Author: Jacqueline Durett, Correspondent
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Affordable housing contested in Edison
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — Some residents took an opportunity at a recent Township Council meeting to object to the township’s resolution to satisfy its affordable housing requirement, a process that officials said is frustrating for them as well. That plan is currently under judicial review, but has township support. Esther Nemitz took issue…
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Historical event will focus on the railroad’s importance in South Amboy
By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Anyone who has ever wanted to learn more about South Amboy’s history will have an opportunity to do so this weekend. The Historical Society of South Amboy will hold its fourth annual open house on April 30 at the Senior Center on South Stevens Avenue. This year’s focus is going…
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Sayreville to salute solder killed in Vietnam
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — A baseball field at the Morgan Athletic Association complex will be rededicated to a fallen Vietnam hero on Saturday. Pfc. Wayne A. Grant was a 21-year-old Morgan resident who was killed in action in Vietnam. According to Ken Kelly, co-chairman of the Sayreville Veterans’ Alliance, Grant, a member…
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Affordable housing in Edison under review
By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent EDISON—How Edison will meet its affordable housing obligation was the primary subject of discussion at the April 11 Township Council meeting. At the meeting, the council approved a resolution accepting the township’s Updated 2016 Housing Element and Fair Share Plan, referring it to the Planning Board for review. However, the plan’s…
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Henry named chairman of South Amboy Democrats
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The city’s Democratic organization has a new leader, and it is the same person the organization pushed out just a year and a half ago. Mayor Fred Henry, who the organization declined to support in his bid for re-election in 2014, now leads the Democrats and has taken the…
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Bonding approved to purchase water system for Sayreville
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — The borough took a big step on March 28 in its attempt to control its water supply. The Borough Council approved $2.8 million in bonding to outright purchase the Duhernal water system. The borough previously owned one-third of the system, with DuPont and Ashland owning the rest. The name…
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Art to decorate Edison town hall
By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent EDISON—The Edison Arts Society got the green light to bring some color to the entrance of the municipal building. Gloria Dittmann, president of the society, spoke at the March 21 Township Council meeting about her intent to feature an artistic interpretation of Edison Township and Thomas Edison in art form on…
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South Amboy officials offer regrets at death of Foodtown site’s owner
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The brief March 16 City Council meeting was largely a mix of congratulations and condolences. At the meeting, officials expressed sadness at the recent passing of Edmund Paczkowski, who had owned the site that long housed the city’s Foodtown. Paczkowski retired in 2012 and closed shop following Superstorm…
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Developer will convert townhome project into rentals in South Amboy
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Real estate firm Woodmont Properties is looking to convert the townhomes that were approved for construction off lower Broadway to rentals. Woodmont attorney Stephen Santola said during the March 23 Planning Board meeting that the original townhouse plan, announced in 2012, is not a viable project in the…
