Category: Suburban News
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Boro gets new attorney as Dems fill positions
Council makes dozens of appointments to boards, agencies BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — The Borough Council’s new Democratic majority approved its appointments to borough positions with mixed support from Republicans last week. The most significant appointment that remained outstanding since the council’s Jan. 1 meeting was that of borough…
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Local Muslims take offense to cartoons
Hope to see an end to violent reactions throughout the world BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Local Islamic leaders have made no secret of their contempt for the anti-Muslim political cartoons first published in the Danish press. However, they have also condemned the violent reactions from the Muslim community as against…
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Work at boat ramp, park nearly complete
Council allocates more funding, may pursue name change BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — A contractor finishing improvements at the borough’s boat ramp and adjacent park has updated the cost of the project, including the addition of floating docks. The Borough Council approved the extra $45,648 funding this week for…
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Jets pass on locating headquarters in O.B.
Mayor: Attention has brought interest from other entities BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer There’s no need to roll out the green carpet.The New York Jets organization last week released a narrowed list of prospective sites for its future headquarters and practice facility, and though Mayor Jim Phillips had pitched township-owned land…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Tara Beams of Long Branch, Kathryn Comiciotto of Belle Meade, and Rob Tilley, also Belle Meade, rehearse their roles for the Sayreville Main Street Theatre Company’s production of “Side Show.” The musical runs Feb. 10, 11, 17 and 18 at 8 p.m., and Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. at the company’s theater…
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Plan for office complex, housing, hotel denied
Months of hearings on Alfieri applications come to an end BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer A decades-old plan to build residences, offices and a hotel in Old Bridge’s Laurence Harbor section may never see the light of day. The Zoning Board of Adjustment last week denied site plan approval for a…
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Hair care
Lisa Dill, of Old Bridge, cuts Sayreville resident Mandy Murray’s hair Jan. 28 at the Hair Together Salon in Sayreville for donation to the Locks of Love charity organization. At right, Mandy Murray holds up the hair that she had cut off. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff
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Council to vote Monday on expansion of SERA
Officials uncertain about who will serve as council reps BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — The Borough Council is expected to add two of its members to the Sayreville Economic Redevelopment Agency by adopting a controversial ordinance next week. The ordinance, made possible by new state legislation, will bring SERA’s…
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More workers to move from former missile site
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Several school transportation workers still operating out of the former Nike Missile Base will soon be relocated. The Planning Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a site plan waiver that allows the Board of Education to place a trailer on the grounds of Old…
