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JEFF GRANIT staff Rich Toogood, an environmental field scientist with Severn Trent Labs, Edison, takes a sample of dust material from the front windowsill of a home on Modzelewski Terrace, Sayreville. Homes in close proximity to the Gerdau Ameristeel mill were tested last week for dust emissions. More...
Steel mill reps meet with residents as labs test material

Workers from two environmental firms collected samples of "black dust" from more than a dozen Sayreville properties last week to learn more about the material and its origins. More...


Boro action comes after police respond to more violence at club

Another night of fighting and alleged gunfire at the Sayreville Colosseum nightclub has prompted the borough to revoke its liquor license. Early Monday morning, just eight days after police responded to fighting at the Routes 9/35 nightclub, Sayreville and South Amboy officers r... More...


Developer interested in county property off the South River

SAYREVILLE - Borough officials are opposing the potential sale of Middlesex County-owned property near the South River-Sayreville Bridge to a private developer. A buyer recently expressed interest in purchasing the 2.19-acre site located between Washington Road and the bridge. Coun... More...


SAYREVILLE - A 45-year-old construction worker died Saturday morning when he fell while working on the Alfred E. Driscoll Bridge. Thomas W. Oset, of Manville, Somerset County, was carrying 2-by-4 planks that were 12 feet in length when the boards that formed a temporary walkway broke... More...


Marketplace idea lost momentum; Rt. 33 panel stopped meeting

MONROE - Despite township officials' efforts to cover all bases in planning for a ballpark complex on Route 33, bringing the project to fruition has proven to be a whole other ballgame. "At some point, it just didn't make any sense," said Township Council President Gerald Tamburro.... More...


Riders complain that full buses pass by and no options are available

The commuters are restless and unhappy. Last week they let someone know that. State Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth and Mercer) held a forum on Aug. More...


New Jersey authors Dawn Miller and Irene Peterson will visit the Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St., at noon on Aug. 20. The public is invited to meet the authors, who will offer an open-ended discussion on the writing process, the trials of seeking a publisher, the joys of pu... More...
On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Middlesex County Fair Association, we would like to extend our thanks to everyone who came to the 69th annual Middlesex County Fair as well as all the volunteers who helped make this week possible. More...
It's tough to know the exact details, because family legend sometimes takes on certain fictional properties. In other words, the family members (at least in my family) passing the legend along don't always let facts get in the way of a good story. That said, here - according to family lege... More...
Stephen J. Vona Mr. Vona, 96, of Sayreville, died Aug. 8, 2007, at home. His wife, Rita Creamer Vona, died in April. Surviving are a daughter, Jacqueline McCrone, and her husband, Robert, of Middlesex; a son, Stephen Vona, and his wife, Jacqueline, of Sayreville; four brothers, John Von... More...
Laurie McInerney doesn't like to bring attention to herself. But when you are a three-time world champion, that's kind of hard. McInerney, who runs the ATA (American Taekwondo Association) Black Belt Academy in Marlboro, won the world championship in sparring, as well as a bronze meda... More...