6th – Overall Tax ...

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PARLIN, NJ --  Sayreville is morning the death of former Sayreville Councilman and Sayreville GOP Committeeman Frank J. Bella, who died at age 67 on Friday, March 17, 2023. Bella was long active as a public servant in Sayreville. Most recently, he was named last September to fill a seat on the ...

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SAYREVILLE, NJ - The Borough of Sayreville is in the process of completing its Master Plan Reexamination Report and is requesting feedback from the community. The Master Plan serves as a policy document for the borough that guides the use of lands within the municipality. It serves as a roadmap ...

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SAYREVILLE, NJ – Middlesex County Utilities Authority (2571 Main St. Ext, Sayreville) executive director Joseph Cryan, who is also a NJ State Senator from Union, will be the grand marshal of the 2023 Union County St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 11.   "I am grateful to the Union ...

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SAYREVILLE, NJ -- The funeral for slain Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour was held Saturday at Bethany Baptist Church in Newark. First elected in November 2021, she had served just over one year on the Sayreville Council before she was killed. Earlier in the week, former Sayreville police ...

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SAYREVILLE – The Borough Council voted 3-2 down party lines to appoint the recently-retired police chief to the governing body, filling a slot left vacant when GOP Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour was murdered on Feb. 1 in front of her home. Her killer is still at-large. The Republican majority ...

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SAYREVILLE, NJ -- Nearly one month after the murder of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, there have been few new details released in the past few weeks since the public first learned of Dwumfour's death on February 1, 2023. Members of the community spoke at the Sayreville Council meeting ...

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NEWARK, NJ -- Spezzi Funeral Home in Sayrville has announced the funeral details for Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, who was murdered near her home on Feb. 1. Visitation and funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 4 at Bethany Baptist Church, 275 West Market St. in Newark, NJ, ...

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SAYREVILLE, NJ – A chair was noticeably empty at the Sayreville Borough Council meeting on Monday, Feb. 13. It was the seat held by slain Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, who was senselessly gunned down on February 1. In front of the chair was a single red rose, and the meeting began with a moment ...

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SAYREVILLE – As the FBI and State Police join the hunt for the killer of Borough Councilwoman Eunice K. Dwumfour last week, hundreds of community members joined in a memorial at the Epic Church on Feb. 8 to remember the 30-year-old wife, daughter, mother, and community leader. As police continue ...

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SAYREVILLE, NJ -- Details of the memorial service planned for Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour on Wednesday have been released. Members of the Dwumfour family will be in attendance. Speakers will include Mayor Victoria Kilpatrick, Speaker of the NJ Assembly Craig Coughlin  ...

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TRENTON, NJ – Gov. Phil Murphy today ordered that U.S. and New Jersey flags fly at half-staff at all state buildings and facilities on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, to honor and remember Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour. “It is with deep sadness that we mourn the passing of Eunice ...

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ABUJA, NIGERIA -- The husband of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Drumfour posted birthday wishes on Facebook to his murdered wife on Friday morning -- a day after she was killed and more than a month before her actual birthday. The story was first reported by The New York Post.  “4th March is ...

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SAYREVILLE, NJ -- The community will have an opportunity to join in mourning to pay respects to the late Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, 30, who was murdered in front of her townhouse on Wednesday night, Feb. 1. While police continue to hunt for her killer, the Borough has scheduled a vigil on ...

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SAYREVILLE, NJ -- Elected officials across party lines have expressed their sorrow and outrage at the shocking murder of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, a Republican who took office a little over a year ago on January 1, 2022. Governor Phil Murphy “I am stunned by the news of ...

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PERTH AMBOY, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D, NJ-06) held the first meeting of his Youth Advisory Council in 2023. This program offers high school students in New Jersey’s Sixth Congressional District the opportunity to become civically engaged and to share their insight on important issues ...

