Category: Suburban Opinion
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Give V.A. proper funding for health care
On Nov. 11, 2008, we honor more than 25 million living American veterans. As young men and women engage the enemy face to face thousands of miles away in the global war on terrorism, the thanks of a grateful nation should be reflected not only in saying thank you but also in giving VA the…
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Let voices be heard against vaccine mandate
Last Thursday a group of people stood tall at the Statehouse to protest one of the most horrible pieces of legislation to come about in New Jersey — a flu shot mandate for preschoolers along with duplicative boosters. The flu is a bad thing. Deaths from it happen. Theoretically, a flu shot, if the right…
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Dorothy A. Van Woeart
Mrs. Van Woeart, 78, of Old Bridge, died Oct. 19, 2008, at Summer Hill Nursing Home, Old Bridge. Born in South Amboy, she lived in Sebastian, Fla., before moving back to Old Bridge five years ago. Mrs. Van Woeart was a waitress for the Colonial Diner in East Brunswick for 18 years. Her husband, John…
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Dorothy Cottrell Molteg
Mrs. Molteg, 82, a resident of Sayreville for 59 years, died Oct. 27, 2008, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge. Before her retirement in 1991, she was a setup and layout person for Greater Media Newspapers for 15 years. Mrs. Molteg was predeceased by her sons, Mark, Martyn and Myles Molteg. Surviving are her…
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Survivor tells students of Holocaust’s horrors
Local resident was taken from loved ones at age 24 BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer JESSICA SMITH Holocaust survivor Elisabeth Gelb talks with Old Bridge High School student Jessica Lupo during Gelb’s visit to the school last week. Note: This is the first of a two-part series on Elisabeth Gelb. OLD BRIDGE — Despite the…
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Joan E. Schwartz
Joan E. Schwartz, 70, of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, died Oct. 20, 2008, at her son’s home in Cliffwood Beach. She was predeceased by two daughters, Jessie and Jacquelyn. Surviving are four sons, Richard Schwartz of Laurence Harbor, Ronald Schwartz of Templeton, Pa., Joseph Schwartz of Cliffwood Beach, and John Schwartz of…
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Board pulls in reins on full-day K plans
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — As the country tightens its collective purse strings, the township school district is looking to do the same. A referendum initially slated for December that would ask voters to fund full-day kindergarten will instead be targeted for next September, with a much lower price tag attached, Superintendent…
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Ghostbusters
MICHAEL ACKER Ghostbusters, aka Sayreville Middle School students (l-r) Bethany Puente, Elizabeth Magyarits, Sabrina Polkowski and Katrina David, won in the “Most Creative” category during the PTO’s Halloween Social for sixth-graders Friday at the school. The students enjoyed games, crafts, a costume contest and music from a DJ.
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Roman N. Sohor Sr.
58, of Old Bridge, U.S. Air Force veteran and former director of the March of Dimes Roman N. Sohor, Sr., 58, of Old Bridge died Saturday October 25, 2008 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge. Born in Perth Amboy, he lived in Elizabeth before moving to Old Bridge 31 years ago. Before retiring he…
