Category: Suburban Opinion
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Beating the back-to-school blues
Joyce Powell Guest Column As summer winds to a sticky close, it’s time to start thinking about the crisp days of fall and getting your child ready to go back to school. Besides shopping for backpacks and new shoes, what should you be doing to get your child ready for a successful school year? Following…
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Towns have no business in the newspaper trade
Coda Greg Bean So, East Brunswick has gone into the newspaper business — without asking a single taxpayer whether that’s a business they want to be in. Generally, I’ve been a supporter of Mayor William Neary and his administration. They’ve done a lot of good work in my home community and there’s a lot to…
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Obituaries
Monica Rose Hearon Ms. Hearon, 78, of Sayreville, died Aug. 9 at home. Surviving are five sisters, Bernice Monaghan of New Brunswick, Catherine Hull of Newton, Mary Elizabeth Hearon of the Toms River section of Dover, and Regina Lodato and Dee Ciccone, both of Sayreville; a brother, James B. Hearon of Henderson, Nev.; and several…
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Letters
Eminent domain shows government owns homes Stunned, appalled, outrage — a few of the reactions to the recent Supreme Court ruling in the New London, Conn., eminent domain case. Five justices concluded that the state has the right to take one’s property and give it to another for other than public use. That this kind…
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Letters
Emergency medical training pays off in London The quick, well-publicized actions of New Jersey volunteer emergency medical technician (EMT) Sean Baran during the July 7 terrorist bombings in London are a terrific illustration of the value of our state’s volunteer emergency medical services (EMS). Although Sean’s training and experience as a member of a volunteer…
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On Campus
Mallory Leib, daughter of Debra and Douglas Leib of Old Bridge, was named to the dean’s for the spring semester at Towson (Md.) University, where she is a senior majoring in business and marketing. Brandon Mazur, son of Kathy and Walter Mazur of the Parlin section of Sayreville, was named to the dean’s for the…
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For the Record
A press release issued by the Sayreville Democratic Organization last week credited the Borough Council’s three Democrats with advocating for tax relief in the budget and accomplishing that goal by amending the budget Aug. 8. An Aug. 11 editorial in the Suburban incorrectly stated that the press release omitted the fact that Republican Frank Makransky…
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Bill aims to improve cable services
Your Turn Robert K. Johnson Guest Column I am writing in response to the article by Seth Mandel titled “Official Takes Stand Against Cable Proposal” that appeared in the Aug. 4 issue of the Sentinel. According to the article, Jamesburg Councilman Chris Maloney is concerned that municipal government officials will lose leverage in negotiating agreements…
