• Scout ‘a shining star’ to Sayreville Knights

    Eagle project involved landscaping overhaul BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Kelvin Tyson, a 17- year-old rising senior at Sayreville War Memorial High School, approached the Sayreville Knights of Columbus a few months ago and asked what he could do to help. The Boy Scout from Troop 97 was planning to take on his…

  • Galante making case for senior townhomes

    Residents, council prez raise concerns about proposal for Rt. 516 site BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Developer Thomas Galante has returned to the Zoning Board of Adjustment with a revised plan to build a senior townhouse community on his vacant property off Route 516. The builder came back before the zoning board…

  • Council approves police dept. downsizing

    Three positions to be eliminated; more officers to serve patrol duty BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer The final pleas of the local Police Benevolent Association (PBA) went unheeded Monday as the Sayreville Borough Council voted 3-1 to downsize the police department. The ordinance will eliminate one lieutenant position and one sergeant position, and return some…

  • Independence run & walk

    Runners brave the heat as they take part in the Frog Hollow Swim and Tennis Club’s 34th annual Independence Run and Health Walk in South Amboy June 26. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Sayreville Superfund site eyed for redevelopment

    Landfill was used in 1970s before being shut down, remediated BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Once deemed an environmental hazard by federal officials, a borough Superfund site may soon undergo redevelopment. The Sayreville Landfill Superfund site, which the federal Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) designated a site in need of remediation in the late 1970s,…

  • Old Bridge board OKs apartments over stores

    Residences will include one- and two-bedroom units and studio apartments BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The Old Bridge Planning Board has given preliminary approval for a town center development that would combine both commercial and residential uses into one Main Street-style complex. The board voted July 7 in favor of Vision Stream LLC, which involves…

  • Pre-School Playtime

    Kristina McAnally, 5, of Old Bridge, has some fun during a Pre-School Playtime session for children and their moms at the Old Bridge Public Library on July 9. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Church to present pipe-organ concert

    St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church, 30 Jackson St., South River, will host “Summer Sounds,” an evening of sacred and secular works and transcriptions exploring the sounds of the pipe organ, 7:30 p.m. July 24. The concert will feature works by Bach, Bruckner, Macirowski, Mozart and more. Suggested donation is $10. Proceeds will benefit the church…

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