Category: Suburban Opinion
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While district slept, park became money-saving fix
Your Turn Michael Szewczyk Guest Column Michael Szewczyk Guest Column Let Thompson Park in Middlesex County speak for itself. Learn firsthand the origin and great deeds attributed to its namesake. Revisit histories of reliable and respectable county officials with the insight and integrity to defend parkland long before open space became a candidate’s handy buzzword.…
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Letters
Resident irked by decision to change Sayreville school name As a parent, resident and Sayreville taxpayer, I was disappointed with the recent decision to change the name of the Upper Elementary School back to Samsel School. This has nothing to do with the Samsel family, as their contribution to the town is surely noteworthy and…
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Obituaries
Eleanor Smith Wood Mrs. Wood, 97, of East Brunswick, died Nov. 28 in Care One, East Brunswick. She once worked in the offices of Brodsky and Sons and Garfield Trucking Co., both South River. Her husband, Norman, died in 1982. Surviving are a daughter, Eleanor “June” Unglert of East Brunswick; a grandson, Bruce Unglert of…
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OK, it’s hot, but will it stand the test of time?
Coda Greg Bean My old Granny Bean was deeply suspicious of any new technology that hadn’t been around long enough to stand the test of time. According to my father, his was the last family in town to get a radio, because Granny thought they were just a fad, and there was no reason people…
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Sign up the builders
Residents of Old Bridge have had the benefit of knowing who’s planning to build what and where thanks to informative signs put up on lots where construction is being proposed. The signs, the result of an uncommon municipal ordinance adopted a few years back, are something residents of all towns should have as a resource.…
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Old Bridge will celebrate completion of h.s. campus
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Old Bridge High School’s newly completed single campus will be formally dedicated next week with the help of acting Gov. Richard J. Codey. The Dec. 8 event will mark the completion of a $66.7 million district-wide construction project approved by voters in September…
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SERA faces big decision on Nat’l Lead proposals
The Sayreville Economic Redevelopment Agency may get a glimpse of the borough’s future when its members look at the eight proposals submitted for the 427-acre former National Lead site. The borough would not divulge the details of the proposals, citing potential litigation, but they are reported to be diverse and creative, which is what the…
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Borden’s lawsuit grounded in the First Amendment
Coda Greg Bean Borden’s lawsuit grounded in the First Amendment I’ve had my issues with East Brunswick High School football coach Marcus Borden over the years – personal and philosophical. I thought he was acting like a baby when he resigned in a snit because the administration told him he couldn’t lead or participate in…
