Category: Suburban Opinion

  • You love us, you really love us — or maybe not

    DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson — a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist — and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. Dear Greg: Red/Blue gets letters, and I’d like a chance to respond to this one that was…

  • Shirley M. Rixford

    Mrs. Rixford, 73, of Old Bridge, died Aug. 12, 2008, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy. She had lived in South Amboy before moving to Old Bridge 30 years ago. Mrs. Rixford was predeceased by her husband, Earl Rixford, in 1985. She is survived by a son, Joseph S. Roginski of Old Bridge; a…

  • Resident found Holt meeting informative

    On the evening of Aug. 12, the residents of South River were given the opportunity to speak to U.S. Congressman Rush Holt in a Town Hall meeting held at the Borough Council chambers. A very gracious congressman gave an exhaustive list of accomplishments and also the shortcomings of the current, 110th U.S. Congress. He then…

  • Thomas A. Fasinski

    Mr. Fasinski of Branchburg died Aug. 15, 2008, at Overlook Hospital, Summit. He was a senior electron device mechanic before his retirement. Surviving are two daughters, Cheryl A. and Alicia M., both of Branchburg. A funeral Mass was celebrated at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in South Amboy, followed by burial at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Parlin.…

  • Arc urges public to boycott ‘Tropic Thunder’

    I n their effort to create edgeof the-line humor for maximum audience interest, Dreamworks and Paramount Pictures have definitely crossed the line into offensiveness. They insist that the big summer movie “Tropic Thunder” is making fun of the “stop at nothing” attitude of actors and the entire filmmaking industry. What they refuse to see is…

  • Michael F. Piazza Sr.

    Mr. Piazza, 89, a resident of Milltown since 1954, died Aug. 14, 2008, at his son’s home in North Brunswick. He was the founder of Highland Park Glass and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Piazza was predeceased by his wife, Antoinette (Caturano) Piazza, in 2006; a daughter, Nora, in 1986; and…

  • N.Y.’s ‘vandal cancer’ seems to be spreading to N.J.

    Recently, I was invited to attend a daytime baseball game at the New York Mets’ Shea Stadium with one of my sons and grandson. A beautiful sunshine day, and I was in fine company. We rode the bus from a local bus terminal to the Port Authority building in NYC. From there we boarded the…

  • Cristina Nicoleta Cotet

    Mrs. Cotet, 49, of East Brunswick, died Aug. 17 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born and raised in Baia Mare, Romania, she came to the United States in 1996 and lived in Old Bridge before settling in East Brunswick in 2000. She was employed as a kindergarten teacher at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church…

  • High school project ‘a runaway locomotive’

    This letter is in response to the article, “Board may ask voters for another $3M,” which appeared in the Aug. 21 issue of the Suburban. In the Feb. 15, 2007 issue of the Suburban, it was reported that construction at Sayreville War Memorial High School is being investigated by the state in response to concerns…