Category: Suburban News
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Waterfront site eyed for commercial project
BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Waterfront site eyed for commercial project BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Don Brown’s business ventures in the borough will no longer be restricted to land. The latest focus for the software developer turned entrepreneur is a commercial waterfront project on the Raritan River, located just north of the…
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Company says 150 may lose their jobs
BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer Company says 150 may lose their jobs BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer Around 150 people will be affected when Ecko Unlimited closes a manufacturing site in East Brunswick. The South River-based company is selling its Sweat Equity Laboratories, the plant it co-owns on Tices Lane near Route 18. A company spokesperson…
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Raritan Bay looks to expand facility
BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Raritan Bay looks to expand facility BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Officials at a local hospital hope that the township will give them an early holiday gift by letting them add 30 more patient beds to their Ferry Road facility. Representatives of Raritan Bay Medical Center…
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Development project
OK BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer OK’d in Old Bridge Downtown center to feature mix of retail, residential BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer Although it exists only on paper, an Old Bridge downtown area could become a reality in the coming years. By a 5-to-1 vote Nov. 12, the Planning Board approved the general development plan for the…
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Community turns out to support DARE walk
Community turns out to support DARE walk SAYREVILLE — More than 400 borough residents participated in the second annual DARE Something to Walk About Walk-a-Thon Nov. 1. Organized as a joint effort between the Sayreville DARE program led by borough Police Sgt. Joseph Myers, the Sayreville Alliance for Family Education (SAFE) led by Elyse Barone,…
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Hoff’s character, wit and wisdom recalled
BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Hoff’s character, wit and wisdom recalled BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Popular wisdom says that cats have nine lives, but Township Council President Reginald Butler believes Ward 1 Councilman Joseph G. Hoff had more than that. Feisty and resilient right up to his passing on Sunday…
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Toys ‘R’ Us shutting down ‘Kids’ stores
BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — In the wake of the shut down of a local manufacturing plant, a major retailer in the community has decided to close its doors. Toys "R" Us announced Monday that it will shut down 182 stores, including all 146 Kids "R" Us stores…
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Colorful Old Bridge
Councilman Hoff diesLaurence Harbor resident firstelected in 1956 BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Councilman Hoff dies Laurence Harbor resident first elected in 1956 BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer The swivel chair on the far left of the dais in the Old Bridge Township Council chambers is empty now. Though he did not consider himself…
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Dissension continues to plague local Dems
Party chairmanaccused of working against party BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Party chairman accused of working against party BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer “I think the party needs someone who can work as a mediator to bring the party factions together.” — Phyllis Batko In a county where the Democratic moniker would typically be an asset,…
