Category: Suburban Opinion
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Red State/Blue State
Is it time to put the fat cats on a profit diet? 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 GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: Twenty-three…
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Josephine Kuchta Zalewski
Mrs. Zalewski, 93, of Sayreville, died Feb. 25, 2008, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Paul; by a daughter, Edna Batko; and by a son, Paul Zalewski. Surviving are two sons, Matthew Zalewski and Lenny Zalewski, and his wife, Roseann; a brother, Joseph Kuchta; two sisters, Tessie Kwiatkowski and Bernie Kapica; five grandchildren;…
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Coda
If it looks like a tax hike, and smells like a hike … GREG BEAN So, it looks like Gov. Jon Corzine has started shooting the cocker spaniel. As longtime readers might remember from the last time I used the term, shooting the cocker spaniel is an old technique used by administrators facing budget cuts…
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Joseph E. Tilton
Mr. Tilton, 72, of Englishtown, formerly of Old Bridge, died Feb. 26, 2008, in St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton. Surviving are three sons, Mark of Howell, Gregory of Avon, Ohio, and Douglas of Highland Park; three daughters, Lynda Hanrahan of Old Bridge, Peggy Dombrowsky of East Windsor and Monica Fahrer of Fairfield, Conn.; a sister,…
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Just drive when behind the wheel
On March 1, a new state law regarding cell phone usage behind the wheel went into effect. It prohibits drivers from using a handheld cell phone and makes doing so a primary offense – which means police can stop and ticket solely for that reason. The law also prohibits drivers from text-messaging while driving. Clearly,…
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Showtime in Sayreville
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Dennis Quinlan, 14, rehearses with the cast of “Guys and Dolls Jr.” Monday at Sayreville War Memorial High School. Students from the Sayreville Middle School are presenting the musical Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the high school, 820 Washington Road. Tickets are available at…
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Julius J. “Chuck” Kornacewicz
Mr. Kornacewicz, 83, of Sayreville, formerly of South River, died Feb. 22, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. His wife, Edna T. Zaleski Kornacewicz, died in 2002. Surviving are a son, Randy, and his wife, Donna, of Sayreville; a brother, John Kornacivich, and his wife, Ceil, of Southampton; a sister,Millie Bongiovanni, and…
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Red State/Blue State
We watched the television and screamed, ‘He’s back!’ 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 GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: Suddenly, there’s a new spring…
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Willabees learn lessons, spread message, have fun
Program reaches 400 students in boro elementary schools BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent CHRIS KELLY staff Kayla Shopsis and Zana Abdelrahman, both 7, pick out stuffed animals to give to people close to themwho they hope will quit smoking. The students and about 80 otherWillabees fromvarious Sayreville schoolsmeet monthly, and each takes a pledge “to…
