Category: Suburban News

  • Concerns raised over use of town’s mobile stage

    Investigation sought into decision to lend stage to concert venue BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer The mobile stage owned by the borough of Sayreville sits outside the Starland Ballroom for use at a recent outdoor concert. SAYREVILLE – The borough’s mobile stage is at the center of a dispute, as local…

  • Residents say town, builder let them down

    New homeowners upset Old Bridge gave bond money back BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Louie Agostino, standing in an area of his yard that he said was supposed to be graded with topsoil, is fighting with the builder and township over issues in the Hamptons at Farm View…

  • O.B. to allow Sayreville use of empty commuter lot

    Greene warns council: Once you give it away, it’s hard to get it back BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer Old Bridge commuters now have more parking options, and Sayreville residents may soon be able to share the new lot. A proposed interlocal agreement between the two towns would allocate 70 of…

  • Diabetes support group will meet at hospital

    The Raritan Bay Medical Center Marion Tanzman Diabetes Center will sponsor a free diabetes support group meeting from 7:30-8:30 p.m. on Aug. 8 in Auxiliary Hall B and C, lower level of the Old Bridge Medical Arts Building, adjacent to the medical center, off Ferry Road, between routes 9 and 18. Individuals coping with the…

  • O.B. may take over South River building dept.

    Boro officials grapple over issue of disbanding office, layoffs BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer South River’s building department would be disbanded and its responsibilities turned over to Old Bridge Township under a plan that is supported by a majority of borough officials. The proposal, which would involve the layoffs of employees…

  • A.G. has come a long way in a short time

    East Brunswick native shares her goals for law enforcement effort BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer Anne Milgram Growing up in East Brunswick, Middlesex County, in a family steeped in public service, Anne Milgram knew early on that she would follow a similar path. “I definitely grew up in a family that…

  • Boro seeks extension on payback of $37M loan

    Four developers’ proposals due Aug. 6 for Nat’l Lead project BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – Borough officials are hoping to receive an extension from the county, as the deadline looms next week to repay the county’s $37 million loan. “Right now, the county and our attorney are hammering things…

  • A new look

    PHOTOSBY CHRIS KELLY staff Clockwise from top: Workers construct part of the new exterior of Sayreville War Memorial High School’s new 25,000-square-foot addition Tuesday. The hallway is part of the ongoing $47 million construction project at the Sayreville War Memorial High School. Board President Michael Macagnone told the Suburban that the district expects Phase I…

  • Testing of dust samples near steel plant to begin

    Resident: Neighborhood continues to experience ‘black dust’ problem BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Ron Green SAYREVILLE – Testing is expected to begin next week on “black dust” material found on residential properties in a borough neighborhood. The testing of samples from homes near the Gerdau Ameristeel plant was supposed to begin…