Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Rose Marie Pasquale Brooks

    Mrs. Brooks, 64, of Monroe, formerly of Sayreville, died Dec. 30, 2008, at home. She was predeceased by her parents, Dominick Pasquale and Rose Tango Pasquale; a brother, Gerard Pasquale; and a grandson, Luke Matthew Santopietro. Surviving are her husband, Robert J. Brooks; a son, Peter J. Santopietro, and his wife, Rita, of South Brunswick;…

  • Customer service: a truly radical approach to sales

    Coda • GREG BEAN The results for the 2008 holiday shopping season are almost in from the nation’s major retailers, and it looks like it was worse than anyone could have predicted. Business was so bad at places like KB Toys and Sharper Image that it’s possible those companies won’t survive the coming year. Circuit…

  • Edward J. Comeau

    Mr. Comeau, 79, of Old Bridge, died Dec. 31, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton. Surviving are his wife, Elinor Beck Comeau; three children, Edward C. Comeau, Nancy Smith and Debbie Butterworth; two brothers, George Comeau and Bobby Comeau; a sister, Louise Morrison; seven grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Services were held at Michael…

  • Verna Totten Berry

    Mrs. Berry, 73, of Spotswood, formerly of Old Bridge, died Dec. 24, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. Her former husband, Kenneth M. Berry, died in 2007; a brother, Robert Totten, died in 1993; and a daughter-in-law, Deborah Berry, died in 2007. Surviving are three sons, Kenneth Berry of Old Bridge, Kevin…

  • More research before medical marijuana OK’d

    New Jersey is on the verge of being the next state to grant medical authority to its legislators by enacting legislation to allow our citizens to smoke pot and call it medicine. Besides the obvious contradiction that even the most addicted smoker knows that smoking is medically harmful, both the American Medical Association and Food…

  • Frank A. Pietropollo

    Mr. Pietropollo, 85, of Old Bridge, died Jan. 11, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. His wife, Lena R. Ricci Pietropollo, died in 2006, and a son, George Pietropollo, died in 1990. Surviving are a son, Frank C. Pietropollo, and his wife, Susan, of the Parlin section of Sayreville; two daughters, Roseann…

  • Sayreville GOP appointing political allies, not best qualified

    The Jan. 1 Borough Council reorganization meeting is for pomp and circumstance for the newly elected officials; however, it was a very distressing time for the people of Sayreville. For three years while the Democrats were in control of the council, the Republicans yelled and screamed about the injustices and the political paybacks. Untrue as…

  • Donald Bruce Leitch Sr.

    Mr. Leitch, 71, of Jackson, died Jan. 1, 2009, following a battle with lung cancer. He was born in Kearny and was raised in Laurence Harbor. He graduated from Sayreville High School and served in the United States Navy. Mr. Leitch retired from Hub Dental Supply in 2002 and was a past master mason at…

  • Has proof that kindness exists year-round

    The Christmas season is just behind us, the time when people tend to be more mindful of “goodwill toward man,” but I have renewed belief that it occurs year-round. My family and I will never forget Columbus Day 2008. My husband was heading home on his motorcycle and hit one of the new medians in…