Category: Suburban News

  • Police in area towns step up enforcement of seatbelt laws

    Law enforcement officers in 12 Middlesex County towns are cracking down on unbuckled motorists and their passengers as part of the national “Click it or Ticket” campaign. Starting this week and running through June 3, the annual initiative includes highvisibility law enforcement seatbelt checkpoints and saturation patrols, as well as local and national publicity designed…

  • Freshman building may become its own school

    School officials consider creating new entity named for late board member BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer The search for a place to name in honor of late Old Bridge Board of Education member Ellie McDermott may soon be over if school district administrators and the board move forward on plans to reorganize Old Bridge High…

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    Gloria Akinsami, a staff member at the Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge, takes a picture during the facility’s May 15 cultural celebration, which was held in honor of Older Americans Month. More than 17 cultures were represented at tables that featured artifacts, crafts and food. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • South Amboy looking at avg. $160 tax hike

    Tax appeals, rising costs drive increase in budget BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent The South Amboy City Council introduced its 2012 budget at its May 16 meeting, and with it comes a $160 average annual tax increase. That figure is just shy of the average of the previous two years’ municipal tax increases. Last year’s budget…

  • Amboys plan to light up the bay for Independence Day

    Fireworks will launch July 3 over Raritan Bay, the first such display in more than a decade BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer A barge in the Raritan Bay sits a half-mile from both the Perth Amboy and South Amboy waterfronts. An extravagant fireworks display will shoot off from the barge on July 3 as part of…

  • Council OKs bait/tackle peddling despite protests

    Mayor: Boro should rent out new pavilion to residents wishing to sell goods at park BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer JoDee Yates of Old Bridge’s Laurence Harbor section and Christina Cibelli of South Amboy were among 42 students from Middlesex County College geology and oceanography classes who volunteered to clean Laurence Harbor Waterfront Park in April.…

  • Old Bridge council OKs tab with $34 tax hike

    Two vote against budget, as disagreement lingers over potential to rehire police BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Township Council adopted the 2012 budget at its May 21 meeting, bringing to an end several tense months of financial uncertainty. At $52.5 million, Mayor Owen Henry’s first budget came in 6.3 percent less…

  • Sayreville council shaves proposed tax increase

    Some members still call for further reductions in costs including employee salaries BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The Borough Council has been able to reduce the tax increase in the 2012 municipal budget from about 6.8 cents to 5.3 cents during budget workshops, according to Councilman Nick Perrette. On April 23, the finance committee…

  • Study calls for improved access to Route 9 commuter bus lines

    I mproving access to the many commuter bus lines serving the Route 9 corridor could increase transit use and reduce congestion along the highway. That is a conclusion of the Route 9 Corridor Transit Linkages Study, conducted recently by Middlesex County with funding from the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA). Currently, ample bus service…