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Officials approve redevelopment study for South Minisink Avenue in Sayreville
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Hercules LLC is one step closer in its intent to develop its property on South Minisink Avenue. Hercules briefly presented to the Planning Board on Dec. 7 regarding its request to have the borough do a study that would officially declare the site in need of redevelopment. As part…
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Milltown officials stress lead concerns are minimal
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Residents are encouraged to flush their faucets for at least one minute as Milltown officials continue to work on rectifying the outcome of the lead and copper samples that were taken from 20 homes during the summer as part of the voluntary New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Lead…
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Towns review turf fields
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) will assist local school boards in exploring possible legal action against FieldTurf, a company that vehemently denies allegations that it sold defective artificial turf fields to schools across the state. “The news reports should anger anyone concerned about corporate responsibility, the health of students…
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Taylor tapped to join Colts Neck school board
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – Michael Taylor has been appointed to fill an open seat on the Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education. The opening was created when Irene Sessa resigned from the panel in October. District administrators asked residents who were interested in serving on the board to make…
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Small Business Saturday deemed a success in downtown Metuchen
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Small Business Saturday was a success for the downtown businesses during the start of the holiday season. “We reorganized Small Business Saturday as a retail promotion-focused event like [the annual Metuchen Country Fair], and borough businesses had their best day ever,” said Eric Berger, chairman of the Metuchen…
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Local residents receive gift of world awareness
By KAREN RAPOLLA Staff Writer Susan Davies of Freehold Borough and Gerry Mogan of Middletown joined Sylvia Allen of Holmdel, founder of the nonprofit Sylvia’s Children, at the village of Mbiriizi, in Uganda, Africa, with the mission to help improve the lives of over 1,000 children and bring the gift of holiday cheer. In return,…
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Middletown’s Bayshore area discussed
By KAREN RAPOLLA Staff Writer Middletown Township held a community visioning session for Middletown’s Route 36 corridor, the main artery in the township’s Bayshore area. The session, which was held on Dec. 6 at the Middletown Arts Center, attracted attendees representing each of the four Bayshore area communities. The interactive session, attended by township officials,…
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Red Bank Regional establishes an athletic hall of fame
By JESSICA HARDING Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER — Now that the Red Bank Regional High School has turned 100 years old, it was time to create an athletic hall of fame. That was the thinking of Charles Taylor, a resident of Red Bank and a graduate in 1970 of Red Bank Regional High School (RBR).…
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Allentown will pursue storm water drain repairs
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – The borough’s engineer has been authorized to proceed with work that will advance a project to repair storm drain infrastructure in Allentown. During a Borough Council meeting on Nov. 29, council members voted to permit the Roberts Engineering Group, Hamilton Township, to undertake the work that is required…
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