Category: Suburban Opinion
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Dance the Knights away
From above: Jamie Carucci participates in a Zumba class during a Sept. 29 fundraiser at Old Bridge High School to benefit the Traveling Knights. Monireh Vannoy moves in tandem with the other Zumba dancers. Kristen McCormack takes pictures of her fellow Knights band supporters. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff
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Tenure must be on the table in reform talks
CODA GREG BEAN One of the first columns I wrote after coming to work at Greater Media Newspapers was at the request of my youngest son, who was distraught that his favorite teacher had been denied tenure in East Brunswick and was losing his job. My son was angry at the unfairness of the situation…
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Why spend money on unnecessary roadwork?
On Sept. 20, 2010, a repaving of Cottrell Road between routes 516 and 34 was begun. The road has been milled in preparation for the paving. This is a road that I travel every day — it did not have a pothole or a repaired pothole in it. In my opinion it was one of…
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Grateful to freeholders for preserving open space
Iwant to thank the members of the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders for once again stepping up and helping preserve open space. Through the board’s assistance, 63 acres in Old Bridge that were threatened by development will now be preserved for posterity. So often we see land paved over for another shopping center and…
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Republican Women’s Club has a question for Democrats
The Middlesex County Democratic machine has had a stranglehold on the people of Middlesex County, raising taxes and driving out ratable businesses. Now the Middlesex County Democratic machine was caught filming a campaign ad using public employees and equipment paid for by the taxpayers. They pulled the ad after it became public that the Democrats…
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Marie Rose Squitieri Levendosky
Mrs. Levendosky, 80, of Spotswood, died Sept. 14, 2010, at home. She was predeceased by two brothers, Anthony and Gabriel Squitieri. Surviving are her husband, Edward Levendosky; a daughter, Emily Pekurney, and her husband, William, of Spotswood; a son, Edward J. Levendosky, and his wife, Josette, also of Spotswood; two granddaughters; and a greatgrandson. Services…
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Victoria Malaspina
Ms. Malaspina, 37, of Toms River, formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Sept. 5, 2010, in Toms River. She was predeceased by her father, Paul J. Malaspina, and by two brothers, James and Steven. Surviving are her mother, Dorothy Malaspina of Toms River; eight siblings, John Malaspina of South Amboy, Loretta Liyana of…
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Benny M. Schiavone
Mr. Schiavone, 73, of Old Bridge, died Sept. 17, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are his wife, Linda Schiavone; five sons and a daughter-in-law, Kenneth Schiavone, Steven and Trina Schiavone, Randall Schiavone, Mark Schiavone and Paul Schiavone; two daughters and sons-in-law, Sandra and Joe Struz and Holly and John Daddio;…
