Category: Suburban Opinion
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Gingerbread house
Noel Vasquez, 8, puts the finishing touches on his gingerbread house at Southwood School in Old Bridge on Friday. Friday was Noel’s last day of school. He and his family are moving to Pennsylvania. MARIE ORTIZ
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Musical notes may reap free instruments Students are collecting ‘music notes’ found on soft-drink products
Musical notes may reap free instruments Students are collecting ‘music notes’ found on soft-drink products OLD BRIDGE — Buying musical instruments for school music departments can be costly, leaving some schools without enough to go around. That is why the Old Bridge High School music department has agreed to participate in the Share the Joy…
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O.B. teachers expected to ratify new contract Details will not be released until settlement is finalized
Staff Writer By natalie m. vena O.B. teachers expected to ratify new contract Details will not be released until settlement is finalized OLD BRIDGE — It took 11 hours of negotiations between the Old Bridge Education Association and representatives of the Board of Education to come up with a new three-year contract for Old Bridge…
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Student wins scholarship for $50,000 Teen entered contest for fun, wound up winning in NYC final
Staff Writer By brian piech Student wins scholarship for $50,000 Teen entered contest for fun, wound up winning in NYC final MONROE — He couldn’t believe it. On Dec. 2 David Cohen won Microsoft’s national Encarta Bee competition and claimed $66,500 in prizes, including a $50,000 scholarship for college. "The first thing I thought when…
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Paying the price in ratables race
Running in the ratables race can have unexpected consequences. We urge Old Bridge to look at all the obvious, as well as hidden costs as it considers whether to develop a large tract of land in the southern portion of the township. The land in question is a 530-acre site located off Route 18, known…
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O.B. board should control developers Guest Column James H. Anderson
O.B. board should control developers Guest Column James H. Anderson The taxpayers of Old Bridge better wake up. As a relatively new resident, I would just like to comment on the mess that the Old Bridge Planning Board is contending with regarding the Oakwood and Spring Knolls developments, and the completion of the Trans Old…
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Stand behind mayor and stop runaway development
I would like to thank Sayreville Mayor Kennedy O’Brien for taking the time to meet with me and my family and for listening to our concerns regarding the overdevelopment in Sayreville, not to mention the overcrowding in the schools. My husband and I enjoyed speaking with the mayor, and we feel he will do everything…
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Borough employees obtaining tenure is a ridiculous notion
The very idea that any borough employee at the executive level be granted tenure is totally ridiculous. Granting tenure to an executive director is, I believe, unheard of in both the public and private sectors. Have any other department heads been granted tenure? I hope not. They should serve at the will of the people.…
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East Brunswick needs restrictions on planting campaign signs
I would like to congratulate the East Brunswick governing boards and the mayor for their position and enactment of the billboard legislation. The township Zoning Board has just rejected a proposal for a sign that it is said would be an unwanted intrusion on township residents and would be visible to people traveling on Ryders…
