Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Warning: Your computer may be smarter than you

    Coda • GREG BEAN There is a huge debate among some national scientists about whether we should set limits on how smart we allow computers to get so they don’t eventually kill us all and take over the world. Although they all agree we’re a long way from Hal, the evil computer that commandeered the…

  • Christine Kress

    Mrs. Kress, 94, of the Cheesequake Village section of Old Bridge, died July 27, 2009, in Victoria Health Care, Matawan. Prior to her retirement in 1999, she was employed for 25 years as a waitress and hostess at Park Place Diner, Matawan. She was predeceased by a granddaughter, Colleen Kress, and by a brother, Christopher…

  • A differing view of the Main Street Bypass Committee

    I am writing this letter in response to the article ("Advisory Committee Supports Bypass Plan") and letter to the editor ("Committee Was Set Up To Get Bypass Built") regarding the proposed Sayreville Main Street Bypass that appeared in the July 30 issue of the Suburban. Enrique Gonzales Jr., who was quoted in the article and…

  • Irene S. Kierce

    Mrs. Kierce, 87, of the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge, died July 24, 2009. She served in the U.S. Marines in Camp Pendleton, Calif. She was an artist and art teacher, and member of the Arts Society of Monmouth County. She also co-owned an antique store in Ocean Grove. She was predeceased by a…

  • Against TNR for many reasons, none of which is money

    Michelle Lerner’s letter to the editor, “Questions Letter Writer’s Statements Regarding Failure of TNR” (Suburban, July 23), is typical of extreme animal-rights activists. When they don’t like the message, they attack the messenger. Ms. Lerner of Project TNR (Trap- Neuter-Release), a program of the New JerseyAnimal Rights Alliance, implies that our family, which operates T.…

  • Edward J. Traeger

    Mr. Traeger, 77, of Old Bridge, died July 9, 2009, in Barbara E. Cheung Hospice, Edison. Surviving are his wife, Judith Albano Traeger; a daughter, Jill Walker, and her husband, Matthew, of Mississippi; a son, Robert Traeger, and his wife, Nancy, of Jackson; a brother, William Traeger, and a sister, Mary Anne Gellis, both of…

  • Medicare benefit can stop costly hospital readmissions

    Our health-care system is clearly in need of reform, and I am heartened that our policymakers are delving into the issues to bring this to fruition this year. As I examine the existing concerns with our health-care system, it’s apparent that there could be ways to save money. When people are discharged from the hospital,…

  • Seeks to clear up rumors about health care

    As health care continues to be one of the most talked about issues today, I hope that consumers are not being misled by some of the myths that have been circulating. First of all, none of the major health-care reform plans being considered call for repealing Medicare. AARP and other organizations are fighting to make…

  • Committee was set up to get bypass built

    My name is Enrique Gonzalez Jr. and I represent the Sheffield Towne Condominium community on the “Bypass of Sayreville Committee,” also known as the “BS Committee.” The purpose of this committee was to discuss the concerns and feasibility of the proposed Main Street Bypass. The homeowners in Sheffield Towne and Sheffield Mews opposed it. I…