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SAYREVILLE/SOUTH AMBOY, NJ -- The deadline for Sayreville and South Amboy residents to apply for the ANCHOR program (Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters), has been extended from Jan. 31 to Feb. 28, 2023. Formerly called the Homestead Rebate Program, it provides tax ...

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SAYREVILLE, NJ -- Paula Duffy, a Sayreville resident and member of the Sayreville Library Board of Trustees, addressed the Sayreville Borough Council at their meeting on Monday, Jan. 23 to discuss needed upgrades to the park on Evelyn Terrace. "That park, I was told by someone in the recreation ...

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SAYREVILLE, NJ - Councilwoman Donna Roberts criticized Mayor Victoria Kilpatrick's appointment of Christian Onuoha as the new Council President at Sayreville Borough Council meeting on January 3, 2023. "I do have a couple of words to say about some recent appointments and the ceremonial title of ...

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SAYREVILLE, NJ - Newly appointed Council President Christian Onuoha made the following nominations to the 2023 Standing Committees at the Sayreville Borough Council meeting on January 3. Administrative & Finance Daniel Balka Christian Onuoha Mary J. Novak Planning & ...

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SAYREVILLE, NJ - The Mayor and Borough Council of the Borough of Sayreville awarded the following contracts for professional services at the Borough Council Meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 3. 1) Sean Kean, Esq., Matawan, NJ  Services: Borough Attorney Term: One Year - 2023 2) McCarter & ...

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SAYREVILLE, NJ -- The Sayreville swore in two Republican Council members -- incumbent Donna Roberts and newly-elected Dan Balka -- on Sunday, January 1, 2023. Mayor Victoria Kilpatrick, who oversaw Sunday's ceremony, shared her goals and aspirations for the borough this year. "I'm looking ...

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PERTH AMBOY - Mayor Helmin Caba's council team will take the oath of office on Tuesday, Jan. 3, after winning a run-off election on Dec. 13.  Councilwoman Milady Tejeda, Kenneth Puccio, and Hailey Cruz will be sworn in, after defeating incumbent Councilman Joel Pabon, and his running mates, ...

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SAYREVILLE, NJ -- Sayreville Council members Donna Roberts (incumbent) and newly elected Councilman Dan Balka was sworn in at a noontime ceremony at Sayreville Borough Hall on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. With four seats, the Republicans now have control of the council for the first time in several ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – The Middlesex County Office of Passport Services was officially recognized by the State Department or fully meeting annual inspection requirements for managing passport applications and renewals for three consecutive years. The Office received a 100% rating with zero ...

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NEW JERSEY -- New Jersey's minimum wage increased to $14.13 an hour on Jan. 1, 2023. “As we usher in the New Year, we also welcome New Jersey’s minimum wage rising over a dollar to $14.13 an hour," said NJ Assembly Speaker Cfraig Coughlin (NJ, LD-19) . "My foundational belief remains that no ...

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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.’s (NJ-06) Homeless Veterans Credit Repair, Enhancement, and Debt Improvement for Tomorrow (CREDIT) Act was signed into law today. The bill was included in the Omnibus Spending Bill for Fiscal Year 2023 and will help end veteran homelessness and ...

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RARITAN BAY, NJ -- As 2022 comes to a close and 2023 begins, TAPinto Raritan Bay is taking a look at the biggest stories of 2022. Today, we revisit the top Government stories of the year: Following Arrest for Taking Bribes and Numerous Calls to Step Down, Sayreville's Tom Pollando Resigns ...

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SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Before a large contingent from the group Moms Demand Action and other "common-sense" gun law advocates, NJ Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill strengthening the concealed carry gun laws in the state at the Scotch Plains Library on Thursday, Dec. 22. The occasion brought together ...

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WASHINGTON, DC - Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Andy Kim (NJ-03) are applauding an indefinite extension of recoupment efforts for debt owed to the federal government in relation to Superstorm Sandy that has been included in the Omnibus Fiscal Year ...

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