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    Kids look for the winning fish during the annual Fishing Derby at Kennedy Park, Sayreville, on May 15. The borough’s Human Relations Commission and Recreation Department sponsored the event. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Burglary suspect chased down

    SAYREVILLE — Police arrested a man following a brief chase early Saturday morning, charging him with two counts of burglary and one count of theft. Officers were dispatched on a report of an in-progress burglary of a motor vehicle on Pulaski Avenue around 4 a.m. The witness told police that a white male had been…

  • So. Amboy will honor veterans a week early

    Memorial Day parade begins at 1 p.m. May 22 BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — In hopes of attracting more residents to its annual Memorial Day parade, the American Legion has planned the event for this weekend, one week before the holiday. “South Amboy has a very large St. Patrick’s Day parade, and a…

  • Rafano: Open space pledge strong, despite reduction

    Freeholders cut county open space tax by 1 cent BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer T he Middlesex County Board of Freeholders has reduced the county’s open space tax for one year, a move opposed by a local environmental group. The board voted 6-1 at its May 6 meeting to reduce the open space tax…

  • Builder offers a peak at National Lead plan

    Designs include major retail center, multifamily housing complex BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — As the redeveloper of the former National Lead site moves forwardwith cleanup plans, it offered some insight recently into its design proposals for new construction. The designs, as presented to the Sayreville Economic Redevelopment Agency (SERA) recently, include a residential…

  • O.B. council approves budget in narrow vote

    Members divided over controversial means of closing deficit BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Abipartisan effort on behalf of some Old Bridge Township Council members prompted the narrow passage of the 2010 municipal budget last week. The $56.3 million budget was adopted by way of a 5-4 vote at a May 10 meeting, with both Democratic…

  • Flood victims are told levee project is years off

    Army Corps still long way from starting work; construction could take 5-10 years BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Weber Avenue residents in Sayreville whose homes were flooded this winter learned a harsh reality during a meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last week. They were told that it could be years before construction…

  • O.B. council orders $2M budget cut

    School tax increase will be $25 instead of $69, on home assessed at $150K BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The Old Bridge Township Council and the Board of Education worked hand in hand to agree on over $2 million worth of budget cuts to the defeated 2010- 11 school budget. The school board adopted a…

  • Fishing Derby at Kennedy Park,

    Children learn the winning prize numbers during the annual Fishing Derby at Kennedy Park, Sayreville, on May 15. The borough’s Human Relations Commission and Recreation Department sponsored the event. More photos, pages 32-33. ERIC SUCAR staff

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