Category: Suburban Opinion

  • 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…

  • Myrtle Harned Unkel

    Mrs. Unkel, 88, of Sayreville, died Feb. 2, 2010, at home. Her husband, William A. Unkel Jr., died in 2002. Surviving are a son, William A. Unkel II of Sayreville; two daughters, Barbara Unkel of Sayreville and Judith Schlottfeld of the Parlin section of Sayreville; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services were held at Sayreville…

  • Water must be saved, no matter what the season

    Just because it is winter does not mean we should stop being conscious of our water supply. There are many ways to save water. Some are obvious. For example, when someone asks the average person how to conserve water, the knee-jerk response might be by turning off faucets. While this will save water, there are…

  • Ann Etheredge White

    Mrs. White, 89, Of Old Bridge, died Jan. 30, 2010, in Madison Center, Matawan. She was predeceased by her husband, Johnnie, and by a sister, Rosamond Hudgins. Surviving are two daughters, Pamela White of Old Bridge and Lynn Urrutia, and her husband, Fred, of Middleburgh, N.Y.; a son, Roy Olen, and his wife, Nancy, of…

  • N.J. needs the kind of change that fits in a pocket

    Gov. Chris Christie in his inauguration speech, parroting the president, claims “change has arrived.” OK, fine. When am I getting a permanent property tax cut? Robert Scardapane Somerset

  • 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.…

  • Calls for officials to put bad behavior aside, work for voters

    This is an open letter to Mayor Jim Phillips and the members of the Old Bridge Township Council. I attended the Feb. 8 council meeting, and I can now say I am embarrassed to be a resident of Old Bridge. As a registered independent, I have voted Democratic and voted Republican — and to be…