• Residents applaud sign’s removal from intersection

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Public works employees removed a “No Turn on Red” sign on MacArthur Avenue last week, to the relief of many residents. Nellie Malet, who lives on the road, has long opposed the sign and has brought up the issue to the Borough Council several times. On April 26,…

  • Environmental group blasts open space tax cut

    Freeholder director: One-cent drop needed to avoid county tax increase this year BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Middlesex County officials have no right to tap into the county’s open space fund to fend off a tax increase in the 2010 budget, the head of an area environmental group said. “This was voted on by…

  • Panel hears concerns, and hopes, for bypass

    Police sergeant says road will help to alleviate some traffic on Main Street BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer More than 100 Sayreville residents gathered at the Senior Center last week to express concerns and ask questions about the controversial Main Street Bypass. The four-mile road would run in an eastwest direction alongside the Raritan River,…

  • Old Bridge officials press for traffic light

    Argue that turns from Amboy Road onto Route 34 are difficult, dangerous BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Old Bridge officials recently took the first step in the lengthy process of bringing a traffic signal to the intersection of Route 34 and Amboy Road. During an April 26 meeting, the Township Council unanimously approved a resolution…

  • Sacred Heart School

    Bobby Bialkowski and Samantha Eberle, students at Sacred Heart School in South Amboy, showcase the shell of a sea turtle in front of their classmates April 28 when Greg Daggett (l) and other representatives of the Philadelphia Zoo visited the school. More photos on page 24 and at gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Holt’s bill in U.S. House could save lives of soldiers

    CODA GREG BEAN Ihaven’t written about this much, because it’s still incredibly difficult — but developments in the last couple of weeks make me realize it’s time to say thanks. Regular readers, and many who know our family, will remember that our son, Sgt. Coleman S. Bean, a two-time Army veteran of Iraq, took his…

  • Questions officials’ reasoning on need for Main Street bypass

    Tea Partyers, where have you gone, now that Sayreville needs you so? I am little acquainted with the Tea Parties, their adherents and their objectives. I do recall reading that their members are adamant in their opposition to too much government involvement in their daily lives. According to an article in the April 22 issue…

  • Renew ‘millionaire’s tax,’ save aid to schools

    This is an open letter to Gov. Chris Christie. I have watched in horror as your misguided policies have punished the hardworking and rewarded the rich. Let’s start with the premise that taxes are bad. As a society we then need to choose. Your recent attempt to impose what amounts to a tax upon state…

  • Steve A. Sedor

    Mr. Sedor, 57, of South River, died April 27, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was employed as an independent truck driver with Eide Trucking, Sayreville. He was predeceased by his parents, Steve and Helen Sedor. Surviving are a brother, James Sedor of South River, and several cousins. Cremation was private.…

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