Category: Suburban Opinion
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Girl Talk
‘Bottling it’ lets you find the magic over and over Clare Marie Celano ‘Bottling it’ lets you find the magic over and over Clare Marie Celano Funny how certain things you remember from a love affair can make you feel as though you are there all over again. I can still hear it – the…
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Thanks go out to many for success of event
Our annual Fishing Derby was a huge success due to the efforts of the Sayreville Recreation Advisory Board and Parks Department. A special thank you to the state Division of Fish and Wildlife and to Sayreville Sportsman. Have a great summer. Jerry Ust director Sayreville Recreation
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Wall hoping GOP voters will forget about the past
Greg Bean Coda Well, here we are at Wall Watch, Week 71. Time sure flies when you’re having fun. I hope that constant – and even occasional – readers of this column will remember back to January 2006, when Holmdel Committeeman Terence Wall jumped the shark by turning on his running mate, Holmdel Mayor Serena…
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Revoking license won’t stem underage drinking
Assemblywoman Amy Handlin’s call for the state to revoke the liquor license at the PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, is a misguided attempt to quash the problem of underage drinking at the amphitheater. The reason she’s off the mark is because it is unlikely that the concert venue’s staff or its alcohol sales are responsible…
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Congrats to Queen for a Day; thanks to those who honored her
The Sayreville Lady Dems are profoundly grateful for having the opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the selection of Martha Petner as our Queen for a Day. Martha is a well-known and highly respected resident in our community. Her résumé is one that will attest to her outstanding qualities of volunteerism, community service and interest in…
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The final touch
PHOTO COURTESY OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE Erica Blumetti, a teacher at Applegarth Middle School in Monroe, puts the finishing touches on a cast of the face of Jamie Shulman, a student at Old Bridge High School, during a workshop at Middlesex County College called “Casting Body Parts,” an introduction to using plaster to cast figures,…
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Cleanup, signs heighten awareness of Darfur
On Saturday morning, May 19, students from J.P. Stevens High School, Edison, East Brunswick High School and members of the East Brunswick organization Community on Conscience-NJ cleaned up Summerhill Road in East Brunswick. We used the opportunity of our spring cleanup to raise awareness about the ongoing crimes against humanity in Darfur, Sudan. This month…
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Coda
No reason for neighbors to go to their beds hungry Greg Bean Although I’m in a business where most people don’t get rich, my working wife and I have managed to raise three kids, put food on the table and keep a roof over our heads. And while there have been plenty of times when…
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Public should be aware of dangers of alcohol, FAS
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) of Middlesex County Inc. would like to educate pregnant women and all potential mothers of the positive steps they can take toward having a strong and healthy baby. A few changes could make a critical difference in a baby’s health. Scientific studies show that using alcohol,…
