Category: Suburban Opinion

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Maria Magliocco

    Mrs. Magliocco, 49, of Old Bridge, died Feb. 1, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. She was employed for the past six years as a food server at Carl Sandburg Middle School, Old Bridge. Surviving are her husband, Joseph J.; two sons, Nicholas and Matthew, and a daughter, Alexa, all at home;…

  • 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.…

  • Edward Sosnowitz

    Mr. Sosnowitz, 81, of Sayreville, died Jan. 28, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a chemical operator at National Lead Industries, Sayreville, where he worked for more than 30 years. He was predeceased by two brothers, Alex and Anthony, and three sisters, Jenny Grodzian,…

  • Abbott district concept must be eliminated

    In our state of New Jersey, to my knowledge, there are about 650 individual municipalities that are funded with school aid by the state of New Jersey to offset the burden of property taxes everyone has to pay as residents and taxpayers of the state. For many years now, again to the best of my…