Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Louis W. Kosakowski

    Mr. Kosakowski, 84, of Sayreville, died July 1, 2009, in New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park, Edison. Prior to his retirement in 1992, he was employed as a machine operator at Algrow Knitting Mills, Milltown, where he worked for 40 years. He was predeceased by six siblings. Surviving are two sisters, Irene Wysocki…

  • Donald F. Saunders

    Mr. Saunders, 81, of East Brunswick, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He resided in North Brunswick prior to relocating to East Brunswick in 1952. He was a research lab technician at E.I. DuPont DeNemours and Company, Parlin section of Sayreville, for 40 years, retiring in 1986. He…

  • William M. Curch

    Mr. Curch, 93, of the Cheesequake Village section of Old Bridge, died July 2, 2009, in Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. His wife, Jennie Curch, died in 2005. Surviving are two daughters, Josephine Hahn of Matawan and Constance Sielicki of Virginia; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and five greatgreat grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Catherine’s…

  • Carolyn A. Schuhlein Gruetze

    Mrs. Gruetze, 66, of Spotswood, died June 29, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are a son, William Gruetze of Highland Park; a daughter, Heidi Huchko, and her husband, Kenny, of Jackson; a brother, Warren Schuhlein of Florida; a granddaughter; and her former husband, Helmut Gruetze. Services were held at The…

  • Eileen Rose Murray

    Ms. Murray, 49, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, formerly of Edison, died July 6, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. Her father, Donald Murray, died in 2007. Surviving are her mother, Angelina; four siblings and their spouses, Paul and Becky Murray of Idaho, Diane and Danny Seich of Sayreville, Robert Murray…

  • Thinks Christie will bring jobs back to N.J.

    After reading about Chris Christie’s new renewable energy initiative and Gov. Jon Corzine’s response, it’s clear that Christie is focusing on creating jobs while Corzine only cares about political talking points, regardless of how New Jersey continues to suffer. Christie understands that an 8.8 percent unemployment rate and 135,000 lost jobs in the last year…

  • The fault is not in the animals, but in the humans

    I’m writing in response to Greg Bean’s column, “He Bagged the Goose — And Then We Cooked It” (Suburban, June 25), a ridiculous proposal on how to handle the so-called “goose problem” New Jersey faces. I know Mr. Bean expected scathing letters from animal-rights freaks, attacking him for his satirical article (Isn’t satire supposed to…

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  • TNR does not work on cats, has negative impact on birds

    This letter is in response to Michelle Lerner’s letter to the editor, “TNR Is Most Effective, Cheapest Way To Control Feral Cats” (Suburban, July 2). There is no scientific evidence indicating that Trap-Neuter- Return (TNR) substantially, quickly or effectively reduces the feral-cat population. The American Veterinary Medical Association has stated that any reduction is insignificant.…