Salary bump stops writer from volunteering
      This is an open letter to Old Bridge Superintendent of Schools Simon Bosco. All the parameters of your job that you so eloquently whined about in the article titled "Schools Super Defends 13.9 Percent Salary Increase" (Suburban, May 1) are things that, at a minimum, private-sector workers do.
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'Middlesex' did not offend Founding Fathers, Victorians
      This is in response to the letter to the editor titled "Suggests Taking the 'Sex' Out of 'Middlesex County' " (Suburban, May 8), in the sincere hope that it was written as a jest. The author suggested calling it "Middle County" because, in his opinion, "the word 'sex' in the current name looks wei...
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Family overwhelmed by support of youngster and friends
      I just want to say thank you, and those two words don't say enough. You turn on the television, read the newspaper or click on the Internet, and you cannot find a feel-good story like the one that happened this past Friday in Sayreville.
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County should keep the 'sex,' forget about the 'Middle'
      I would like to thank Taj Ahmad of the Parlin section of Sayreville for his impassioned plea to our "lawmakers, senators and other politicians" ("Suggests Taking the 'Sex' Out of 'Middlesex County,' " Suburban, May 8) to divert their attention away from the less-pressing issues of violent crime, h...
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