Category: Suburban News
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O.B. police ask town to fund radio system
Plan would cost $6M-$7M over the next three to four years BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The police department is hoping to revamp its communications systemand has requested financial help from the Township Council. Police Capt. Robert Weiss gave a presentation at the March 15 council meeting, outlining the precarious condition of…
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O’Leary retires; Henry to seek mayor’s office
SOUTH AMBOY — After nearly a quarter-century as the city’s chief executive, Mayor John T. “Jack” O’Leary will retire at year’s end. O’Leary, who is also chairman of the South Amboy Democratic Organization, has announced that he will not seek re-election this November. Instead, Fred A. Henry Jr., who currently serves as City Council president,…
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Senior housing building weeks from completion
One-bedroom affordable units could be rented out by summer BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The city’s Robert Noble Manor project on Gordon Street is nearing completion. The affordable-housing apartments, which are being constructed modular-style, have been arriving in pieces, said Michael Dayer, spokesman for Phoenix Custom Homes, which is in charge of creating…
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Commuters, officials slam NJ Transit plan
Suburban Transit says it would step in with its own service if bus lines are nixed BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The East Brunswick Cultural Arts Center auditorium was nearly full last Saturday, serving as a haven for residents and officials distressed about the proposed NJ Transit service cuts and fare hikes. NJ Transit held…
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Council upholds defeated O.B. fire district budget
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Fire District 2 budget that was defeated by voters in February has been approved by the Township Council. The 2010 budget was rejected by a vote of 187-176 in the Feb. 20 fire district elections. The $2.5 million budget called for a $524,310 increase in operating…
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Olympic gold medalist Oksana Baiul
World champion figure skater and Olympic gold medalist Oksana Baiul performs on the ice during a visit to the John Piccolo Arena in Old Bridge Friday. Baiul signed autographs and performed a short routine for the crowd at the municipal ice rink. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Pollando succeeds Wisniewski as Sayreville Dems’ chairman
The Sayreville Democratic Organization (SDO) has a new chairman. After a decade of leadership from state Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski, former Borough Councilman Thomas V. Pollando has taken the reins of the local party. Pollando was unanimously elected by the organization members at their March 3 meeting. Wisniewski stepped aside after recently being elected chairman…
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O.B. school budget slashes jobs, programs
District proposes tax hike of $69 on average after losing $7M in state aid BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Like many school districts throughout the state, Old Bridge has proposed to bridge a significant budget deficit with layoffs and substantial service cuts. After losing nearly $7 million or 14.6 percent of its state aid for…
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Woodhaven builder makes case for scaled-back plan
Some 1,616 residential units, at least 250,000 square feet of retail proposed BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Representatives from the large-scale Woodhaven development have completed testimony for the first leg of a three-pronged quest for approval. The application, which was denied three years ago and originally called for 3,000-plus residential homes and…
