Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Claire Stein

    Mrs. Stein, 79, of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, died July 23, 2008, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, Irving; a son, Howard; a daughter, Marcia Wesalo; a brother, Charles Frier; and three grandchildren. Services were held at Crabiel Home for Funerals, Milltown.

  • Domestic ducks, geese are deserving of concern, caring

    Go to any pond or lake in the summer and you will see swimming among wild waterfowl, domestic ducks and geese. These birds — often white Pekin ducks or Mother Goose-type geese — were once Easter pets or the result of school hatching projects. No longer small and fuzzy, these domestic birds are dumped at…

  • Illegals are responsibility of their respective governments

    Illegals are exactly that, lawbreakers. What is all of the nitpicking about? If they want to live and work here, they have to abide by our laws. They have to be documented and proceed with the process of becoming legal. This means paying taxes and obeying the laws of the United States. Paying sales taxes…

  • Frank M. Cholewa

    Mr. Cholewa, 88, of Sayreville, died July 8, 2008. After retiring as a carpenter with Local No. 1064, Milltown, he and his late wife owned and operated the Jernee Mill Inn, Sayreville, for many years. His wife, Helen E. Hardy Cholewa, died in 2006. Surviving are two daughters, Barbara Trzaska of East Brunswick and LaVerne…

  • Legislators thanked for keeping Shore Fund

    The Jersey Shore Partnership, on behalf of everyone who enjoys the shore, thanks the legislators who helped preserve the annual $25 million stable source of funding for shore protection and beach renourishment. The Partnership understands the tight fiscal times everyone is facing, but New Jersey has become a leader in shore protection. To take money…

  • Joseph M. Brzychcy

    Mr. Brzychcy, 57, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died July 13, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was predeceased by his parents, Helen and Joseph Brzychcy. Surviving are a sister, Mary Ellen Brzychcy; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. A Mass was offered at St. Bernadette’s Church, Parlin section of…

  • RCA issue addressed out of courts

    Over the past week we have heard many predictions of destruction and doom with calls for resistance from towns vowing to fight the recent legislative action to ban Regional Contribution Agreements – the loophole in our fair housing law that for two decades allowed New Jersey’s wealthiest towns to pay poor communities to take their…

  • Sylvia M. Boyce Houzell

    Mrs. Houzell, 75, of East Brunswick, died July 15, 2008, in Barbara E. Cheung Hospice, Edison. Surviving are two daughters, Sharon Houzell and Adrienne Houzell Bailey, both of East Brunswick; two sons, Carlton Houzell of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Donald Houzell of Queens, N.Y.; a sister, Lorraine Estes of Mount Pocono, Pa.; six grandchildren; and two…

  • Pallone criticized for not addressing Lyme epidemic

    Thank you for your thorough article on Congressman Frank Pallone and his refusal to bring H.R. 741 to a vote or hearing (May 22, Suburban). The Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Prevention, Education and Research Act is an extreme emergency not only for Frank Pallone’s constituents but for people across the nation. People from across the…