Category: Suburban Opinion
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Budget fails; incumbents
re-elected to school boardVoters also defeatseparate question forcapital improvements By jennifer domeStaff Writer Budget fails; incumbents re-elected to school board Voters also defeat separate question for capital improvements By jennifer dome Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The school budget for 2003-04 is going back to the drawing board, this time to be reviewed by the Borough…
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Raceway Park has complied with court orders, laws
It’s a shame the Manalapan Township Committee unfortunately has to view the world as Mr. [Arnold] Feldman and his small group sees it. Raceway Park (located in Old Bridge) has tried to work with Manalapan. The settlement of the 2002 lawsuit that Manalapan brought against Raceway Park was to the town’s advantage. It allowed new…
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Your Turn
Guest ColumnMary AnnGurliaccioSeeking housing to keep families intact Your Turn Guest Column Mary Ann Gurliaccio Seeking housing to keep families intact Guest Column Mary Ann Gurliaccio Seeking housing to keep families intact As chairwoman of Old Bridge Housing and Redevelopment Agency, I am faced with finding new and innovative ways to supply alternative as well…
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Three incumbents re-elected to Old Bridge school board
McDermott, DiRocco and Hopman to servethree-year terms By sue m. morganStaff Writer Three incumbents re-elected to Old Bridge school board McDermott, DiRocco and Hopman to serve three-year terms By sue m. morgan Staff Writer Ellen McDermott OLD BRIDGE —A popular incumbent with 32 years of service and two of her colleagues will return to the…
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Phillips inherited father’s concern for Old Bridge residents
When I read the announcement by Jim Phillips that he would seek the mayoralty of Old Bridge, it was like a breath of fresh air. I would only wish that all Old Bridge could get to know the Jim Phillips that I have known his entire life. As a resident of Old Bridge for the…
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High school plan dependent upon a series of approvals
School, at $82.9M,costs considerably lessthan previous proposal By nida khanStaff Writer School, at $82.9M, costs considerably less than previous proposal By nida khan Staff Writer MONROE — A corner of Thompson Park now occupied by woods and soccer fields may one day be home to a three-story high school. Superintendent of Schools Ralph Ferrie expressed…
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Sidewalks are needed in Melrose section of Sayreville
I recently wrote a letter to the editor (Suburban, Feb. 27) about the fact that there was nothing for young teens, especially the kids in the Melrose section of the borough, to do in Sayreville. These kids don’t want to go and hang out in South Amboy. Nothing against South Amboy — the kids’ friends…
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Obituaries
Obituaries LOUIS CASTAGNOZZI, 83, of Old Bridge, formerly of Cape Coral, Fla., died March 27 in Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge. His wife, Lucy Antoniu Castagnozzi, died in 2001. Surviving are a daughter, Barbara Vasata of Old Bridge; and two grandchildren, William Jr. and Andrea. A Mass was offered at St. Ambrose Church, Old Bridge.…
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Our View
Say yesto SACs and SROs Our View Say yesto SACs and SROs If parents, grandparents and guardians of students in Old Bridge’s public schools care about the children’s well-being and safety, they should put their money where their mouth is and approve not only the proposed 2003-04 Board of Education budget on Tuesday but also…
