Category: Suburban Opinion
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Funds should be used for commuter buses, lots A congressman from Union County wants $2 million in federal funds to study the controversial Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) railroad proposal. NJ Transit is already spending $3 million to study the project, which previously has been rejected twice. The executive director of the state agency said there is no…
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Spotswood school board winner extends thanks I would like to sincerely extend my appreciation to those people who both encouraged and supported me in my recent Spotswood Board of Education election. I was delighted to come in with the highest number of votes among the four candidates running. Now it’s time to get to work…
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McDermott grateful for re-election in Old Bridge I am sincerely grateful for the support you offered me in the school board elections. I hope I will prove to be worthy of your continued confidence in me. I regard the NJ School Boards Code of Ethics as my bible in my daily conduct as an elected…
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Friends, supporters made annual dinner gala a huge success On behalf of Odessa Davis, Sheila Henry, Pam Mayo and Sharon Houzel, I would like to publicly take this opportunity to thank the members and friends of the African American Cultural Association of East Brunswick for attending the annual dinner gala at the East Brunswick Chateau…
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Borad of Education member thanks voters for support I would like to thank my good friends, neighbors and supporters for all the hard work they did for me. I could not have been elected without their wonderful support. It is said it takes a village to raise one child, and it also takes this village…
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Sayreville voters should have passed school board budget What happened? Why couldn’t our town get the support of the majority of voters to pass the school budget? The opposition’s case: in-crease of property taxes averaging $96 per household — which is $8 per month or $2 per week. Considering the importance of our children’s education…
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Twp. resident thanks animal control officer My husband and I want to send an overdue thank you to Mark Ladzinski, animal control officer in Monroe. About a month ago my husband and I heard a scratching in our fireplace chimney flue. Then, the next morning we discovered a squirrel huddled in the corner of the…
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State to help find child-care providers We live in an age when more and more parents must rely upon quality, low-cost child care for their children so that they may go to work every day, assured that their youngsters will be safe and secure. The problem ensues when it is a veritable maze trying to…
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Punitive measures will not effect behavioral changes in children This letter is in reference to the news article titled "Zero Tolerance Comes Under Fire" (Sentinel and Suburban, April 12). It is most unfortunate that four kindergartners were suspended in Sayreville last month for playing gun games with their pointed fingers. One wonders if such drastic…
