Category: Suburban News

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    CHRIS KELLY With Christmas just around the corner, many residences in Sayreville are aglow. This colorful snowman was at a Frederick Avenue home in Parlin.

  • Man killed while working on wrecker

    By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — An Edison man was killed Tuesday when he was struck by a car on Route 35 south. Richard Hansen, 49, was hit by a 1994 Pontiac driven by Jody Lawson, 42, of the Cliffwood Beach section of Aberdeen, while Hansen was working on a…

  • Administrator leaves amid changing political environment

    Alex Previdi, with Sayreville since January, takes private sector job By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Less than a year after his controversial appointment as borough business administrator, Alex Previdi has informed the governing body that he will be leaving his post as of Dec. 31. Previdi, 31, was appointed…

  • Ocean meeting produces split opinions on rail line

    By Joyce BlayStaff Writer By Joyce Blay Staff Writer Despite the enthusiastic applause that greeted supporters of the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) passenger rail line at a recent public forum held at the Ramada Inn in Toms River on Dec. 4, it was the angry words of dissension that were spoken in hushed tones beyond the…

  • $185K to fund road work

    By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Stevenson Street will get a face-lift, thanks to an $185,000 grant from the state Transportation Trust Fund. State Sen. Joseph Vitale, Assemblyman John Wisniewski and Assemblywoman Arline Friscia (all D-19) recently announced the transportation award for Sayreville and other municipalities in the 19th Legislative…

  • Liquor license denied amid questions from council

    Breakfast Club applicant: By sue m. morganStaff Writer Breakfast Club applicant: ‘No reasonable basis’ for denial of license By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Concern that a proposed "bar with a restaurant and entertainment" such as live bands and disc jockeys might actually turn out to be an unauthorized dance hall has…

  • School crunch projected

    Committee will study options for a 2003building referendum By Jennifer domeStaff Writer Committee will study options for a 2003 building referendum By Jennifer dome Staff Writer The Sayreville Board of Education has unanimously authorized the district’s fourth blue ribbon committee to study projected overcrowding at the borough’s high school and recommend a solution. The Blue…

  • O.B. animal control officer charged after police raid

    Longtime employee will be focus of administrative hearing this afternoon By sue m. morganStaff Writer O.B. animal control officer charged after police raid By sue m. morgan Staff Writer A longtime Old Bridge animal control officer might be suspended without pay pending an administrative hearing today that comes on the heels of a police raid…

  • Residents still plan to fight reduced Wendy’s proposal

    By sandi carpelloStaff Writer By sandi carpello Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Despite Wendy’s recent modifications to its proposed store on Ryders Lane, several area residents say they remain determined to stop the fast-food restaurant from being built. "They are trying to appease us," said Pat Hudak, of Leonard Drive, who resides approximately 50 feet from…