Author: Jacqueline Durett, Correspondent
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Utility work at issue in Edison
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — Township officials are frustrated with utility companies not notifying residents about when they’re doing work that directly impacts them. But at least one utility said it is fulfilling its obligations. The issue came up last month during a Township Council meeting. Resident Maryann Hennessey said she read about pipe replacement work…
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Friends indeed help residents in need
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Congratulations were in order for Councilman Tom Reilly at the City Council business meeting held earlier this month. That’s because the Old Bridge Sayreville and South Amboy (OBSSA) Chamber of Commerce will recognize the Friends of South Amboy organization, of which Reilly is a part, at the Business…
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Edison hopes to ‘fare’ well with food truck festival this weekend
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — Specialty fare on wheels —it’s what the food truck trend is all about, according to Councilman Joe Coyle. The trend is an opportunity to bring the community and those sought-after trucks together, and that is just what the township will be doing this weekend. Edison’s inaugural Food Truck Festival will…
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Residents relieved police identified suspect in Sayreville burglaries
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Quite a few residents of the Morgan section of town were pleasantly surprised this week to get a call from the Sayreville Police Department. Those calls were to let them know that there had been a suspect identified in a string of recent home and car burglaries and that…
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Firehouse brings on the heat during annual car show in South Amboy
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — This past Sunday was a beautiful day for a car show, and organizer and Second Assistant Fire Chief Mike Toth said he was happy the weather cooperated for the biggest fundraiser of the year for the fire department. The car show, which took place along Broadway, featured vendors,…
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Controversy over radio vendors in Sayreville continues
By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent SAYREVILLE — The controversy over the emergency radio purchase in Sayreville is far from over, even though a vendor has been selected and the spending has been approved. At the July 25 council meeting, Fire Chief Vincent Waranowicz shared some news that was surprising to many on the council. He said during…
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Verizon tower plan approved
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — A Verizon cell phone tower application that had been denied by the zoning board came back before that board with a judge’s order to approve. Verizon’s plan to place a tower at Festival Plaza on Route 27 has met opposition from the board and residents alike for two years.…
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South Amboy resident planning addiction-awareness event
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The city is partnering with a group of volunteers to take on the opioid and prescription drug addiction issue going on not only in South Amboy, but in every community. Resident Kim Kelly Seber, who runs an addiction support group, is the organizer of the opioid awareness event,…
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Resident asks Sayreville officials to spruce up Route 35
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — One resident expressed his concern about the future of the Morgan section of the borough at the July 11 Borough Council meeting. “We’re really not happy with what’s become of Morgan,” resident Al Pillar said on behalf of himself and his neighbors. He pointed to an adult bookstore, massage…
