Category: Suburban Opinion
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Supply and demand driving admissions
In the tradition of the SAT, we ask our readers to answer this multiple-choice question: Trying to summarize your life’s story on a few sheets of paper and distinguish it from a stack of 40,000 others is: A) frightening; B) one of the most important tasks in a teen’s life; C) the act of filling…
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Community colleges becoming increasingly popular choice
2-year programs gaining respect as gateway to 4-year schools BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer FILEPHOTO Middlesex County College, Edison As college-application deadlines loom, many New Jersey high school seniors will visit four-year schools, send out expensive applications and scramble to write that perfect college essay — but many others will not.…
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Patriotism is alive and well in Sayreville area
As the commander of Sayreville Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post No. 4699, I would like to say that patriotism certainly isn’t dead. Veterans Day, or should I say “Veterans Week,” started out with our honor guard visiting Emma L. Arleth Elementary School, Sayreville, on Tuesday, Nov. 9. On Wednesday, Nov. 10, we attended two…
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Aspiring anchorwoman expects to fulfill dreams
Stress of doing well on SAT balanced by support from family, friends BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Cory Johnston (center) shares a laugh with classmates Alyssa Ciameriello and Brent Vader during journalism class at Old Bridge High School’s west campus. For one teen who hopes to…
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Military personnel rate insurance, benefits
I am writing about something that we, the people, do not know about. Did you know that our military men and women have no life insurance or death benefits? If they die in combat, they get a pine wooden casket, a flag, and they are buried. My son, a member of the U.S. Army National…
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Spotswood H.S. senior has sights set on engineering
Scores of colleges have expressed interest in the talented teen BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Spotswood High School senior Ryan Dunn enjoys the trumpet, amusement parks, the Jazz Band, the Science League, and the Future Business Leaders of America, among a myriad of other activities, while maintaining a…
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Holiday food project best ever, thanks to Rotary Interact
The Old Bridge-Sayreville Rotary Club has assembled food baskets for many needy families in the community for more than 30 years. Names are obtained from agencies, churches and synagogues and are kept confidential. The Rotary Club takes pride in the fact that members also deliver these baskets to ensure that the items reach their proper…
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Busy schedule prepares senior for college
Well-rounded teen has full course load, a job and plenty of activities BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Katharine Pluta stretches in preparation for a dance team practice recently at East Brunswick High School. It’s all in a day’s work for Katharine Pluta.The East Brunswick High School senior is…
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Stellar student has a good idea where his future lies
Senior wrangling for top spot but finds time for favorite activities BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Simranjeet S. Sran enjoys his favorite activity, playing the mellophone in the Monroe Township High School marching band, as he and band mates perform “The Hey Song” during a football game. For…
