Category: Suburban News

  • Board still discussing upscale senior housing Borough officials uncertain whether Almasi property is under litigation By Jennifer micale SAYREVILLE — Whether senior citizens will have a view of the marine waterfront is still open to speculation. Since Mayor Kennedy O’Brien called for its rezoning in March, Planning Board members have considered age-restricted housing for the…

  • Our Lady of Victories Knights of Columbus Tootsie Rolls in hand, Ed Touber and Stephen Giannetto of the Our Lady of Victories Knights of Columbus collect donations for the Sayreville Brain Injured Children’s Association at a Washington Road intersection in Sayreville on Friday.SEAN GUTHRIDGE

  • Zoning Board persuades applicant to go green Steel mill contractor will contribute trees to spruce up entrance By Jennifer micale SAYREVILLE — The Zoning Board of Adjustment drives a hard bargain. Last week, International Mill Service (IMS) came before the board with what seemed to be an uncontroversial proposal: a small modular office and a…

  • Activist urges preservation of well fields By Jennifer micale SAYREVILLE — Susan Wisniewski has something for borough officials to consider. It’s called the Lower Raritan Water Quality Management Plan, issued by Middlesex County. Last week, the environmental activist handed the document to the borough’s Planning Board, the latest effort in the fight to save Sayreville’s…

  • Upscale apartments on horizon for La Mer Planning Board hears Kaplan’s plans for Ernston Road development By Jennifer micale SAYREVILLE — They’re not your average apartments, a developer promised. Rather, they will comprise the fourth section of the La Mer development off Ernston Road. The Highland Park-based Kaplan and Associates gave an informal presentation of…

  • Roadway extension concerns residents By Jennifer micale SAYREVILLE — Want to get a borough resident riled? Talk about traffic, especially on Ernston Road. In December 1997, a proposed Ernston Road extension was added to the borough’s master plan, linking Main Street and Washington Road. JKA Associates of Highland Park would foot the bill for this…

  • O.B. libraries get A plus, but new library panned By natalie m. vena OLD BRIDGE — Old Bridge libraries have received a stamp of approval from township residents. A survey of both the main branch library and the Laurence Harbor branch was conducted by the Eagleton Institute of Politics Center for Public Interest Polling, based…

  • Assemblyman’s bill protects bait fish Menhaden: population ultimately affects sport fisherman’s catch By Jennifer micale SAYREVILLE — While you won’t find these fish in your stew pot, they might be on the end of your line. Commonly called pogies, Atlantic menhaden are popular coastal residents ranging from Nova Scotia to central Florida. Members of the…

  • Old Bridge supports ban of MTBE as gasoline additive By natalie m. vena OLD BRIDGE — Safe drinking water is often taken for granted. Turn on the faucet and there it is, ready to drink. That is not always the case, however. Recently, in New York, a chemical gasoline additive was identified in the state’s…