Category: Suburban Opinion
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Historical society staff wins praise A few weeks ago we attended the reopening of the Sayreville Historical Society building on Main Street, next to the Senior Citizens building in Sayreville. The building the historical society uses was one of the oldest school buildings in Sayreville. What has been done with the new displays is astounding.…
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Board did not do the right thing concerning high school principal First, I would like to say thank you to Mr. Arnold Oftedal for a job well done. Second, I would like to commend Kevin Ciak, Arthur Rittenhouse and Ronald Van Tine for attempting to do what we know is right — keep Mr. Oftedal…
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Reader thinks O.B. voters were victims of an election hoax The Democratic contenders for Township Council in the recent election in Old Bridge ran and were able to win based mainly on a platform targeting what they called "overdevelopment." But they now have Zoning Board members who include a developer and others who have approved…
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Citizens need to work with police for safer streets O n Thursday South River residents received the sad news that one of their neighbors died as a result of brutal and senseless tragedy. John Harvey, 47, died at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick as a result of injuries he suffered in an…
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Former mayoral candidate looks forward to change in Old Bridge Please allow me to express my sincere appreciation to all the Old Bridge voters who cast ballots for me in the most recent mayoral election. The election was close, we were not victorious, but clearly our message of fighting overtaxation, overdevelopment, overcrowded schools and the…
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New rail line would bring prolonged delays Proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) trains will not go from Lakewood to New York City but will terminate at Newark. Diesel-powered trains are not allowed in the rail tunnel. A story in a recent issue of a local newspaper points out that with train delays, the time between Penn Station,…
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Line of succession should still be addressed in S.R. T his week, Capt. Wesley Bomba returned to the South River Police Department after almost a year’s absence. He was suspended from the force March 8, 1999, after a fellow officer brought departmental charges against him. Subsequently, three female employees of the police department filed sexual…
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Wrestlers and families extend thanks The wrestlers and family members of the Sayreville Recreation wrestling program would like to thank everyone in the community who helped make our recent wrestling tournament a huge success. Members of the business community donated food, drinks, etc., and purchased boosters in the program booklet, which showed their support of…
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Sayreville police officer displayed concern This is a copy of a letter I recently wrote to Chief John Garbowski of the Sayreville Police Department. I would like to commend one of your staff, Patrolman Barry Eck. He was of great assistance to me on Jan. 31. My brother, who lived in Metuchen, was found deceased…
