Author: Jacqueline Durett, Correspondent
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South Amboy still waiting on progress of Manhattan Beach
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Manhattan Beach could break ground any day, but the developer needs to secure a contractor before proceeding. That update is what Business Administrator Camille Tooker told resident Barbara Pasternack during the Oct. 19 City Council meeting. Pasternack — who is running as an Independent for the First Ward council seat…
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Ballot for South Amboy school board is crowded with candidates
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — It is a crowded race for seats on the South Amboy Board of Education (BOE) — voters will be able to select three of five candidates for three, three-year positions as well as one candidate for a one-year position. Stanley Jankowski resigned in December of 2015, and the board…
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Newcomer challenges three incumbents for school board seat
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Three incumbents and one newcomer will compete for one of three, three-year terms on the Sayreville Board of Education on Nov. 8. Lucy (Lucille) Bloom is running for re-election, and the former Sayreville War Memorial High School teacher and Sayreville Education Association president said she sees how much more the…
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Sayreville election could upset political party balance on council
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Election Day could have quite an impact on the Sayreville Borough Council. Currently, the council has a 4-2 Democrat majority, but with two seats open, that majority is at risk. Democrat and current Council President Daniel Buchanan is running with previous Councilmember Ricci Melendez. On the Republican side is incumbent…
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Steel from World Trade Center placed at memorial for Morgan firefighter
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — John Dragotta does not want the community to forget about his best friend, Owen Thomas Carlock, and with a memorial outside the Morgan Hose and Chemical Company constructed of salvaged steel from the World Trade Center, they are not likely to. Carlock, a Middletown resident, had been a longtime…
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Two vie for Edison council seat
By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent EDISON — There is one council position up for grabs this year. Democrat Joseph Coyle, who was appointed to the council in June, is looking to retain his role and keep the council purely Democratic. Gaetano (Guy) Gaspari is a Republican looking to break the single-party lock. “One-party rule has resulted…
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City council candidates promise change in South Amboy
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — No matter which candidate fills the South Amboy City Council seat to be vacated by Councilman Donald Applegate, the winner will be a newcomer. The choices are Brian McLaughlin, who originally ran on his own as a Democrat, but has since been endorsed by the city’s party, and…
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Sayreville redevelopment a point of contention among SERA members
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — The Sayreville Economic & Redevelopment Agency (SERA) meeting on Sept. 22 got off to a rough start, but Councilman/SERA member Steven Grillo says he believes it was a misunderstanding that has since been resolved. What prompted an argument was an email that Grillo sent Council President Daniel Buchanan that…
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Residents feel Morgan section of Sayreville is ‘forgotten’
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — The Morgan section of Sayreville needs to be a higher priority for the borough — that was something residents and borough officials agreed on at a town hall event on Sept. 28 at the Morgan First Aid Building. Councilman Steven Grillo, who has an urban planning background, held the…
