March Is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

By Ronald G. Rios

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness month, and I encourage all residents to educate themselves and their families about colorectal cancer – the third most common cancer in men and women.

Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that in 2005, 72,007 men and 69,398 women were diagnosed with colorectal cancer; and 26,781 men and 27,259 women died.

Men and women of all racial and ethnic groups are affected by this disease, which almost always develops from precancerous polyps (abnormal growths) in the colon or rectum.

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Carteret Awarded $1 Million Grant For Waterfront Pier Extension

CARTERET—The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders has awarded Carteret $1 million for the construction of a pier extension at Carteret Waterfront Park, Mayor Daniel Reiman and Freeholder Ron Rios announced last week. The funds have been earmarked via the Middlesex County Open Space fund, and will allow for the extension of the existing Veteran’s Memorial Fishing Pier.

The project will allow for a 690 ft. addition that will extend southwards along the Arthur Kill. The addition will accommodate a variety of recreational uses by residents and visitors that include fishing, walking, and bird watching amongst others. The extension will preserve many of the aesthetic features of the existing pier, according to Reiman, and serve as a buffer against wave cycles and currents. The pier addition will also serve as a breakwater, separating the Arthur kill from the borough’s future marina.

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Disgraced Ex-Mayor Attacks Officials: Interrupts council with complaints about South Amboy investment

James Failace

CARTERET — Ex-Mayor James Failace has emerged after six years of public silence, leveling personal attacks to stir up political support for candidates challenging allies of the current mayor in the weeks before the Nov. 4 election.

Failace, whose bid for re-election was defeated by Mayor Daniel Reiman in a 2002 landslide, made allegations during a recent Borough Council meeting concerning a real estate partnership formed in 2005 by Reiman, Middlesex County Freeholder Ronald Rios and Hank D’Orsi, the owner of H. D’Orsi Contractor.

Reiman said business venture, called HD Partnership, was formed in September 2005 to buy an abandoned gas station on South Pine Street in South Amboy for $240,000 and spent another $60,000 on remediation and environmental agency approvals. Each partner held a one-third interest in the project.

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South Amboy Celebrates Centennial

South Amboy Celebrates Centennial—On Friday, April 11, the City of South Amboy celebrated its 100th birthday at the South Amboy Senior Center. Mayor John O’Leary along with Freeholder Director David Crabiel and Freeholder Ron Rios helped mark the date with a celebratory cake. Crabiel congratulated the city and spoke of the accomplishments in South Amboy over the last century. Rios presented the city with a congratulatory resolution from the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders. South Amboy resident Laura Cierpial, who celebrated her 101st birthday on March 10, added to the celebration with her attendance and witty conversation.

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