Sewaren News

After two and a half hours of impassioned pleas by incensed firefighters and their tearful mothers, the board of commissioners of Fire District 1 of Woodbridge proper and Sewaren voted 4 to 1 to boost their paid force by three positions.

The Singing Pastors of Piscataway will perform at the Barron Art Center's annual holiday concert Friday at 8 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Sewaren.

Sal Cursi doesn't do roofs, but he still gave his neighbor a great deal when the 59-year-old Fords contractor saved her from an unscrupulous roofing company trying to skimp out on materials.

Should Fire District 1 hire more firefighters or save on rising salary, benefits and pensions by not replacing retirees? A week after a fire commissioner in the Woodbridge and Sewaren district suggesting cutting the so-called career force through attrition, fellow commissioners are calling for the public's input at an upcoming public hearing.

" The popular Singing Pastors of Piscataway will perform for the Barron Arts Center's annual holiday concert on Friday, Dec.

Cleo Faiges rarely has trouble falling asleep, but a few weeks ago, thanks to the roaring sound of a train engine idling on a nearby track, she couldn't keep her eyes closed.

A burglar made off with a GPS unit and $20 in cash Thursday night from a car parked on Old Road in the township's Sewaren section, police said.

The Sewaren Free Public Library, 546 West Ave., Sewaren, is offering free knitting classes on the first Saturday of every month from noon to 2 p.m. Participants must bring their own yard and knitting needles, size 10.

Fire Commissioner Ken Gardner says the highest-taxed fire district in the township can save money with a simple retirement plan: Don't replace retiring firefighters and retire what he calls unnecessary equipment, including a fleet of three fire engines that are kept in reserve.

A Sewaren man has been indicted on drug and money laundering charges in connection with a drug-trafficking ring that authorities say funneled cocaine from Texas to New Jersey.

The township is partnering with Fairleigh Dickinson University, and has received $15,000 from the Citi Foundation, to develop 107 acres near the New Jersey Turnpike into a "green" technology park, an idea that was announced a year ago.

A Township Council candidate has made the allegedly improper use of sick time by firefighters an issue in the 1st Ward, where the incumbent is a 25-year fire department veteran.

Voters in each of the township's five wards will have the chance on Tuesday, Nov.

The Sewaren Free Public Library, 546 West Ave., will host Storytime with Mia for children ages 3 to 5 and their accompanying adult.

These cars aren't just souped up - " they have personality. Car artists use old cars and vans as their canvas, letting their imagination run wild.

Years after residents and officials first blew the whistle on increasing noise from trains and their horns, the township reached an agreement with Conrail this month on creating four "quiet zones" at rail crossings in Woodbridge Proper and the Sewaren section section of the township.

What's the definition of 'philanthropy'? To find out, fourth-graders at Matthew Jago Elementary School No.

Despite dogged questions and worries raised by a Fords pet lover, township officials insist the gravel-like covering at the Sewaren dog park is perfectly safe and shouldn't give any dog owner 'paws' for thought.

Automated trash and recycling pickup will expand to 5,300 more households in the township beginning next month.

The announcement Monday that a $250,000 federal grant may soon be due the township signaled that officials' vision for turning 107 acres along the Woodbridge River in Sewaren into a 'green' technology business park is slowly but surely moving forward.