Category: Suburban News

  • Intertribal group plans book discussion in park

    JAMESBURG – Intertribal American Indians of New Jersey will have a book discussion and craft presentation at its meeting Saturday at the log cabin in Thompson Park. The book, “The Celestial Bear Falls Down from Heaven,” is the work of a historian who researched the culture of Munsee and Delaware Indians, of New Jersey, New…

  • Council candidate’s home severely damaged in fire

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – The home of a Borough Council candidate was severely damaged in a fire that began in the basement of the home early Sunday. Paula Siarkiewicz, a Republican candidate in the Nov. 6 election, and her husband Robert were not home at the time the fire was discovered at…

  • Step up

    JEFF GRANIT staff Zaniyah Beachum, a senior at Sayreville War Memorial High School, and Jalia Morton, a junior, perform for students at the Harry S. Truman Elementary School in Sayreville during a recent pep rally.

  • Three developers pitch plans for National Lead

    Large-scale plans each include 2,000 residences, retail, office space BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Three builders seeking to secure Sayreville’s National Lead redevelopment project went public with their plans last week. The proposed redevelopment of the former National Lead site by Riverbend Metropolitan Corp., of New Jersey, includes an MGM theater, a theme park, a…

  • 300-space lot almost ready for commuters

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – The borough will soon open its new 300-space commuter parking lot. On Monday the Borough Council introduced an ordinance establishing fees with the issuance of parking permits in Sayreville at their latest meeting Monday. Commuters will pay $30 a month or $4 per day to use the lot.…

  • Testing of ‘black dust’ comes up inconclusive

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – Tests of the “black dust” material collected from residential properties near a steel mill have come up inconclusive. An independent scientific consultant is performing an assessment on the laboratory test results, and should complete that study by next week, said Steven Ross, spokesman for Gerdau Ameristeel, North Crossman…

  • County puts brakes on use of some vehicles

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Middlesex County is cracking down on the use of county-issued cars for employees who live outside the county to get to and from work. Some 50 county cars will no longer be used for that purpose, according to Middlesex County Freeholder Director David B. Crabiel. There are about 230 county…

  • Old Bridge woman, 18, dies in pedestrian accident in E.B.

    EAST BRUNSWICK – An 18-year-old Old Bridge woman was killed last week as she was crossing Route 18 and was struck by a car. Heather N. Allen was crossing the highway at 5:14 a.m. Oct. 11 when the accident occurred in the northbound lanes. She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to East Brunswick…

  • Runners raise at least $4K for Sayreville’s BIC fund

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – Nearly 200 people took to the streets Saturday morning for the borough’s fifth annual “Hit the Bricks” 5-mile run. The racing, and for some, walking, kicked off on Main Street in front of borough hall, and benefited the Sayreville Association for Brain Injured Children (BIC). Recreation Director Gerald…