Category: Suburban News
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Council may mandate security at apartments
Recent shooting spurs response from officials BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer The recent shooting of two Sayreville men and the arrest of six suspects, most of them juveniles from the borough, demonstrates a need for action, officials said. The Oct. 24 shooting at Skytop Gardens Apartments comes a year after the fatal shooting of a…
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Voters tap Eicher, Kelly for council
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Voters in Sayreville chose a Democrat and a Republican to fill the vacancies that two Democratic councilmen will leave, come Jan. 1, according to preliminary election results. Republican Kenneth Kelly, a retired police detective, was the high vote getter with 7,889 nods. Democrat Lisa…
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Sohor remembered as honest, proud to serve
Former councilman, Planning Board chairman dies at 58 BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Roman Sohor OLD BRIDGE — Though Roman Sohor died Oct. 25, he left behind a legacy of public service in the township. Those who know him might say he was given a first name that was very fitting to his nature. “He…
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Man honored as hero for thwarting robbery
Citizen came to aid of gas station attendant BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Sayreville officials and police recognize the actions of Christopher M. Dario, who has been credited with breaking up a robbery in progress at a Sayreville gas station. SAYREVILLE — A grateful community recently applauded a man who intervened in a violent crime…
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Alfieri board hearings are coming to a close
BY ZACH LEVINE Correspondent OLD BRIDGE — There may be an end in sight to the lengthy series of hearings on M. Alfieri Co.’s plans to build office and retail buildings, single-family homes and a hotel off Laurence Harbor Road. The application, which dates to 1985, has been before the township Planning Board about 11…
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City: Commuter ferry to arrive in mid-2009
Commuters eagerly await service to Manhattan BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Area commuters will have to wait until next summer to see the return of ferry service to New York. CHRIS KELLY staff John Goley of Old Bridge races to the finish line during the Haunted 5K and Family Fun Run in Aberdeen, Monmouth County, on…
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Tough times for political fundraising
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer As the stock market plunges and credit dries up, political leaders from both parties reported an increased difficulty in securing funding for local campaigns, a phenomenon that could be attributed to the nation’s economic climate as well as the presence of presidential races this year. In separate interviews with the…
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South Amboy of 1920s is theme of fundraiser
Library event to feature presentations, music, auction BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Library Director Elaine R. Gaber addresses the audience during a silent auction fundraiser in 2004, supported by South Amboy Mayor John O’Leary. SOUTH AMBOY — The Sadie Pope Dowdell Library is moving forward by looking back. That’s why an event Nov. 14 will benefit…
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Residents organize against bypass plan
Project to build road parallel to Main St. is in design phase BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Agrowing number of Sayreville residents are rallying opposition to plans for a twolane road that would run parallel to Main Street. More than 100 residents attended an Oct. 21 meeting organized by housing associations in the Sheffield Towne…
