Category: Suburban Opinion
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Lucille E. Frankenbush
Mrs. Frankenbush, 80, of Old Bridge, died April 28, 2010. She worked as a secretary for the Board of Fire Commissioners, Old Bridge. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert William Frankenbush Sr., and by a daughter, Dawn. Surviving are four children, Deborah, Denise, Dolores and Robert, and his wife, Rowena; a brother-in-law, Charles Frankenbush;…
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Renew ‘millionaire’s tax,’ save aid to schools
This is an open letter to Gov. Chris Christie. I have watched in horror as your misguided policies have punished the hardworking and rewarded the rich. Let’s start with the premise that taxes are bad. As a society we then need to choose. Your recent attempt to impose what amounts to a tax upon state…
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These folks are giving New Jersey a bad name
CODA GREG BEAN No matter where you go, you can’t ever escape New Jersey. Take, for example, a little over a week ago when I was waiting at the swim-up bar in a beautiful tropical resort for the bartender to finish blending my pina colada. The guy standing next to me had a scowl on…
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S. Amboy council to decide on school budget reduction
Residents defeat package with $149 avg. tax hike BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent The South Amboy City Council will begin reviewing the school budget rejected by voters April 20 and will decide whether additional cuts should be made. “I am very disappointed for our students that the budget failed,” said Board of Education President Cindy Zammit.…
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Old Bridge voters send school budget to council
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — As was the case in most Middlesex County school districts, township voters rejected the Board of Education’s 2010-11 proposed budget on April 20. Out of 6,292 residents who cast votes in the school election, 3,269 went against the tax levy that would have supported a $137 million…
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Child to Work Day Program
Ginger Mullins, daughter of geography teacher Tom Mullins, assists her dad in teaching a lesson to eighth-graders at Sayreville Middle School as part of the school’s Take Your Child to Work Day Program April 22.
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Christie cuts decried at legislators’ meeting
Town and school officials, students and teachers speak out against state budget cuts BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Some people shouted and some people cried as they explained to state Sen. Barbara Buono and Assemblymen Patrick Diegnan and Peter Barnes III how the proposed budget cuts laid out by Gov. Chris Christie will affect them.…
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