Category: Suburban Opinion
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Senator misses a few of state’s big problems
New Jersey Senate President Richard J. Codey (D-Essex) issued a press release last week calling for action to be taken regarding the practice of school administrators who “obtain degrees from unaccredited and questionable colleges and universities.” Codey is asking state Attorney General Anne Milgram and state Department of Education Commissioner Lucille Davy to investigate the…
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William L. Buffalino Sr.
Mr. Buffalino, 70, of the Whiting section of Manchester, formerly of South River and Spotswood, died Aug. 25, 2008, in AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City. Prior to his retirement in 2002, he was employed as a carpenter for more than 20 years with Carpenters Local No. 1006, Milltown. His wife, Rita A. Rosenberg Buffalino,…
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Coda
City could have avoided fight with a better offer GREG BEAN Ihave never met the Rev. Kevin Brown, the guy the city of Long Branch is trying to evict from his apartment and his church so that a group of private developers can tear the building down to make way for the Broadway Arts Center…
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Martha Cromwell Mather
Mrs. Mather, 85, of East Brunswick, died Aug. 27, 2008, at home. A schoolteacher, she also taught Sunday school with the Unitarian Society of East Brunswick for 25 years. Her husband, Dr. Robert Mather, died in 1997, and her twin sister died in 2004. Surviving are a son, Dr. John Mather, and his wife, Jane,…
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Red State/Blue State
Honey, I lost the keys to all of these darned houses DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson — a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist — and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. Dear Greg: The problem with politics is you sometimes…
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Religious tolerance should start at early age
I was in Roosevelt Park in Edison with my 4-year-old son in July. We walked past two Indian boys, who were approximately 8 years old, who were playing on the slides. One said to the other that “Indians have hundreds of Gods and they are the only ones that are alive.” This is an example…
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Shirley M. Rixford
Mrs. Rixford, 73, of Old Bridge, died Aug. 12, 2008, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy. She had lived in South Amboy before moving to Old Bridge 30 years ago. Mrs. Rixford was predeceased by her husband, Earl Rixford, in 1985. She is survived by a son, Joseph S. Roginski of Old Bridge; a…
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Resident found Holt meeting informative
On the evening of Aug. 12, the residents of South River were given the opportunity to speak to U.S. Congressman Rush Holt in a Town Hall meeting held at the Borough Council chambers. A very gracious congressman gave an exhaustive list of accomplishments and also the shortcomings of the current, 110th U.S. Congress. He then…
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Thomas A. Fasinski
Mr. Fasinski of Branchburg died Aug. 15, 2008, at Overlook Hospital, Summit. He was a senior electron device mechanic before his retirement. Surviving are two daughters, Cheryl A. and Alicia M., both of Branchburg. A funeral Mass was celebrated at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in South Amboy, followed by burial at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Parlin.…
