Category: Suburban Opinion
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Hilda Otto Madden
Mrs. Madden, 80, of South River, formerly of Old Bridge, died Jan. 11, 2008. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a bookkeeper for the borough of South River Utilities Department, where she worked for many years. Her husband, Richard Madden, died in 2002. Surviving are two daughters, Connie Valenti, and her husband, Joseph,…
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Council members volunteer
Sayreville Middle School Student Council member Ebony Pitts serves food to guests at Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen in New Brunswick Dec. 20. One night each month, the Student Council members volunteer at Elijah’s Promise, serving meals and helping to clean up. The Student Council participates in a variety of community service activities during the school…
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Jane E. Oram Pierce
Mrs. Pierce, 66, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Jan. 1, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was employed for more than 20 years as a site manager for the Middlesex County Office on Aging, New Brunswick. Her husband, Robert A. Pierce, died in 2001. Surviving are two sons and…
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It’s not all about money for Spotswood teachers
Report shows boro has lowest starting salaries in N.J. BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer “The culture is what keeps people there. It really is a very, very healthy environment. It makes it a nice district to be in.” – Alan Bartlett President Board of Education SPOTSWOOD – Though starting salaries for teachers in the borough…
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Mary C. Labaska
Mrs. Labaska, 98, of La Crosse, Kan., died Jan. 3, 2008, in La Crosse. Her husband, Joseph Labaska, died in 1968. Surviving are four children, Eleanor Cierpial of the Parlin section of Sayreville. Joanne Serrani of Colorado Springs, Colo., Dolores Devone and her husband, Ralph, of the Iselin section of Woodbridge, and Joseph Labaska and…
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Fiscal cuts should come from top down
Mr. Bean, in his column in your last issue, seems to have found the solution to New Jersey’s budget problems. If we take away 8,440 jobs from our state workers and cut down on programs and services, we might solve our problem. Many of us remember [former Gov.] Christie Whitman’s solution. She took money from…
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Joyce A. Knoth Tomasello
Mrs. Tomasello, 61, of Piscataway, formerly of Keyport and the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge, died Dec. 28, 2007, in Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was a secretary with the Matawan/Aberdeen school district and the Keyport Board of Education. She was a former member of the Keyport Board of Education. Surviving are her husband,…
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Time was right for mental-health parity in New Jersey
Guest Column PETE TRABUCCO Assembly Bill A-2512 was to be a cost-saving measure and would have been good for the fiscal health of the state budget and the state economy. It was created to reduce current costs, shifting these costs from the private sector to the public sector, thereby saving the state money and expanding…
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Red State/Blue State
In Red and Blue states, the times are a changin’ 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: After more than…
