Category: Suburban Opinion
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Anne R. Demerast Loss
Mrs. Loss, 81, of Spotswood, formerly of East Brunswick, died Dec. 17, 2007, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 1997, she was a bank teller for PNC Bank, East Brunswick, where she worked for more than 20 years.Adaughter, Patricia McEntee of Old Bridge, died Dec. 20. Surviving are two…
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J. Warren Gregg Sr.
Mr. Gregg, 76, of Old Bridge, died Dec. 18, 2007, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. His wife, BeverlyArlene Gregg, died in 1983. Surviving are four sons, Jay Warren Gregg Jr., and his wife, Robin, of South Amboy, Robert, and his wife, Melanie, of Mesa, Ariz., Glenn, and his wife, Gina, of the…
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Charles James “Jim Sr.” Parks
Mr. Parks, 65, of South River, died Dec. 19, 2007, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1999, he was a math teacher at Rahway High School and Bridgewater Raritan High School. A set designer, he was on the board of directors of Playhouse 22, East Brunswick, where he and…
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Creationists not ‘whackadoo’
I would like to congratulate Sentinel executive editor Greg Bean. It’s not every day that someone fulfills Holy Scripture, but Bean pulled it off in his weekly Red State/Blue State debate with Dave Simpson in the Dec. 12 issue. The Bible speaks of doubters and scoffers in the last days and Bean “scoffed” at creation…
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Councilman defends vote as fiscally responsible
Some have questioned my decision to vote against a bond ordinance (“Council Rejects $200K for Land Near Firehouse,” Suburban, Dec. 20) at a recent Borough Council meeting. Quite frankly, I am surprised that one of my final votes as a councilman in Sayreville would cause such fanfare. For me, the results of the recent election,…
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Parking lot would generate more traffic, harm landscape
As a Sayreville resident, I am all too familiar with the ever-increasing traffic in town. The Borough Council is doing the right thing by trying to preserve 3 acres of land along Washington Road across from the 9/11 Memorial. Development of that property would damage the natural landscape and create more traffic, while preservation would…
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Red State/Blue State
If you like the post office, you’ll love universal care 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: It’s the joyous…
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Lucy Bruno DiBenedetto
Mrs. DiBenedetto, 77, of Sayreville, died Dec. 19, 2007, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, Edmund A. DiBenedetto, in 1989. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Edmund and Kathryn DiBenedetto of Middletown; a daughter and son-in-law, Diana andWilliamWoods of Sayreville; a brother, Joseph Bruno of New York…
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Coda
Day of reckoning is on the horizon for budget GREG BEAN If you liked the lethiferousmachinations our lawmakers employed to get a state budget passed in 2006 and 2007, I have a feeling you’ll absolutely love what’s gonna happen in 2008. Those of you who have been paying attention know that in this state we’ve…
