Category: Suburban Opinion
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Don’t be discouraged by small steps taken forward
CODA GREG BEAN Last week, as a record heat wave scalded New Jersey and most of the nation, I sat on the back deck drinking sun tea in tall glasses with lots of ice and reading Harper Lee’s classic American novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” July was the 50th anniversary of the publication of the…
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Police secrecy makes oversight a difficult task
On April 26, 2010, a Piscataway man sued Monroe Township, its police department and two of its police officers for racially discriminating against him at a local supermarket on Jan. 29, 2010. The man alleged that he went to the local Stop & Shop to purchase a money order to send back to relatives in…
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Mayor, towns should stop complaining, trim local spending
With reference to the article titled “New 2 Percent Tax Cap Gets Mixed Reviews” (Suburban, July 22), I have but a short comment for Nancy Martin, mayor of Helmetta, who said, “Helmetta employees are going into their second year without an increase [in salary] and are now contributing 1.5 percent of their salary to health…
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Robert A. Page
Mr. Page, 67, of Old Bridge, died July 19, 2020, in Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Surviving are his wife, Nadine Keane Page; his mother, Juliette Orlacchio Page of Long Branch; four children, Robert Page, and his wife, Cynthia, of Hazlet, Jimmy Page, and his wife, Lisa, of Hightstown, Allison Page-Dekis, and her husband, Gary, of…
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Stella Housler
Mrs. Housler, 87, of Spotswood, formerly of Edison and Highland Park, died June 13, 2010, in The Gardens at Monroe Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was employed at the former Raritan Arsenal, Edison, during World War II. She also worked for Alexander Ungar Inc., New Brunswick, and Darda Toys, East Brunswick, retiring in 1984. She…
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Matilda Leibold Blake
Mrs. Blake, 96, of Sayreville, died July 13, 2010, at home. Surviving are her husband, Michael; a son, Michael, and his wife, Louise, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; three daughters, Maureen Coppola of South Amboy, Joanne White, and her husband, William, of Florida and Ruth Ann Martinelli, and her husband, Michael, of Sayreville; 10 grandchildren; and four…
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Stop delaying implementation of medical marijuana law
Iam writing this letter with great concern and frustration due to the Christie administration’s lack of transparency as to the process in which the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is writing regulations to implement New Jersey’s medical marijuana law. The program is now facing delays due to Gov. Christie’s lack of interest in…
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Residents urged to petition decal law
Every time I turn on the news I hear protests of outrage against the new Arizona law that empowers law enforcement officers to require people stopped for potential illegal activities to prove they are in this country legally. People complain this is profiling and discriminatory. Recently New Jersey enacted provisions within Kyleigh’s law that require…
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Nicholas W. Ferri
Mr. Ferri, 86, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died July 15, 2010, in New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park, Edison. Surviving are his wife, Vera Eberhardt Ferri; four children, Richard, and his wife, Patsyanne, and Karin Dellaccio, all of Parlin, Nicholas, and his wife, Katherine, of North Carolina and Lori Nowicky of…
