Category: Suburban Opinion
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Resident abides by laws, cleans up after her dog in Sayreville
I am a resident of the Green Valley development, and I am writing this letter as a plea to dog owners to obey the Sayreville "pooper scooper" regulations. Unlike most homeowners who complain that their neighbors are not cleaning up after their dogs, I have a somewhat different complaint. While taking my daily walks with…
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School bus used for trip should have been equipped with seat belts
My first-grade daughter recently went on her class trip to Jenkinson’s in Point Pleasant. After I talked to her about her trip, she told me she was scared on the bus because there were no seat belts on it. Why is this? It’s a law that anyone riding in an automobile must wear a seat…
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Jolene’s Law should protect all students
In April one Sayreville family experienced a devastating loss when Jolene Devlin, 15, died from injuries she received when she was struck by a car while crossing Main Street to reach her bus stop. However, instead of drowning in their grief, her family has been actively pushing for the adoption of "Jolene’s Law," which would…
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Obituaries
JOHN J. GALLAGHER, 77, of the Parlin section of Sayreville died May 25 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. Surviving are his wife, Carmela "Millie" Di Rubbio Gallagher; a son, Dennis of Sayreville; a daughter, Marguerite Gonzalez of Parlin; a brother, Richard Gallagher of Sag Harbor, N.Y.; and three granddaughters. Services were arranged…
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Grissom School Tommy McNamee, 9, a fourth-grade student at Grissom School in Old Bridge, works on a Lenape craft project during the school’s Lenape Day last Thursday. JERRY WOLKOWITZ
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Guest Column Shirley Dill Lady Dems president speaks out The purpose of this letter is to inform and relieve some of the frustration our organization, the Sayreville Lady Dems, endured trying to get a meeting site in our borough. As a nonprofit organization, it is difficult to find a meeting place within the boundaries of…
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Knights collection nets money, some items The Knights of Columbus would like to again thank everyone in the Milltown area who donated to our Mentally Challenged Collection on April 29. Because of your generosity ($2,677) we will be able to support Camp Jaycee, Camp Daisy and the Special Olympics. Three personal items were thrown into…
