Tag: Raritan River
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DEP announces plans to remove Somerset County dam using natural resource damages funds
The obsolete Headgates dam on the Raritan River in Somerset County will be removed using natural resource damages funds secured by the state, opening significant stretches of the river’s north and south branches to fish passage for the first time in nearly two centuries. “The Raritan River is part of an estuary ecosystem that historically…
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Hillsborough mayor ‘encouraged’ by president’s visit after Tropical Storm Ida
Following the destruction that Tropical Storm Ida left across the State of New Jersey, President Joe Biden made a trip out to Somerset County last week to survey the damages and find out ways to help those affected by the tropical storm. Several mayors from nearby local municipalities came out to speak with the president…
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Middlesex County, municipalities join initiative to reduce flood risk
A coalition of local Middlesex County leaders and technical experts announced the launch of the Resilient NJ: Raritan River and Bay Communities initiative, which will identify and implement flood risk reduction strategies for the Raritan River and Raritan Bay region to improve long-term environmental and economic resiliency. This joint effort led by the New…
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Silver Lake Avenue residents petition against proposed warehouse, say area not fit to be a mini Raritan Center
EDISON – Mary Snyder stood with some of her neighbors at the corner of Glendale and Silver Lake avenues looking out at the vacant property proposed for a warehouse with offices. “I’ve been here 50 years,” she said on Nov. 8. Snyder’s residence on Silver Lake Avenue was the reason the Planning Board stopped the…
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The Weeklings perform at Raritan River Festival, announce winners of rubber duck race for The Beez Foundation
Glen Burtnik, a native of North Brunswick, fronts the band The Weeklings as they perform Beatles classics and inspired originals during the Raritan River Festival at Boyd Park in New Brunswick on Sept. 22. Pictured are Bob Burger as Zeek Weekling, left to right, Burtnik as Lefty Weekling, John Merjave as Rocky Weekling, and Joe…
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Learn about cyphers, cryptograms in East Brunswick on May 19
The East Brunswick Historical Society will present a program on the Mystery of the Inscribed Rocks, dating to 1876, at 2 p.m. on May 19 at the East Brunswick Historical Society Farmhouse, 78 Milltown Road, East Brunswick. Two young men from New Brunswick, Elias Suydam and Henry Monroe Danbury, traveled along the banks of the…
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LBWP meeting to include talk on tidal marshes in Raritan River
The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership will hold its next meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 20 at the Milltown Senior Center, 60 Violet Terrace, Milltown. Johnny Quispe will speak about “Marsh Response to Sea Level Rise: Survival of Tidal Marshes in the Raritan River”
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Sayreville residents can learn about Riverton project on March 13
Sayreville residents can attend an open house March 13 at the Sayreville Senior Center, 423 Main St., to learn about plans for Riverton, a 418-acre waterfront destination on the Raritan River. The project is being developed by North American Properties, a multi-regional real estate company known for creating immersive mixed-use communities. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for a…
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Fisherman will discuss exploits along Raritan River during Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership meeting Jan. 16
The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership will hold its 2018 Membership Meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 16 at the Milltown Senior Center, 60 Violet Terrace, Milltown. Andrew Still, a fisherman with many years of experience and an environmental protection volunteer and advocate, will discuss his experiences and exploits on the Raritan River. All are welcome…
