Category: Suburban Opinion
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Shelter animals should be adopted, not euthanized
The East Brunswick/Spotswood area needs a no-kill animal shelter.Many wonderful, adoptable animals are being euthanized because of the seven-day holding policy. If our shelter was available to the viewing public at least six days a week, including one weekend day, more animals would be adopted. The hours should be posted in the local newspapers and…
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A race to the finish
SCOTT PILLING staff Cody Santangelo (front) runs a relay race along with John Eleftheriades during the Sixth Grade Olympics Friday at the Sayreville Middle School.
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Obituaries
Mary F. Karmel Mrs. Karmel, 76, of Old Bridge, died May 9, 2007, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement in 1973, she was employed for 10 years as a lunch aide at Grissom Elementary School, Old Bridge. Her husband, Robert J., died in 2001. Surviving are a son, Robert…
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Here’s another law that motorists will just ignore
Greg Bean Coda Greg BeanCoda Nine. That’s the number of people I saw talking on their cell phones while driving on my way to work this morning. Of the nine, one was a lady talking on the cell phone while blithely running a red light on Cranbury Road. I honked my horn when she nearly…
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Governor’s accident delivers a message
I certainly want to wish Gov. Jon Corzine a speedy recovery from his horrific accident, but I’m still conflicted as to how this could happen. Last month, Gov. Corzine attended a meeting at Marlboro High School to sign a bill [relating to teenage drivers and the issues they face]. This program was in the thinking…
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Obituaries
Margaret A. McCabe Hanko Mrs. Hanko, 58, of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, formerly of North Brunswick, died April 27, 2007, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge. Her husband, David B. Hanko, died in 1993. She also was predeceased by her parents, John R. and Helen “Ellie” O’Connor McCabe. She is survived…
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Around Town
The treadmill that never stops – it’s motherhood Amy Rosen When I was growing up, my mother stayed home and my father worked. I depended on my mom to wake me up in the morning, give me breakfast and drive me to and from school. She even picked me up for lunch, took me home,…
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Make positive choices to help prevent child abuse
Spring is a time of optimism and renewal. As we observe Child Abuse Prevention Month during April, Prevent Child Abuse-New Jersey encourages everyone to make positive choices that affect the way we raise our children and support our families. Dramatic changes in social, cultural and demographic trends have occurred over the years, presenting today’s parents…
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Coda
The scary sump pump and other tales of dread Greg Bean My home repair motto is: If you can’t fix the problem with a hammer, get a bigger hammer. That says a lot about the kind of do-it-yourself homeowner I am. In other words, I’m no kind of do-it-yourselfer at all. Many more of my…
