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News of the weird: Tiger, VW, Olympics and more
Coda • GREG BEAN So much to write about this week, so little space. Some weeks, I don’t know what I’m going to write about until I sit down at the computer on deadline day. Other weeks, there’s so much to write about I’d need 10 columns to do the subject matter justice. So, in…
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What’s not fair is that children will suffer from aid freeze
On Thursday, Feb. 11, many people across New Jersey tuned in to the radio or television to listen to Gov. Chris Christie address the budget crisis. Part of his plan to balance the budget was to freeze aid to schools; he instructed every school district in the state to use their surplus funds. Waving his…
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Christie’s action raids school funds, raises taxes
Gov. Chris Christie’s executive order that effectively confiscates the surplus in local board of education budgets to offset the anticipated shortfall in the state budget is simply wrong. The governor’s unilateral action, taken without the input of the state Legislature, will increase property taxes in East Brunswick by $5.4 million, South Plainfield by $1.6 million,…
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Water must be saved, no matter what season
Just because it is winter does not mean we should stop being conscious of our water supply. There are many ways to save water. Some are obvious. For example, when someone asks the average person how to conserve water, the knee-jerk response might be by turning off faucets. While this will save water, there are…
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Elwyn “Sid” Jones
Mr. Jones, 85, of East Brunswick, died Feb. 17, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was predeceased by a grandson, Arthur Gyorgydeak, and by a son-in-law, Arthur Gyorgydeak. Surviving are his wife, Reba; a son, Marty of the Parlin section of Sayreville; two daughters, Carol Gyorgydeak of Jamesburg and Betty Jackson…
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Marie D. Pennington
Mrs. Pennington, 90, of Manalapan, formerly of Milltown, died Feb. 16, 2010, in Francis E. Parker Home, Piscataway. Prior to her retirement in 1983, she was a receptionist for Personal Products, Milltown, where she worked for 15 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank E. Pennington; a grandson, Robert Balachick; and a sister, Agnes…
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Aida J. Doolittle
Mrs. Doolittle, 78, of Old Bridge, formerly of Spotswood, died Feb. 18, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Paul Doolittle, died in 2001. Surviving are three daughters, Linda Wnorowski, and her husband, Ken, of Jackson, Cynthia Bootier, and her husband, Roger, and Jane Doolittle, all of South River; a son,…
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Mary A. Scordo
Ms. Scordo, of East Brunswick, 84, formerly of Milltown, died Feb. 14, 2010, in Haven Hospice at JFK, Edison. Prior to her retirement, she was employed at Cleveland Container, Jamesburg, where she worked for 30 years. She was predeceased by three brothers, Nathaniel, Frank and Joseph Scordo, and by a sister, Anna Dente. Surviving are…
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Alice G. Jonas Wilcox
Mrs. Wilcox, 88, of Old Bridge, died Feb. 8, 2010, in The Elms of Cranbury. Her husband, Robert Wilcox, died in 1998. Surviving are a sister, Virginia Jackson, and her husband, William, of East Brunswick; a daughter, Beverly Wilcox of Vermont; four grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren. Services were held at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Spotswood.…
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