Category: Suburban Opinion
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GEORGE DOUGLAS WOODLEY, 68, of Old Bridge died Jan. 20. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by the state of New Jersey Department of Transportation. He was a retired member of the New Jersey State Law Enforcement Officers Association and an associate member of the Fraternal Order of Police, Jersey City. Surviving are his…
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Our View
Park the Y at Mannino Let’s put it to the residents of Old Bridge: Where should Old Bridge officials site the proposed YMCA? The township has two options: have it built at the vacant, undeveloped Peter A. Mannino Park, or at the municipal complex, where eight tennis courts will have to be removed and possibly…
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ROSE CAIAZZO RUGGIERO, 86, of Old Bridge died Jan. 14 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are her husband, Anthony Ruggiero Sr.; a son, Anthony Ruggiero Jr. of Old Bridge; a daughter, Josephine Marshall, also of Old Bridge; three grandsons; and a nephew. A Mass was offered at St. Ambrose Church, Old…
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Our View
Builders’ remedy … adult communities With good reason, developers at the moment are big on building senior communities. Specifically, they want to build them — several of them — right here in Old Bridge. Applications have been filed recently to build upscale retirement communities at the site of the Birch Hill Nite Club and on…
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All-volunteer Shade Tree Commission benefits town, residents
This letter is in response to Ed Kryzkowski’s letter to the editor (Suburban, Jan. 16) denouncing the Sayreville Shade Tree Commission. Mr. Kryzkowski stated that "the commission is funded by the taxpayers of Sayreville" and that it "serves no useful purpose." The members of the Shade Tree Commission do not benefit financially from being members…
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Old Bridge council members’ words contradicted by actions
In a press release that was recently sent to local newspapers, Old Bridge Township Council members Dennis Maher, Edward Testino and Larry Redmond took credit for a proposal to reduce Mayor Barbara Cannon’s budget ("Credit for Budget Cuts in Dispute by Two Sides," Suburban, Jan. 9). This is in stark contrast to their actions just…
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L’Oreal employees brought holiday joy to needy family
I would like to thank the employees of L’Oreal USA Products Inc., Piscataway, for supporting our Adopt-A-Family program during the Christmas holiday. Their generosity during this holiday season toward an extremely needy family was overwhelming. The coordinator of this project for L’Oreal, Gabrielle Gillespie, director of human resources, has done a wonderful job collecting donations,…
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Resident wants speed bumps installed on road
I am a resident of Old Bridge, and for the past 32 years I have never had a problem with the town. On Jan. 16 at about 7:30 or 8 a.m., a car came down Madison Avenue, off Englishtown Road, and hit my husband’s van. Glass was all over the road. This is not the…
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Borough needs more fire, rescue squad volunteers
Recently I was speaking to a fire official in Sayreville, and I was amazed to find out that with all the housing developments and recent sales of homes in town, the department has had only a few volunteers. We need more volunteers to meet the growing needs of the community. Our firemen and rescue squad…
