Category: Suburban Opinion
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Thanks go out to public for holiday toy contributions
On behalf of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and myself, I would like to thank all those who donated to our Toys for Tots program at the Menlo Park Mall, Edison. Special thanks go to Lynn Keogh and Ray Falk of the Firehouse Eatery and Pub, Rahway, and the work-study students of Perth Amboy High…
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Bus trip planned to see ‘Polish Festival,’ Lewan
St. Stan’s Altar Rosary Society, Sayreville, will offer a May 6 bus trip to see Polish Festival featuring Jan Lewan and His Orchestra at the Brownstone Dinner Theater, Paterson. The bus will depart at 10:45 a.m. from the St. Stanislaus Church parking lot, MacArthur Avenue, Sayreville. Return will be at approximately 5 p.m. Cost is…
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Our View
Budget sparring through;now comes election season Budget sparring through; now comes election season With the fiscal year half over, the Old Bridge Township Council has finally adopted its budget. The process of passing the 2003 municipal budget was a wild and noisy ride from the beginning. Early on, protesters made a lot of noise about…
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Council members’ actions contradict their words
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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BEVERLY ESTOK SARKANY, 58, of Sayreville died Jan. 11 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was employed by the East Brunswick Board of Education for the past 20 years as a secretary in the attendance office at East Brunswick High School. Surviving are a son, Andrew Sarkany of Sayreville; a daughter, Jennie Grover…
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Sayreville council members engaged in crude, partisan politics
The Suburban’s coverage of the Jan. 6 Sayreville Borough Council meeting left a lot to be desired. In that meeting, three members of the council took advantage of the fact that another councilman was absent due to a kidney stone and tried to stage a political power play by trying to undo the professional appointments…
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for the record
Sayreville Borough Council-man Thomas Pollando, speaking about his recent election as council president despite dissenting votes cast by his Democratic party mates, said, "Doing what is right for Sayreville doesn’t mean I’m not doing right for my party." The quote was incorrectly printed in a Jan. 9 story in the Suburban. Presents distributed by the…
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Borough family seeks return of stolen holiday lawn display
Our family was disturbed recently by a disheartening act. A very special Christmas display was stolen from our front yard. The display was a gift to one of my children. The individuals who created it had spent a lot of hours making it beautiful, not just for us, but for the neighbors to admire. You…
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Resident has no use for Shade Tree Commission
Having had my driveway completely destroyed and my lawn partially destroyed by three locust trees located in the public right of way of my property, I applied for a permit with the Sayreville Shade Tree Commission to remove said trees. Some characteristics of locust trees include "… a suckering and girdling root system. We don’t…
