Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Americans cherish right to speak out on elections

    We do not burn books. It is as simple as that. Greater Media Newspapers columnist Greg Bean’s article castigating the recent Supreme Court decision Citizens United rested on a principle as old as the Republic itself. The government cannot censor materials published by American citizens, no matter how rich or powerful they are. This is…

  • Leprechauns rate praise for hard work, winning season

    We would like to congratulate all Sayreville Leprechauns football teams and cheer squads on an awesome 2009 season. All the football teams had winning regular-season records, with the PeeWees team advancing to the playoffs and the Midgets team becoming the 2009 Division 3 Central Jersey champions. The cheer squads were amazing, with the Jr. PeeWee…

  • Encourages council support of Call to Service resolution

    The Old Bridge Township Council will be voting on a Call to Service Summit resolution on Monday, Feb. 8. We are hopeful that the council will embrace this initiative to encourage greater civic participation and showcase leadership opportunities on township boards and commissions. Most residents don’t know how to get involved or what opportunities exist.…

  • Drivers must yield right of way to pedestrians

    I would like to respond to Taj Ahmad’s letter to the editor, “Pedestrians Should Be More Alert When Crossing” (Suburban, Jan. 21). Although pedestrians should stop and look before crossing the street, Mr. Ahmad failed to mention that by law, pedestrians have the right of way. Drivers must stop to let pedestrians cross the street…

  • Preserving farm for open space would be a winner

    Coda • GREG BEAN When we bought our old house in East Brunswick in the fall of 1997, one of the biggest selling points was the fact that we could look out our living room window to the Foerter Farm across the road. The farm — a 30-acre parcel between Riva Avenue and Farrington Lake…

  • Free-throw contest

    Rachael Ortiz gets set to shoot during the Jan. 20 youth free-throw shooting contest sponsored by the St. Thomas the Apostle Knights of Columbus Council 4815 at the St. Thomas school, Old Bridge. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Ethel M. Banke Borowski

    Mrs. Borowski, 84, of Old Bridge, died Jan. 18, 2010, in Golden Living Center, Old Bridge. Prior to her retirement, she was a sales clerk with Buster Brown, Old Bridge. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Borowski, and by a brother, John Banke. Surviving are a daughter, Janice Hough, and her husband, Bruce, of…

  • James J. “Sonny” Desmond

    Mr. Desmond, 71, of Old Bridge, died Jan. 17, 2010, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1991, he was employed as a truck driver with UPS, Edison, where he worked for 31 years. He was predeceased by a brother, Thomas Desmond, and by a sister, Margaret Maguire. Surviving are his wife, Joyce; a daughter,…

  • Madeline Cunningham

    Mrs. Cunningham, 98, of Old Bridge, died Jan. 15, 2010, in Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge. Her husband, Joseph, died in 1972. Surviving are four sons and three daughters-in-law, Joseph and Muriel Cunningham, Thomas and Carol Cunningham, James Cunningham, and John and Enes Cunningham; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St.…