Category: Suburban Opinion
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‘Soul Man’ from OBHS named Old Bridge Star
Old Bridge Star Michael Rogers does his best Blues Brothers impersonation during the recent competition at the Old Bridge Public Library. OLD BRIDGE – Step aside, Taylor Hicks. There’s a new soul man on the move, and his name is Michael Rogers. The Old Bridge High School student was crowned Old Bridge Star following this…
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OBHS students get ‘pinked up’ for filming of musical
Kacie Frey (l-r), Ross Hecht and Stefania Flecca wait inside the Palace Theatre in New York prior to the MTV taping of the Broadway musical “Legally Blonde.” OLD BRIDGE – Students in Lisa Glide’s studio drama class enjoyed a rare treat last week when they got to see “Legally Blonde” in New York and be…
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Results of ‘basic civics’ test can be misleading
GREG BEAN Coda The national papers and pundits were all atwitter last week over the results of a test given to 14,000 college students across the country that seemed to suggest that lots of them got stupider during their four years of expensive education instead of smarter. The test, the results of which were released…
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Development prospects arrive at the Crossroads
Afew years ago there was a lot of controversy in Old Bridge about the township-owned Crossroads tract and the redevelopment plan that would govern it. The 500 acres of land near Routes 9 and 18, acquired from a developer in 1989, had long been targeted for economic development, but after many years, township officials thought…
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Old Bridge mayor provided broken promises
In his last election for mayor, Jim Phillips promised the residents of Old Bridge that if he were elected, he would focus like a laser on overdevelopment. I still remember his signs that appeared all over town. Jim Phillips’ message was that more homes bring higher taxes and more traffic congestion. More than three and…
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Increased taxes reduce state’s revenues
Atlantic City casino income is down 34 percent. Is it really competition or is New Jersey’s high cost of living to blame? Reference an Associated Press news story that the Casino Control Commission reported casino revenues fell 34 percent due to slot parlor competition in New York and Pennsylvania. Partially true. The actual decline is…
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Obituaries
Edward J. Dusko Mr. Dusko, 88, of Sayreville, died Sept. 16, 2007, at home. Prior to his retirement, he was employed in the production department at Hercules Inc., Parlin section of Sayreville, where he worked for 38 years. He was predeceased by two sisters, Mary Collins and Theresa Parmley. Surviving is his wife, Pauline S.…
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Scrutinize tobacco more than mac and cheese
Who would have thought that a box of macaroni and cheese is more rigorously regulated than tobacco products, such as a pack of cigarettes produced with poisons and addictive substances, including arsenic, formaldehyde, benzene and nicotine? Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, killing more than 400,000 Americans each year,…
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Obituaries
Alfonsa “Mima” Medina Mrs. Medina, 83, of Sayreville, formerly of Eatontown, died Sept. 11, 2007, in JFK Medical Center, Edison. Her husband, Francisco Medina, died in 2004; a son, Raymond Medina, died in 1969; and a granddaughter, Suzanne Scotto, died in 2006. Surviving are two sons, Frank, with whom she lived, John of the Parlin…
