Tag: U.S. Senate

  • Crumbling Cheesequake Creek jetty receives $30 million in federal boost for rebuild

    Crumbling Cheesequake Creek jetty receives $30 million in federal boost for rebuild

    OLD BRIDGE – Construction to rebuild the crumbling stone rock Cheesequake Creek jetty, which services marinas in Old Bridge, Sayreville and South Amboy, is expected to begin in Fiscal Year 2024. That is when Joseph Seebode, deputy district engineer and chief of programs and project management for the New York District of the U.S. Army…

  • Democrats must take credit for passing COVID relief bill

    Democrats must take credit for passing COVID relief bill

    Let’s make one thing crystal clear. The U.S. Senate, as a whole, did not pass the COVID relief bill; the Democrats in the Senate did without a single vote from the Republicans. Because the Democrats had the audacity to pass this bill, millions of people will soon receive stimulus payments of up to $1,400 to…

  • Former Nathan Robins home, built in 1896, saved with a bit of luck

    Former Nathan Robins home, built in 1896, saved with a bit of luck

    METUCHEN – Among the remnants of Dr. Peter Freis’ pediatric office from the 1970s and previous tenants as recent as last April is the interior historic beauty of what was once a single family dwelling built by Nathan Robins in 1896. Robins had lived in the home with his wife and family. His two daughters…