Category: Suburban Opinion

  • To cook a turkey — first find the darned giblets

    Coda • GREG BEAN In our family, there are lots of stories we like to tell around the Thanksgiving table. Most of them are funny — to us — and most of them involve disasters, some going back generations. There’s the story about my grandmother’s sister, Gladys, who had her eye on a skinny young…

  • Elected council members convey gratitude

    We would like to sincerely thank the voters of Sayreville and the members of the Sayreville GOP who supported us during the campaign and showed their confidence by electing us to the Borough Council. Our promise is to treat you with the respect and courtesy to which you are entitled when you come to a…

  • Thanks go out to campaign supporters

    Iwould like to take this opportunity to thank all the people who supported me in my bid for an Old Bridge Township Council seat. I would especially like to thank cocampaignmanagerGaryNemshick for all his help and hard work. I believe we conducted a hard-fought and fair campaign and brought issues to light that needed to…

  • Holt, Pallone have done their duty

    AARP thanks Reps. Rush Holt and Frank Pallone for their votes in favor of better health care for every New Jerseyan. With the passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR-3962), we are one step closer to a stronger Medicare for seniors and future generations, and stable, affordable health care options for all…

  • Robert L. McCarty

    Mr. McCarty, 51, of Old Bridge, formerly of South River, died Oct. 31, 2009, at home. He was employed as a security-alarm monitor technician for the past four years with Protection One Security, Wall. Before that, he worked at STS Auto Center, East Brunswick, and Wawa, Old Bridge. He was predeceased by his father, John…

  • Lawrence R. Minch

    Mr. Gross, 86, of Toms River, died Nov. 12, 2009, at Van Dyke Hospice, Toms River. Born in Jersey City, he lived in Old Bridge for 30 years, prior to moving to Toms River in 1985. Prior to his retirement in 1984, he was an office manager for Western Electric, Kearney. His wife, Elinore Minch,…

  • Helen Sulley Wiget

    Mrs. Wiget, 76, of Keyport, died Oct. 21, 2009, at home. She had resided in Laurence Harbor before relocating to Keyport 15 years ago. Before her retirement, Mrs. Wiget was a custodian for the Old Bridge School District. She was predeceased by a son, Robert Wiget. She is survived by a daughter, Donna Maxwell of…

  • Georgelio Lucas

    Mr. Lucas, 56, of Old Bridge, died Nov. 9, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was the co-owner of Bell Concrete, Freehold, where he worked for more than 20 years. He was predeceased by his parents, Alexandre and Maria Rosa Costa Lucas; a sister, Maria Silva; and a nephew, Manny Silva.…

  • Anthony John Navickas

    Mr. Navickas, 80, of Old Bridge, died Nov. 1, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He began his career as a teacher with the East Brunswick school system in 1956, teaching classes in social studies, math and science, serving as a guidance counselor and eventually serving as principal of East Brunswick High…