Category: Suburban News
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Lead contamination found at waterfront
EPA begins work at areas in Old Bridge, Sayreville BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer F ederal officials have identified waterfront areas in Old Bridge and Sayreville as having been contaminated by materials they believe were dumped there long ago. ERIC SUCAR staff An area of Old Bridge’s Laurence Harbor section was found to have elevated…
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South Amboy pursues waterfront restaurant
Memorial dedicated to soldier killed in 2007 BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The city could soon be home to a waterfront restaurant. Business Administrator Camille Tooker said officials are currently in talks with some area developers about establishing a restaurant and marina as part of the waterfront redevelopment project. The site is in…
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‘Learning Luau’
PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above: Vivianny Alfonso, 6, tries on the lei she made as her father, Gerald, looks on during Family Night at Harry S. Truman School in Sayreville March 19. Students and parents participated in a variety of activities during the “Learning Luau.” Below: Adam Forgac, 7, watches as the volcano erupts…
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Site work gets under way for South Amboy YMCA
SOUTH AMBOY — At its March 4 meeting, the City Council voted to put additional funds in place for the planned YMCA project. The recreation center is being built on a 40,000-square-foot lot at the corner of Broadway and Portia Street. The nonprofit Metuchen Edison Woodbridge YMCA organizationwill operate the South Amboy facility. The city…
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Sayreville school tab includes $105 tax hike
Budget holds line on staff; funds facilities projects BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — School officials estimate that residents would see an average school tax increase of $105 as part of their proposed 2009-10 budget. The nine-member Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the tentative budget, which will be the subject of a…
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Police charge 12 suspect with rioting, weapons possession
OLD BRIDGE — Police arrested a dozen people on rioting and weapons charges in connection with an alleged incident at an apartment complex. Police were dispatched to the scene of a fight in the area of building 58-19 at London Terrace Apartments around 9 p.m. March 13. Police said they had received numerous phone calls…
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TLC show features area family of 12
Upcoming episode filmed at Special Strides in Monroe BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer If they weren’t famous already, the Hayes family of Marlboro will soon be known by Americans everywhere who tune in to the cable network TLC. PHOTO COURTESY OF TLC The Hayes family of Marlboro is the focus of “Table for 12,” a…
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Revenue losses could result in tax increase
Sayreville budget expected to be introduced March 23 BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Apreliminary municipal budget for 2009 in Sayreville remains over the 4-percent cap on tax levy increases, due in large part to decreasing revenues. Chief Financial Officer Wayne Kronowski expected that the Borough Council would introduce the $50.4 million budget at its March…
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Boro proceeds with senior housing plan
Gillette seeks to build community on Main St. BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Alocal developer went before Sayreville officials this week to address questions about his request to change Sayreville’s waterfront redevelopment plan. The Borough Council voted 4-2 to introduce an ordinance amending the waterfront redevelopment plan to allow Jim Gillette of Gillette Enterprises Inc.…
