Category: Suburban Opinion

  • 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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  • Robert Webster

    Mr. Webster, 89, of Hazlet, died June 22, 2009, at home. He was a fireman in Jersey City for 32 years, retiring in 1980. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Rose O’Connor Webster; four sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Kathleen Webster of Sayreville, Brian and Judy Webster of Morganville, Timothy and Susan…

  • Advocacy groups work to avert cutbacks

    In a tough economic climate, it can be especially hard to balance the state budget. The fiscal responsibility is to meet the moral obligation of helping people access needed health care through public insurance programs. Keeping people in a program that provides quality, preventive care is a sound investment in New Jersey’s future. Gov. Jon…

  • Legislation would help some returning veterans

    Coda • GREG BEAN This Fourth of July was certainly a bittersweet holiday in our home. Those who know me know that our son Coleman, an Army sergeant who served two tours in Iraq, took his own life last September. In the months since, our family has learned a lot about the problems faced by…