Category: Suburban Opinion
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Storytime
JEFF GRANIT staff Arielle Flores lies on the floor of the auxillary gym with her pillow, as she and Austin Henderson listen to language arts teacher Linda Zydzik read “The Cat in the Hat” at Samsel Upper Elementary School on a recent school day when students were invited to wear their pajamas.
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Parents hope final bell doesn’t sound for OLL
Diocese considers closing school due to funding issues BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer For Ann Marie Simons, attendance at Milltown’s Our Lady of Lourdes School is a family tradition. Simons, her four siblings and her four children have all attended, and her granddaughter is currently a student at the school. If…
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Community grieves in unity for crash victims
March 22 brought a tragedy of near unprecedented proportions to the region. It was with shock and sorrow that we learned of the deaths of 10 residents of Monroe Township who had been vacationing together when their tour bus crashed on a Chilean mountainside. Their deaths represent a loss not only to their families, friends…
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Coyote was just taking a nice walk in the park
Coda Greg Bean I was listening to the folks on National Public Radio last Wednesday morning, talking about the poor coyote that authorities were chasing around New York’s Central Park with helicopters, tranquilizer darts and the like, and I wondered why they just didn’t let the critter be. There’s no telling how the misguided animal…
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Obituaries
William J. Adamec Mr. Adamec, 74, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died March 1 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. Prior to his retirement in 1987, he was employed in the research and development department at E.I. DuPont Photo Products, Parlin, where he worked for 35 years. Surviving are his wife, Joan…
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Boro takes giant leap in redevelopment effort
The land is secured, a plan is in place, and a builder is on board. That means Sayreville residents can look forward to hundreds of long-abandoned waterfront acreage being transformed into a mix of revenue-generating uses that include a major entertainment center. The Sayreville Economic Redevelopment Agency (SERA) is to be commended for its work…
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Panel works to honor, support veterans
Carl Asszony Guest Column Carl Asszony Guest Column Hidden among the 100 veterans organizations throughout Middlesex County with membership in the thousands, there exists a very small, dedicated, relatively unknown group of 16 volunteer veterans, both male and female, whose sole purpose is to respond to the needs of the 55,535 veterans within the county.…
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Seniors will feel the sting of tax increases
Coda Greg Bean In my neighborhood of East Bruns-wick, there are several elderly women and men struggling to get by. Most of these wonderful people have lived in the community for most of their adult lives. They raised their families there in modest houses. And after the kids moved away and their partners died, they…
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Bon Jovi pays surprise visit to his old school
Students chat with Sayreville class of ’80 grad-turned-rock-star BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Sayreville War Memorial High School Principal James Brown presents Jon Bon Jovi with his very own Bombers jersey last week when the singer, along with a crew from ABC’s 20/20, paid a visit to the school. SAYREVILLE –…
