Tag: Raritan River
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Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership meeting Jan. 16
The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership will hold its January 2018 membership meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 16 at the Milltown Senior Center, 60 Violet Terrace, Milltown. Andrew (Andy) Still, who is a very knowledgeable fisherman with many years of experience and is a passionate environmental protection volunteer and advocate, will be the guest speaker. He…
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Meeting to discuss fish passage on the Raritan River
The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership will hold a membership meeting at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19 at the Milltown Senior Center, 60 Violet Terrace, Milltown. Anthony Vastano, a research project coordinator at the Jensen Lab of the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University, will speak about “Evaluating Fish Passage on the Raritan River:…
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Woodbridge brownfields benefit from federal funding
WOODBRIDGE — The Woodbridge Waterfront Park, when redeveloped, will include approximately 30 acres of restored wetlands, walking trails, a boardwalk overlooking the wetlands and a viewing platform at the Raritan River, bird blinds for observing wildlife, educational signs, gathering spaces with seating and bus parking. The site at 1070 Riverside Drive in the Keasbey section…
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Largest mixed-use project in New Jersey slated for Sayreville
SAYREVILLE – A 418-acre waterfront redevelopment project is shovel-ready along the Raritan River in Sayreville. North American Properties (NAP) announced “Riverton” on Nov. 13 in a joint venture with PGIM Real Estate. In what is considered the largest mixed-use project in New Jersey history, the $2.5 billion community will combine residential, retail, entertainment, marina, office…
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Raritan River Drawbridge clears environmental review
SOUTH AMBOY – A replacement for the aging Raritan River Drawbridge has cleared the federal environmental assessment process. The milestone marks a significant development in NJ Transit’s effort to make its infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather following the devastating impacts of Superstorm Sandy in 2012. On Oct. 13, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued…
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Sayreville family finds new home, years after Sandy struck
SAYREVILLE — The Filannino family called it “the compound” where they lived on Weber Avenue in Sayreville. “My in-laws were next to us on MacArthur Avenue and my brother-in-law lived up the street on Weber Avenue,” Sal Filannino, a lieutenant with the Edison Police Department, said. Five years after superstorm Sandy, the compound is no…