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Concerns abound over proposed warehouses
By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer A n application to build three warehouses off Main Street is meeting resistance from nearby residents. Representatives of Crossman Industrial Development LLC came before the Sayreville Planning Board Aug. 7 with a proposal for three warehouses that would sit on a 59.3-acre lot along Main Street, across from Kimball Drive…
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Peeling back the label
Jack Murtha I might as well kick off this column with a confession: I still use the same brand of deodorant that I wore 10 years ago. From high school gym class to the cubicle, I’ve relied on a single company to ward off attacks on my personal hygiene. It’s not that I’m a shill…
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Former Sayreville police chief lived life of service
By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Former Sayreville Chief of Police Douglas A. Sprague died Aug. 7 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was 84 years old. Sprague joined the Sayreville Police Department as a patrolman in 1952 and was appointed sergeant in 1958. He was promoted to captain of detectives…
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NJ Transit rescinds fee for South Amboy’s 9/11 memorial
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — NJ Transit has rescinded the fee it originally requested from the city to place a Sept. 11 memorial at the Broadway train station. Phil English, a firefighter with the South Amboy Fire Department and chairman of the committee designing the monument, has said that the city would receive…
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JCP&L working in local towns on vegetation management
Having trimmed more than 2,500 circuit miles across the state, Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) vegetation management contractors are continuing the work in an additional 45 municipalities this month. The vegetation management is done each year to maintain clearances around electrical equipment and help protect against tree-related storm damage. “Proper vegetation management is an…
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Solar-powered, high-tech bus shelters in the works
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Many riders of NJ Transit’s bus service will soon be able to keep out of the elements in style, as approximately 100 new bus shelters fitted with modern amenities are slated to be installed within the year. Sun Pacific Power Corp., a solar-energy company based in Freehold, has been working…
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Boat club offers to remove docks from Sayreville
By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer The South River Boat Club has volunteered to remove boating docks that were displaced by superstorm Sandy and ended up in marshland nearly 2 miles from their home in Buchanan Park in Sayreville. Project manager Art Madden said the club is volunteering to remove the docks at no cost to…
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Is New Jersey climbing out?
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer New Jersey is slowly breaking away from the doldrums of the economic recession, but it will likely take several years and a chain of smart decisions before the state can tout a full recovery, according to financial experts. The preliminary unemployment rate in New Jersey hit 8.7 percent in June,…
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Avery Grasso of Sayreville takes a ride down the Circus Time inflatable slide at the Aug. 6 National Night Out at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park in Parlin. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR
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