Category: Suburban Opinion
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Board honors principal for lifesaving actions
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — A local school principal is being credited with saving the life of a student. Sayreville Middle School Principal Donna Jakubik was recognized by the Board of Education for her quick actions when a student began choking on food during lunch. The incident took place…
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Letters
April 15 can’t come soon enough for one employee Iam very excited about New Jersey becoming the 11th state to pass a no-smoking law. I have been in the food and beverage industry for more than 17 years, and I think it is about time that I and my fellow co-workers are awarded the same…
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Team supports writer’s effort to raise donations
The editorial team at Greater Media Newspapers is endorsing a staff writer’s effort to raise money for charity by taking part in the 100-mile “America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride,” to be held in Lake Tahoe, Nev., on June 4. A monumental ride in distance alone, this one is particularly special because of its support for…
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Schools get an F in teaching literacy
Coda Greg Bean The newspaper business is facing the biggest challenge in its entire history, as publications across the country struggle to find ways to appeal to the next generations of readers. But for all our collective soul-searching in the industry — for all our attempts to make our publications more attractive, more colorful, more…
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Kibbler, Piscitelli to fill new directors’ positions
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Two longtime educators will soon step into newly created roles as directors, part of an array of changes taking place in the school district’s administration. The positions — director of elementary education and director of secondary education — were established as part of…
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Obituaries
Eugenia Kisicka Umbrewicz Mrs. Umbrewicz, 78, of Sayreville, died Jan. 25 at home. Her husband, Stefan, died in 1996. Surviving are a daughter, Yola Waszkielewicz, with whom she lived; two sons, Christopher of South Amboy and Janusz of Janesville, Wis.; a sister, Kazimiera Gieldon of Poland; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered…
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New Jersey can have open space and affordable housing
Your Turn Michele S. Byers Guest Column Michele S. Byers Guest Column With the recent announcement that 28 New Jersey towns failed to meet the deadline for submitting affordable housing plans, now is a good time to review one of the most blatant abuses of New Jersey law — the so-called “builders’ remedy.” With the…
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Okun to leave March 1; board to mull successor
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Board of Education is expected to discuss its options for finding the next superintendent of schools at its Feb. 14 meeting. Current Superintendent Nicole Okun informed the board in January that her retirement would take effect March 1 instead of June 30,…
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In Warehouseville, the hits just keep on coming
Coda Greg Bean Will someone please stop the madness? Can it even be stopped?As if we needed any more depressing news during a dreary January, we got it last week in the North/South Brunswick Sentinel, in a story that said South Brunswick planners are considering a proposal to build yet another huge, ugly warehouse in…
