Category: Suburban Opinion
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Obituaries
Edward C. Merski Mr. Merski, 85, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died March 3, 2007, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1987, he was employed as a maintenance foreman for 13 years with the borough of Sayreville. Prior to that, he worked at Hercules Inc., Parlin, and National Lead Industries, Sayreville, and was…
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Old Bridge educators are a lesson in loyalty
High school staff includes 55 alumni of school system BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer Longtime Old Bridge High School teacher Walter Reed accepts a certificate from Superintendent of Schools Simon Bosco during the March 5 ceremony recognizing the 55 staff members who are alumni of the township’s high schools. OLD BRIDGE…
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High School Musical
CHRIS KELLY staff Old Bridge High School students rehearse a scene from “Disney’s High School Musical” Tuesday afternoon. The shows will be performed at 7 p.m. March 22, 23 and 24 in the auditorium of the high school, Route 516. For information and tickets, call (732) 290-3900, ext. 3947.
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‘Pigging Out on Books’
JEFF GRANIT staff Seventh-grader Matt Rivera, 12, mimics a wolf blowing down a house during a reading of the “Three Little Pigs” at the Pigging Out on Books event at Sayreville Middle School March 1.
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On Campus
Jeffrey Dingler of the Parlin section of Sayreville was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, where he is a sophomore majoring in music. He is a 2005 graduate of Sayreville War Memorial High School. Christine M. Savoia, daughter of Joan and…
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Preschoolers’ puppet play
JEFF GRANIT staff Selover School student Ryan Tum-Suden, 4, wears a pig nose that he made at Sayreville Middle School. Preschoolers made paper puppets and sang with members of the Sayreville Middle School Student Council last week.
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Greg Bean
Coda An election where the few spent the money of many The next time you think your vote doesn’t count, just look at the recent Fire District No. 1 election in East Brunswick, where each of 30 votes was worth about $200,000 in bonding. Fire district elections in New Jersey are notoriously low-turnout affairs. They’re…
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Court decision boosts N.J. residents’ rights
The New Jersey Supreme Court struck a blow for the rights of Garden State citizens last week when it delivered a unanimous ruling that people have a right to videotape public meetings. The case that was decided by the court arose from an issue in Pine Hill, Camden County, where the local government refused to…
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Organizers aim to bring towns together to share in carnival
This letter is in response to the letter to the editor from Pete Trabucco, “St. Ambrose Carnival Will Truly Be Missed,” that appeared in the March 1 issue of the Suburban. The carnival at St. Ambrose was a yearly event anticipated by members of many local communities and schools. It is with great sadness that…
