Category: Suburban News
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Council asks for traffic review on Route 516
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A proposed housing project near Route 516 that has been a point of contention and litigation in two counties has created a dispute on the Township Council. Ward 5 Councilman Richard Greene, a Republican, said that although the council voted unanimously to ask…
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Middlesex County shows its compassion for victims
Countless residents, organizations find creative ways to help BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Middlesex County residents of all ages and backgrounds are helping to take some of the pain out of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating aftermath. In the days since hundreds of thousands of residents many states away were flooded out of…
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Metropark plan pushed to meeting in October
Sierra Club charges builder wrongly made improvements to site OLD BRIDGE — Hearings on the controversial Metropark South development plan are far from over. The Zoning Board of Adjustment last week granted Michael Alfieri’s application — which would put three office buildings, two parking garages, 80,000 square feet of commercial space and 83 homes near…
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In the line of fire
PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Above, Sayreville Emergency Squad member Mary Novak removes a borough firefighter injured while battling a fire Thursday morning. Officials said he was treated and later released from a local hospital. At right, Sayreville firefighters rest after battling a blaze that destroyed a residence. For story, see page 15.
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Most firefighters told to wait on rescue effort
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer They’re ready to go, but the state’s saying no.Amid efforts by communities across the nation to send help to New Orleans and other areas flooded after Hurricane Katrina, the state Office of Emergency Management has told firefighters and emergency medical personnel that they’ll have to wait.…
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Summer games
Thirteen-year-old Anthony Abood (above)takes his bike around the track Wednesday at Sayreville’s skate park in Kennedy Park on Washington Road. At right, 12-year-old Jeremy Shedlock gets air as he ollies over the lip despite an injury. SCOTT PILLING staff
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GOP: Freeholders being watched on stadium issue
Freeholders dismiss request for referendum on ballpark funding BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer No proposal, no referendum.That was the response from the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders last week, as the deadline to place a referendum on the November came and went. Republican Freeholder candidates Andrew Tidd, of Helmetta, and…
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Monroe woman’s art coming into full bloom
Works of Clearbrook resident on display at library this month BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Graziella Smith works on her craft at home in Monroe last week. MONROE — Youth may be wasted on the young, but 74-year-old Graziella Smith is enjoying it just fine. Smith, a resident…
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Judge denies developer’s push to build 200 homes
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — A judge has ruled in favor of the borough in a lawsuit involving 200 new homes. Peter and Lorraine Mocco, the owners of a 159-acre tract of land on Main Street, filed suit against the borough in May, asking state Superior Court Judge Edward…
