Category: Suburban Opinion
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More from the PTA carnival
More from the PTA carnival Volunteer Maria Donofrio looks on as Cristina Lobrutto, 6 (r), selects a tasty lollipop after playing the Lollipop Land game during the PTA Family Carnival at the Carpenter School in Old Bridge on Saturday. MARIE ORTIZ
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School board gets electric price break South River district will only pay half of 18-cent increase
Staff Writer By takesha pettus School board gets electric price break South River district will only pay half of 18-cent increase SOUTH RIVER — The Board of Education will soon get a little relief from the electric rate increase that everyone else in town will face. The Borough Council has decided to cut the board…
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Drown the clown!
Carpenter School second-grade teacher Doug Barr (center) gets hit with a wet sponge by a student while playing "Drown the Clown" during the PTA Family Carnival in Old Bridge on Saturday. MARIE ORTIZ
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Public must voice concern on parkway toll proposal
Public must voice concern on parkway toll proposal II am voicing my opposition to the New Jersey Highway Authority proposal to amend its rules to collect tolls at eight planned, new or improved interchanges on the Garden State Parkway. At a time when so much concern is shown over highway congestion causing millions of…
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Roosevelt Hospital should maintain nonprofit status
Roosevelt Hospital should maintain nonprofit status AAt its Sept. 7 meeting, the Republican Club of East Brunswick resolved to support the position that Roosevelt Hospital, Edison, should be nonprofit. Roosevelt was one of the few county institutions of which we were proud. The hospital was founded initially to care for tuberculosis patients, and later…
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Ferry would be better idea than proposed MOM railroad line
Ferry would be better idea than proposed MOM railroad line II’m a citizen against the [proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex] railroad, and I feel the ferries would be a great help and be a lot cheaper, and so many boats could sail in an hour and would not be harmful to anyone. Does anyone realize how many…
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Ault-McLaren named to Old Bridge school board
Ault-McLaren named to Old Bridge school board OLD BRIDGE — The Board of Education elected a new member to fill a seat vacated after a controversial meeting in July. Linda Ault-McLaren, an 11-year resident of Old Bridge, was appointed to fill the spot vacated by Frank Racioppi who resigned as a board member in…
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O.B. schools superintendent lectures future quarterbacks
O.B. schools superintendent lectures future quarterbacks Daniel M. Rodriquez (third from left) during his playing days at the University of California, Santa Barbara. By natalie m. vena Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — During a two-week training program for young quarterbacks, Superintendent of Schools Daniel M. Rodriguez spent six days assisting players in the fine art…
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Public must be heard on proposed telephone rate hike application
Public must be heard on proposed telephone rate hike application AAn application is currently pending before the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to put into place Bell Atlantic-New Jersey’s alternate plan of regulation. Under this proposal, Verizon Communications, which is the former Bell Atlantic, would be able to raise rates for consumers two to…
