Disaster Recovery Center being operated at Borough Park

BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has set up shop in Milltown in response to last month's nor'easter. And the disaster relief workers are expected to stick around until everyone who suffered damages has had the chance to receive help.
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Borough awaits word on aid for '07 budget with 7-cent tax rate hike

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer
SPOTSWOOD - The municipal tax rate would rise by about 7 cents this year under a budget introduced by the Borough Council, but officials hope to receive state aid to lower that hike. The council will adopt the $8.33 million budget this summer when the state issues its extraordinary... More...
Drowning of man, 47, is third death in river since last July

BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer
The South River has claimed its third drowning victim in the past year. Sebastiao Oliveira, 47, of South River, drowned in the river that separates the borough from Sayreville earlier this month. More...