Category: Suburban Opinion
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Guest Column
Eleanore WhitakerRecreation means culture, not just sports Eleanore Whitaker Recreation means culture, not just sports The "Township With a Heart" is also the "Township With No Culture." Old Bridge is addicted to sports. Every speck of open space is a ball field. Even local parks are taken over by jocks. Here is an example of…
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‘Do-not-call list’ needed due to telemarketing
I want my phone back. I pay for it. It is mine. I get the bill every month. It is in my house. It rings. I pick it up. It seems like 60 percent of the time, it is my "good friend" Mr. or Ms. Telemarketer. I don’t know what I’d do without them for…
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Grants fund more cops in schools
By jennifer domeStaff Writer Grants fund more cops in schools By jennifer dome Staff Writer Two municipalities in Middlesex County have been selected to receive federal funding to place police officers in their schools. According to a press release from the office of U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-N.J.), the state received more than $6 million…
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Obituaries
Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. JOHN F. CASEY, 75, of Old Bridge died Sept. 16 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are his wife, June Taylor Casey; a son,…
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Trading of ethics charges shows silliness of politics
Trading of ethics charges shows silliness of politics There is no municipal election in Old Bridge this year. However, one would hardly be able to tell that from recent events down at Town Hall. The partisan politics and the back-and-forth bickering reached a new low recently when a police captain filed an ethics charge against…
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Country Fair promises fun for all
By sandi carpelloStaff Writer By sandi carpello Staff Writer MONROE — Organizers of the township’s 14th annual Country Fair say this weekend’s event will be a good time for a good cause. All proceeds from Sunday’s fair, sponsored annually by the nonprofit Mother’s Club and the Monroe Recreation Department, are donated to organizations including the…
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Schools also have an obligation to teach ethics to students
I read with interest the story on Old Bridge Superintendent of Schools Dr. Nicole Okun’s orientation address to faculty and staff, as reported by Sue M. Morgan in the Sept. 6 issue of the Suburban. I found nothing to disagree with in Dr. Okun’s exhortation to her audience to "think outside the box" for creative…
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Party owes her mother an apology
When my mother moved to the town of Old Bridge, little did she know that she would be bitten by our self-proclaimed resident "junkyard dog" Capt. William Cerra. How low will Capt. Cerra and the Democratic Party go to justify the unethical behavior of Councilman Larry Redmond? My late mother was a decent, honest, hardworking…
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Need for speed humps shared by many streets in Sayreville
In response to the letter to the editor from Michael Brodziak ("Speed Humps Offer Community More Benefits Than Detriments," Suburban, Sept. 12), I live on North Edward Street, and our street also experiences the same conditions as he described. If the township is being petitioned to put in speed humps/bumps, it will need them all…
