Author: Jacqueline Durett, Correspondent
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Chase Bank to replace abandoned Pizza Hut in Sayreville
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Former Pizza Huts tend to still look like Pizza Huts even after they have been converted to other businesses. However, the J.P. Morgan Chase bank that will be occupying the space where the closed Pizza Hut now sits at North Ernston and Washington roads in Sayreville will not have…
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Re-evaluation of tax assessment could kill Manhattan Beach project
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The significant fluctuations in the property tax bill for the Manhattan Beach property has caused some disagreements among council members in South Amboy. The issue was discussed at both the March 1 and 15 City Council meetings, prompted by a request for the council to draft and approve…
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Sayreville budget increase due to reduction in revenue
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Taxpayers will see an average increase of $53.46 to the municipal portion of their tax bill under the borough’s proposed 2017 budget, which was introduced last week. The $57 million budget is up from $56.7 million last year. The tax increase is a 3.9 cents per $100 of assessed…
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Wrestling referee laying the smackdown to cancer with toy drive
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Ryan Torok, who was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 4, was given a powerful visual to help him get through his life-threatening illness. Torok said his doctor picked up on his interest in wrestling and explained to him that “Hulk Hogan is your chemotherapy,” he said, adding that…
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Discovery of old artifacts creates new costs for South Amboy ferry project
By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY—The discovery of historic railroad artifacts at the ferry site in South Amboy has driven the cost of the project up, but at this point, city taxpayers will not directly shoulder the cost. Work stopped last month on the site when the project was just a week-and-a-half from completion because…
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Sayreville school budget includes new hires, special education funding
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Homeowners in the borough will see an average annual school tax increase of $79 if the current version of the budget receives final approval. The introduced budget was approved at the Sayreville Board of Education meeting on March 7. The general fund budget is $86,250,544, which includes the local tax levy…
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St. Patrick’s weekend festivities to be led by familiar face
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Parade attendees will see a familiar face as grand marshal at the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. The selection of Mayor Fred Henry as grand marshal was announced earlier this year. He will be joined on March 19 by Deputy Grand Marshal Jan Williams, a member of multiple city…
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Approval granted for Sayreville warehouse complex
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — A proposed office and warehouse complex on Jernee Mill Road has received preliminary approval. The complex, Jernee Mill Center LLC, which would be across from the Colony Club development, would be comprised of four, flex-style, one-story buildings totaling 46,000 square feet. Of that total, 6,000 would be earmarked for…
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Affordable housing in Sayreville may require zoning changes
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Whether the borough will approve the zoning changes required for its affordable housing plan is uncertain and possibly puts the borough’s settlement at risk. Borough Attorney Michael DuPont told the council at the Feb. 13 meeting that Municipal Planner John Leoncavallo had provided him with draft ordinances and resolutions that…
