Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Show me a good loser, and I’ll show you a loser

    Red State/ Blue State • DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Dear Greg: As you know, I’m working hard to be good loser, telling anyone who will listen that Barack Obama will soon be our president, and we must support him. I’m trying to be a lot nicer than your side was to George W. Bush.…

  • Join the fight for the smallest among us

    Prematurity is the No. 1 killer of newborns, and according to the March of Dimes, each year, 14,293 babies in New Jersey suffer the consequences of being born too soon. Babies who survive an early birth face the risk of serious lifelong health problems, including learning disabilities, cerebral palsy, blindness, hearing loss and chronic conditions…

  • ‘The Challenge’ is on for students at OBHS

    Academic team faces Clifton this weekend Academic team faces Clifton this weekend Pictured during a break in taping are (l-r) Old Bridge High School academic team adviser Barbara Hauser, Cristina Sorice, Dedeepya Konuthula, host Bryan Jenkins, Sibel Ozcelik, Neal Sukhia and Jordan Stefanski. OLD BRIDGE — Residents around the state can watch all-star students from…

  • Gary R. Tango

    Mr. Tango, 55, of Keyport, died Nov. 13, 2008, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He resided in Laurence Harbor, prior to relocating to Keyport 20 years ago. He was a custodian at Old Bridge Board of Education for 23 years, retiring in August 2008. He is survived by his wife, Francesca Giaritta Tango; a daughter,…

  • Charlotte A. Louis

    Mrs. Louis, 79, of Sayreville, formerly of Middletown, died Nov. 10, 2008, in Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Prior to her retirement in 2003, she was the owner of Charlotte’sWesternWear, Sayreville, for 15 years. A son, Andrew Louis, died in 1993, and a daughter, Lonna Scruby, died in 2007. Surviving are two sons, Gary Louis, and…

  • Elaine E. Trolian Weber

    Mrs. Weber, 64, of Spotswood, formerly of Old Bridge and Keyport, died Nov. 12, 2008, at home. She was predeceased by a son, Michael, in 1973. Surviving are her husband, Gary; her children, Cheryl Bonczek and DeborahWeber, both of Sayreville, Gary Weber of Old Bridge and Michelle Zeno of Hightstown; six siblings, Ralph Trolian of…

  • Rose Principio Monte

    Mrs. Monte, of East Brunswick, formerly of Paramus, died Nov. 16, 2008, in Golden Living Center, Old Bridge. Her husband, Peter, died in 1988, and a daughter, Julia Abbondanza, died in 1983. Surviving are two sisters, Antoinette Bixgorin of Arizona and Tina Pannetta of Florida; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at…

  • Proposal to lower legal drinking age is unwise, irresponsible

    As a senior at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, am appalled by the Amethyst Initiative, the proposal by more than 100 college presidents to commence conversation on lowering the drinking age to 18. I wholly agree with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) that this plan is a mere ploy designed to enable college presidents to circumvent…

  • Leroy P. Linden

    Mr. Linden, 89, of Hammonton, formerly of East Brunswick and Old Bridge, died Nov. 8, 2008, in William B. Kessler Memorial Hospital, Hammonton. He was predeceased by a grandson, Sean Weingartner. Surviving are his wife, Mable Bull Linden; a son, Leroy J. Linden of East Brunswick; three daughters, Jean Guilmartin, and her husband, Warren, of…