Category: Suburban Opinion
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Regressive property tax should not continue to fund education
Your Turn Guest Column Frank J. Coury Your Turn Guest Column It’s about time our elected officials in the state Senate and Assembly look around at their constituents and recognize that many of them are struggling to pay their bills. Many taxpayers have become ill, some have been laid off from their jobs, and many…
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If you want good press, it’s gonna cost you
Greg Bean Coda Coda Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph Oxley has a public relations problem — but it isn’t the one he anticipated. Like nearly everyone of my acquaintance in the news business who heard about it, I thought I was imagining things last week when it was reported Oxley had hired a 25-year-old with no…
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Community celebrates school’s 75th birthday
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer The sign outside the Wilson School, which celebrates its 75th birthday. SAYREVILLE — It’s been 75 years. For parents, teachers and alumni of the Wilson School, one of the oldest educational institutions in the borough, the anniversary was cause for a special celebration. A homecoming party…
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Grease stars
PHOTOSBY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Sandburg Middle School students rehearse the song “Grease Lightning” Monday night for their upcoming production of “Grease.” The show runs today and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. At left, Sandburg students rehearse the “Beauty School Drop-Out” routine.
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It’s all about respect at O.B. middle school
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Tina Lunkenheimer, 12, a Sandburg sixth-grader, colors in a “No Dissing” poster. Students were asked to pick an issue to focus on for the project. OLD BRIDGE — Sixth-grade students at Sandburg Middle School didn’t have the option to talk down to each…
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Obituaries
Neil Andrade Mr. Andrade, 73, of Easton, Pa., formerly of Old Bridge, died May 8 in Easton Hospital. A son, Clifford, died in 1987, and a daughter, Ursula, died in 2001. Surviving are his wife, Ursula; five daughters, Petra Ragucci of Lakewood, Michele Samoilis of Fair Lawn, Linda Mecca of Jackson, Gale Herzing of Westwood…
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Letters
Residents deserve thanks for support of school budget On behalf of the Sayreville Board of Education, I would like to extend my thanks to all the Sayreville residents who supported our budget and high school referendum on April 19. The board was hopeful that residents would approve the funding of the expansion of the high…
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Letters
Support Smoke Free Air Act in New Jersey As a cardiologist and spokesman for the American Heart Association, I recently testified before the Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee in support of the New Jersey Smoke Free Air Act (S1926). State passage of this legislation will help limit disability and death from heart disease…
