Category: Suburban Opinion
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McGreevey leaves a tainted legacy
James E. McGreevey is gone, but he is not forgotten. But with the scandalous legacy the governor leaves behind, he might wish he was. The prevailing memory New Jersey residents and Americans will have of McGreevey is that of a married governor who was forced to leave office under the threat of a sexual harassment…
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Old Bridge mayor taking credit where credit is not due
In an article in the Nov. 4 issue of the Suburban (“Old Bridge Will Rezone 1,500 Acres Commercial”), Mayor Jim Phillips touts the introduction of a new ordinance adopting the commercial-office-industrial (COI) zone. I agree with the mayor that this is a good move forward. It will reduce the number of homes and make it…
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Thank freeholders for quality of life in county
I am tired of reading things about Middlesex County government and the Board of Chosen Freeholders in the newspaper stories about the man who pleaded guilty to fraud. There are many reasons why my neighbors and I are lucky to have a county government that really works and that makes living and working here in…
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Old Bridge Hustlers played for a worthy cause
It started as a cold morning but ended with a lot of “heat” as the Howell Heat won the first ever Play for a Cause Classic at Geick Park in Old Bridge. Participating in the event were five girls softball teams — the Old Bridge Hustlers, Howell Heat, Lincroft Colts, West Windsor Wildcats and the…
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Obituaries
John R. Coyle Mr. Coyle, 48, of South Amboy, died Oct. 28 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was employed as a truck driver by Cosco Wholesale Corp., Dayton section of South Brunswick, and worked part time with Capitol Concrete, South Amboy. He was predeceased by his father, Charles. Surviving are his…
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Seeks to provide soldiers in Iraq with holiday bundles
In a recent article (“Family Aims To Help Soldiers See at Night,” Suburban, Oct. 14), we read about my son, First Sgt. Francis Bal, a Sayreville resident and West Windsor police officer who had recently been called up from the U.S. Army Reserve to serve in Iraq. Francis had been sent over in September and…
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Wishes freeholders luck in restoring ethics, honor
As you know, on Nov. 2 the majority of people in Middlesex County voted to keep the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders completely in the Democratic Party’s hands for another year. This saddens me in that for at least another year, there will again be no system of checks and balances set up to…
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Crossroads is the right plan at the right time
I did not attend the hearings on the Old Bridge Crossroads redevelopment plan, but I must say I am delighted that Mayor Jim Phillips and his administration have put forth a plan that is intended to give us some tax relief. Year after year during the previous administration, we have seen commercial properties like Lowe’s,…
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Freeholders shortchanged various county charities
It is obvious, according to the results of the last election, that the majority of the voters condoned the action of the all-Democratic Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Freeholders Stephen Dalina and Christopher Rafano were returned to office despite their refusal to honor the requests of Middlesex County charities. For example, the charities asked…
