Author: Jacqueline Durett, Correspondent
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Sayreville yet to appoint borough attorney
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Who the Borough Council attorney will be for 2017 is still undecided. Despite a seeming split between Democrat Steven Grillo and the rest of the council Democrats, Council President Daniel Buchanan said he felt the 2017 reorganization meeting on Jan. 1 “may have been the smoothest reorganization this borough…
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Eagle Scout honored by Edison council
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — J.P. Stevens High School sophomore Steven Zederbaum was commended for helping to preserve Edison’s history at the Jan. 11 Township Council meeting. For his Eagle Scout project, Zederbaum constructed a kiosk to commemorate the Sarah Jordan Boarding House at Menlo Park. The house was built in 1878 and served as…
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Edison council reorganizes, launches revised website
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — The Township Council mentioned some of its priorities and recent successes at its Jan. 4 reorganization meeting. At the start of the meeting, Councilman Joseph Coyle was sworn in. He won his seat in the November election after having been appointed to it in June following the departure of former…
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Grillo calls replacement on Sayreville boards ‘political payback’
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Democratic Councilman Steven Grillo got what he said was some surprising news when he received his information packet for the Jan. 1 reorganization meeting. He found out that he was no longer the council appointee to the Planning Board, a position that he was replaced by Republican Councilman Pat…
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Esteemed musicians to perform at St. Mary’s this weekend
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The 2016-17 Music at St. Mary’s series is in full swing, with the next show scheduled for this weekend of Jan. 14-15 at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church on Augusta Street. The diverse collection of classical music performances is now in its 16th year, and the series is run…
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Topgolf opens in Edison
By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent EDISON — The township is now home to a unique facility where patrons can play golf, and do much more. Topgolf, the newest business at the Edison Towne Square site, had its grand opening on Dec. 23. At the ribbon-cutting, Mayor Thomas Lankey, Councilman Joseph Coyle, who is also the executive…
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Council thanks Rittenhouse for serving Sayreville
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — The most recent Sayreville Borough Council meeting was a formal opportunity to say goodbye to Councilman Art Rittenhouse. Republican Rittenhouse lost his position to Democrat Ricci Melendez in the election this past November. The council presented him with a plaque on Dec. 19, marking his service to the borough since…
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Continuing discussions cite Broadway as a hot spot in South Amboy
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Councilman Tom Reilly wants prospective business owners to see Broadway in the best shape it can be in so they will be encouraged to choose the location to open up shop. At the last council meeting of 2016 that was held on Dec. 14, Reilly briefly thanked code…
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Edison adds first responders
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — Public safety officials ended the year with the addition of five firefighters and nine police officers. They held a standing-room-only swearing-in Dec. 28 at the township’s municipal building. Mayor Thomas Lankey, who swore in each of the new officials, addressed the township’s public safety goals. “One of the things…
