Category: Suburban News

  • Aimee Mann brings trio to Metuchen’s Forum

    Songwriter’s catalog includes ’80s MTV hits, Oscar nomination BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer Aimee Mann will perform songs from throughout her catalog April 8 in Metuchen. SHERYL NIELDS METUCHEN — Aimee Mann has never been one to rest on the laurels of her past. In the 25 years since her MTV hit “Voices Carry” cracked…

  • New SWMHS auditorium opens for spring musical

    Theater society will perform ‘Grease’ March 24-26 BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Members of the Sayreville War Memorial High School Theatre Society rehearse a scene from “Grease” in the school’s newly refurbished auditorium. Shows are set for March 24-26 at the school, located on Washington Road. ERIC SUCAR staff For Sayreville War Memorial High School,…

  • Bill honoring fallen vet from E.B. back on table

    Holt, Lautenberg reintroduce bill to fill void in military’s suicide prevention efforts EAST BRUNSWICK — Township resident Linda Bean was back on Capitol Hill last week, accompanying U.S. Rep. Rush Holt as he reintroduced a bill aimed at closing a critical gap in suicide prevention for returning veterans. “This legislation seeks to build a bigger…

  • Court allows Northwood Manor to drop age restrictions

    Ruling reverses zoning board denial, arguing that developer has fulfilled state requirements BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The developer of an approved senior housing complex has won its appeal to the state Superior Court, thus ensuring the removal of the plan’s age restrictions. A June 3 decision by the Old Bridge Zoning Board of Adjustment…

  • Residents of flood-stricken area fighting for solution

    Weber Ave. homeowners have suffered ‘financial and grievous personal losses’ BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer A proposed concept plan shows a steel sheet pile wall extending along the rear yards of homes on Weber Avenue in Sayreville. A fter a year of hard work and patience, the residents of Weber Avenue in Sayreville are far…

  • Open house set on plans for ex-National Lead site

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SAYREVILE — Residents can ask questions and voice opinions March 31 about plans for The Point at Sayreville, the redevelopment project set for the former National Lead site. O’Neill Properties’ concept master plan for the 453-acre site off Chevalier Avenue calls for 3 million square feet of retail space, 837,000…

  • S. Amboy council reviews budget with tax increase

    City officials had hoped to include money from land sale BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent The South Amboy City Council’s proposed budget for 2011 would raise taxes by an average of $98. The figure, announced when the council introduced its budget March 16, came as a surprise to some who followed the budget process last year.…

  • Sayreville to achieve monthly savings with new phone system

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The borough’s office phone system is getting an upgrade. The current voicemail system, which is the borough’s original one, is “old and antiquated,” according to borough Business Administrator Jeff Bertrand. “It literally is model number 1,” he said. When it went down, there were no replacement parts available…

  • So. Amboy moves ahead with road that will lead to ferry

    BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The city has received the go-ahead to advertise for bids to construct the Radford Ferry Road Extension. The extension, which will run from the Main Street Bridge to the Raritan Bay, is vital to the Intermodal Transportation Center the city is in the process of constructing, said Business…