Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Elaine S. Bruhn-Szegeti

    Mrs. Bruhn-Szegeti, 74, of South River, died June 12, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement in 1991, she was employed by DuPont, Parlin section of Sayreville, where she worked for 23 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank Szegeti; four brothers, Robert Bruhn Jr., William Bruhn, Donald…

  • Margaret Anne Johnson

    Mrs. Johnson, 91, of East Brunswick, died June 1, 2010, in Golden Living Center, Old Bridge. Surviving are a daughter, Jacqueline Lopardo, and her husband, Richard, of the Forked River section of Lacey; a sister, Rosemary Esposito, and her husband, Donald, of Tucson, Ariz.; two brothers, Peter Johnson, and his wife, Jean, of Levittown, N.Y.,…

  • June – Make things happen!

    GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY “Green fingers are the exterior of a verdant heart.” — Russell Page Aperfect twist of silk scarf can catapult an ordinary outfit into a fashion achievement. Joy prevails in such moments. We gardeners can achieve a similar moment by planting summer bulbs. Placed with strategic aplomb, these subtropical plants lend glamour…

  • Game time

    Above: Sayreville Middle School students, including Azra Mazhar, enjoyed a day of games and tests of knowledge and athletics in the annual Sixth Grade Olympics May 31. Students vied for the title of best team by answering questions about history, math and spelling, and competed in contests such as capture the flag, relay races, a…

  • Golden Triangle not so golden after all is done

    CODA GREG BEAN T he East Brunswick Township Council’s announcement that it was nearing a settlement with Toll Brothers over the disputed Golden Triangle development did not exactly produce a sigh of relief around town. The terms of the proposed settlement frankly raised more questions than they answered. And since this is being written before…

  • NJN and music hall were perfect together

    As New Jersey Network faces the threat of being turned over to private ownership, hanging in the balance is a plan that has been evolving over the past year for the rebroadcast of a historic television series on bluegrass music from 1977 to which I had the honor of contributing as scriptwriter, narrator, and producer-for-stage,…

  • Speak out against off-shore drilling

    One would think that 200,000 gallons of oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico every day would change an opinion. One may also think that this environmental disaster, which has devastated wildlife including birds, oysters, shrimp and fish as well as shutting down the small businesses associated with that wildlife, would change an opinion. The…

  • Student assistance personnel provide important services

    On behalf of the Association of Student Assistance Professionals of New Jersey (ASAP-NJ), I am writing to alert you of a potentially catastrophic situation that is occurring in our schools statewide. Due to the devastating effects of massive budget cuts in every school district in the state, we have been notified that numerous school districts,…

  • Eleanor T. Giordano De Luca

    Mrs. De Luca, 83, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died May 31, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement, she was employed with Sunshine Biscuit Co., Sayreville, where she worked for 23 years. Her husband, Arthur C. De Luca, died in 1996. Surviving are two daughters, Laura and…