CHRIS KELLY staff Runners leave the starting line Saturday for the annual "Hit the Bricks" 5-mile run to benefit the Sayreville Brain-Injured Children Fund. For story, see page 24. More ... Three developers pitch plans for National Lead Large-scale plans each include 2,000 residences, retail, office space BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       Three builders seeking to secure Sayreville's National Lead redevelopment project went public with their plans last week. Borough officials want to select a developer by Dec. 1, the deadline set by Middlesex County, which issued a $39 million loan that enabled the Sayreville Economic Redevelopmen... More ... Runners raise at least $4K for Sayreville's BIC fund BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       SAYREVILLE - Nearly 200 people took to the streets Saturday morning for the borough's fifth annual "Hit the Bricks" 5-mile run. The racing, and for some, walking, kicked off on Main Street in front of borough hall, and benefited the Sayreville Association for Brain Injured Children (BIC). More ... Step up      JEFF GRANIT staff Zaniyah Beachum, a senior at Sayreville War Memorial High School, and Jalia Morton, a junior, perform for students at the Harry S. Truman Elementary School in Sayreville during a recent pep rally. More ... County puts brakes on use of some vehicles BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer       Middlesex County is cracking down on the use of county-issued cars for employees who live outside the county to get to and from work. Some 50 county cars will no longer be used for that purpose, according to Middlesex County Freeholder Director David B. Crabiel. There are about 230 county workers... More ... Old Bridge woman, 18, dies in pedestrian accident in E.B.       EAST BRUNSWICK - An 18-year-old Old Bridge woman was killed last week as she was crossing Route 18 and was struck by a car. Heather N. Allen was crossing the highway at 5:14 a.m. Oct. 11 when the accident occurred in the northbound lanes. She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to East B... More ... Council candidate's home severely damaged in fire BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       SAYREVILLE - The home of a Borough Council candidate was severely damaged in a fire that began in the basement of the home early Sunday. Paula Siarkiewicz, a Republican candidate in the Nov. 6 election, and her husband Robert were not home at the time the fire was discovered at 1:19 a.m. More ... Testing of 'black dust' comes up inconclusive BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       SAYREVILLE - Tests of the "black dust" material collected from residential properties near a steel mill have come up inconclusive. More ... Intertribal group plans book discussion in park       JAMESBURG - Intertribal American Indians of New Jersey will have a book discussion and craft presentation at its meeting Saturday at the log cabin in Thompson Park. The book, "The Celestial Bear Falls Down from Heaven," is the work of a historian who researched the culture of Munsee and Delaware... More ... 300-space lot almost ready for commuters BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       SAYREVILLE - The borough will soon open its new 300-space commuter parking lot. On Monday the Borough Council introduced an ordinance establishing fees with the issuance of parking permits in Sayreville at their latest meeting Monday. Commuters will pay $30 a month or $4 per day to use the lot. More ... '50s-themed parlor has the scoop on kids' parties BY TAMMY McKILLIP Correspondent       Carmela Danna is too young to remember the happy days of bobby socks, bubble gum and drive-in movie theaters, but she knows a cute franchise idea when she sees one. When she and her sister, Old Bridge resident and mother of three Maria Lidondici, decided to open a business together, they went for... More ...