Category: Suburban Opinion
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Democratic candidate responds to GOP accusations
On Oct. 25 the Sayreville Republican Party ran an ad in your newspaper accusing me of personally being responsible for Sayreville’s traffic woes. It called me names and attacked my family business. It is a shame that the Republicans chose to drive their campaign into the gutter of personal attack. The facts are as follows:…
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Program for autistic does not offer proper education
School for the autistic? If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. As the parent of an autistic child, I was disappointed after reading the article in your Oct. 11 edition regarding the "school for the autistic" in Monroe. This is a school for children with multiple disabilities, and the autistic program…
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Builder should donate time and/or money for schools
While I was reading the real estate section of a newspaper today, I came across an article on Sayreville. One of the things the article specifies is that we are a town of more than 40,000 and growing. Then I read about the Planning Board allowing Kaplan to go ahead and build several more sections.…
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Building swelled under the Democrats, not the Republicans
I recently read an ad for an Old Bridge Democratic Township Council candidate. The ad talks about "overdevelopment." It talks of a 10,000-home development and implies that the Republicans are for this. As a longtime follower of Old Bridge demographics, I can assure you that no developer has such a pending application before the Planning…
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Sedlak is a true hero to the parents, youth of Sayreville
In this day and age where the meaning of the word hero has been redefined, Sayreville residents can be grateful that they have a true hero in their midst. He’s a World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient, and that alone qualifies him. But for many years this man has been Sayreville’s hero to…
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Sohor will stick to master plan, limit new construction
Democratic Township Council candidate Bill Baker has obviously not lived in Old Bridge long enough to know his party’s history of growth and development. During the period from 1980-1987, while Democrats controlled the council, 3,660 homes were built in Old Bridge, an average of 456 per year. That figure started dropping in 1988 when a…
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Sayreville dog owners should be considerate of their neighbors
This is an open letter to all dog owners. I live in the Parlin section of Sayreville. Although many people don’t realize it, some people work off-hours. When I am up all night at work, I come home to sleep in the morning/early afternoon. In this area, almost everyone, including me, has a dog. Some…
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Soccer contest winners deserve kudos
On behalf of the officers and members of Old Bridge Elks Lodge No. 2229, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our district winners in the Elks Soccer Shootout Competition, which was held on Saturday, Oct. 13, at Middletown Lodge No. 2179. Daniel Scott was the winner in the 8- to 9-year-old boys…
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Young writer’s words on tragedy struck just the right chord
I am writing in response to a Suburban "Your Turn" guest column ("Reflections on a Sad and Tragic Day") which was written by a young high school student. The column appeared in your newspaper on Oct. 11, which was, ironically, just one month exactly after the terrible tragedy of Sept. 11. The point of view…
