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Mr. U and Ms. Q
Anthony Silvestri and Teaney Sarkis show a display of affection during a mock wedding ceremony in which Mr. U and Ms. Q were married on Friday at the Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School, Old Bridge. ERIC SUCAR staff
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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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Old Bridge residents deserve more than petty politics
In an effort to be a more informed member of my community, I’ve recently made it a point to either watch or attend our Old Bridge Township Council meetings. As part of this process, I made assumptions and had expectations about my elected officials. For example, I thought that our elected officials would have an…
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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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With water cost in Say., more is less, less is more
As a senior, one is exposed to a multitude of required forms that mandate, “Last name, first — first name, last.” It took some time before I felt comfortable with such contorted demands. However, I did manage to survive, albeit with some awkwardness, not quite sure if I always had “last” first, second, or at…
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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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Edward J. Dusko
Mr. Dusko, 89, of Sayreville, died Feb. 11, 2010, at home. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as an instrument mechanic at Hercules Inc., Parlin section of Sayreville, where he worked for 41 years. A member of the Sayreville Borough Council 1961-69, he also served as council president. His wife, Veronica E. Koller Dusko,…
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Patricia A. Weingartner
Mrs. Weingartner, 63, of Old Bridge, died Feb. 7, 2010, in Victoria HealthCare Center, Matawan. She was an office administrator with Golden Living Center, Old Bridge, for five years. Surviving are her husband, Joseph Weingartner; a son, Joseph P. Weingartner; a brother and sister in-law, Paul and Nancy Kloman; a sister-inlaw, Beverly Wilson; and four…
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Stanley W. Kalamon
Mr. Kalamon, 84, of Old Bridge, died Feb. 15, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. He was predeceased by a daughter, Mary Ann Kalamon, and by a brother, Edward Kalamon. Surviving are his wife, Eva Vidakovich Kalamon; a daughter, Christine Kalamon, and her husband, William Luftig, of Colorado; two sisters, Genevieve Di…
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