Category: Suburban Opinion
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Moving on after fallout from ’03 sewage spill
Moving on after fallout from ’03 sewage spill Last week’s settlement between the Middlesex County Utilities Authority and the state brings a degree of closure to one of the worst environmental catastrophes the region has ever seen. The MCUA, which manages the county’s wastewater and solid waste services, has for a year and a half…
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Remedy at hand for Krome
It is certainly understandable that residents are seeking relief to issues caused by patrons of Krome, a nightclub located off Route 35 in Sayreville. Residents of the Old Spye Road area have long complained of club patrons littering and making noise in their neighborhood, and even urinating in public. The borough has been responsive to…
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Your Turn
Richard A. CannonGuest ColumnPerhaps a referendum should stop Crossroads Your Turn Richard A. Cannon Guest Column Perhaps a referendum should stop Crossroads Richard A. Cannon Guest Column Perhaps a referendum should stop Crossroads This is in response to Mike Spina’s comments about the proposed Crossroads development in Old Bridge ("Crossroads Development Will Provide Tax Stability,"…
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Writer proposes solution for health insurance crisis
Writer proposes solution for health insurance crisis An individual goes to a doctor and partakes in what I would call the 20/20/20 program. It is a program that I see as a solution to New Jersey’s health insurance crisis. It is predicated on nature’s law of equal return, freedom as opposed to coercion and well-being…
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Scholarship programs offer real help for students
Gov. James McGreevey signed into law a new program that will allow New Jersey high school graduates who rank in the top 20 percent of their class to attend community colleges free of charge. The STARS (Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship) program is good for students and parents alike. First, it will bring high school…
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Your Turn
Mike SpinaGuest ColumnCrossroads developmentwill provide tax stability Your Turn Mike Spina Guest Column Crossroads development will provide tax stability Mike Spina Guest Column Crossroads development will provide tax stability As a member of the Old Bridge Economic Development Corp. (EDC) and of the subcommittee that recommended the Crossroads plan be approved, I take great offense…
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Your Turn
Ed KowalskiGuest ColumnVet humbled by WWII article; embarrassed by nature of society today Your Turn Ed Kowalski Guest Column Ed Kowalski Guest Column Vet humbled by WWII article; embarrassed by nature of society today I was simultaneously humbled and embarrassed after reading Bryan Sabella’s article about local World War II veterans ("Sixty years later" The…
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Obituaries
Charlotte A. Koff Obituaries Charlotte A. Koff Mrs. Koff, 89, of Old Bridge, died June 18 at Victoria Health Care Center, Matawan. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph in 2003. She is survived by two daughters, Shawna of Brookline, Mass., and Elissa of Old Bridge; and a sister, Shirley Ferguson of Valley Stream, N.Y.…
