Category: Suburban Opinion
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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. PATRICK J. ASTARITA, 45, of South Amboy died Feb. 4 in Park Place Nursing Home, South Brunswick. Surviving are his father, Donald Astarita of South Amboy; two…
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Stick to the feasible aspects of fight against Crystal Lake
Stick to the feasible aspects of fight against Crystal Lake It is certainly admirable that Old Bridge officials are doing all they can to fight an ultra-dense housing development that a developer is looking to plop down right over the township’s border in neighboring Aberdeen. After all, the Crystal Lake at Greenwood proposal calls for…
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The name “Sayreville” was inadvertently misspelled duefor the record to a typo that appeared in the headline of a Jan. 31 story in the Suburban.
The name "Sayreville" was inadvertently misspelled duefor the record to a typo that appeared in the headline of a Jan. 31 story in the Suburban. We regret the error.
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Are former holders of public offices qualified for plum posts?
Are former holders of public offices qualified for plum posts? I noticed over the years how many politicians after leaving office, for one reason or another, end up appointed to a government job. I’ve been told that many office seekers are not primarily interested in serving the public, but rather, they are more interested in…
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Local teen leader calls for elimination of intolerance
As I counted down the last few seconds of 2001 this New Year’s Eve, I couldn’t help but remember the tragic events of Sept. 11 that have plagued our nation for the past four months. As all of my friends were cheering, I was thinking of ways that this tragedy could have been prevented. However,…
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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. DIVINA PINEDA ARAHAN, 40, of the Parlin section of Sayreville died Jan. 21 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, Victorino A.…
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Consider school board run
It’s never too early — or too late, depending on your perspective — to start thinking about running for your local Board of Education. The deadline for filing nominating petitions is only about three weeks away — 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25. The election is Tuesday, April 16. If you haven’t thought about it, but…
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Officials should rethink street name change
As Councilman Joseph Hoff stated, Mary Brown devoted years of service to Madison/Old Bridge Township and deserves recognition. Adding her name to the municipal complex conveys that recognition. However, changing the street name of Old Bridge Plaza should be reconsidered. The address change would have to be made at all levels of government. Federal, state,…
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Guest Column Shirley Dill Chairman should value women’s voices
Guest Column Shirley Dill Chairman should value women’s voices As president of the Sayreville Lady Dems, I find it indeed unfortunate that it is necessary to write because Pete Kenny’s letter to the editor ("Sayreville Democrats Should Unite Behind Assemblyman Wisniewski," Suburban, Jan. 24) warrants a response. The fact that he urged all Democrats to…
