Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Lawmakers finally show a bit of common sense

    Coda • GREG BEAN My father died a hard death from lung cancer in 1983. From the first diagnosis, about six months before he passed, there was never any real hope, since his type of cancer is nearly always fatal. Still, he tried to beat it with ever-more aggressive chemotherapy treatments that took his hair…

  • Volunteer deserved, did not receive, thanks and praise

    I’m thankful that I have the opportunity to be referred to as an active, involved senior citizen in Sayreville, the community where I have spent my entire life. So once again I feel a moral obligation to exercise my opinion on volunteerism and political-leadership qualities. As far back as I can recall, I sat and…

  • Senate commended for passing Serve America Act

    On behalf of our 1.4 million members in the Garden State, AARP New Jersey applauds the Senate for passing the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. New Jerseyans should know that both Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez voted in favor of the bill. The bill will strengthen and expand civic engagement and volunteer opportunities…

  • William E. Kroeger

    Mr. Kroeger, 82, of Sayreville, died April 30, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement he was employed as a supervisor with E.I. DuPont Photo Products, Parlin section of Sayreville. His wife, Elizabeth Farley Kroeger, died in 1989. Surviving are two daughters and their husbands, Diane and Frederick Samsel…

  • Wetlands Association exhibits reckless behavior

    As a member of the Sayreville Environmental Commission, I am enormously proud of our advocacy for the remediation of contaminated sites in the borough. We consider ourselves to be volunteer watchdogs, ensuring the commercial and industrial businesses are good neighbors in Sayreville and that they conduct environmentally friendly practices at every turn. I have grave…

  • Alexander W. Wiecek

    Mr. Wiecek, 69, of Sayreville, died May 3, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in South River, he was a lifelong resident of Sayreville. Mr. Wiecek was vice president of purchasing at Henderson Corp., Raritan, retiring in 2003. He was a past member of the Sayreville Planning Board. He is survived…

  • Derail redevelopment project, lose jobs

    These are serious times to be in the construction industry. The local building trades that serve Sayreville are underemployed, with roughly 35 percent of the membership currently without steady work. Because of the current situation, I am deeply concerned that an environmental group in Edison is trying to block the redevelopment of the former National…

  • How high must taxes go before officials cut spending?

    While testifying before the Assembly Budget Committee, state Treasurer David Rousseau was asked the direct question, “Are New Jerseyans overtaxed?” He responded with a simple one-word answer: “No.” When Gov. Jon Corzine was asked whether he agreed with that response, he declined to directly answer. He said he wouldn’t have answered that way and pointed…

  • Senate commended for passing Serve America Act

    On behalf of our 1.4 million members in the Garden State, AARP New Jersey applauds the Senate for passing the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. New Jerseyans should know that both Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez voted in favor of the bill. The bill will strengthen and expand civic engagement and volunteer opportunities…