Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Resident hopes new VA secretary will be better qualified

    During the past year or so, I’ve submitted several letters to your fine paper regarding the sad state of the Veterans Administration, led by the incompetent and ignorant R. James Nicholson. Veterans, our hopes and prayers have been answered and by none other than Secretary Nicholson himself. I guess it is better to resign than…

  • School spirit

    JEFF GRANIT staff Third-grade teacher Diana Diercksen is introduced along with other teachers during the Sept. 30 pep rally at the Harry S. Truman Elementary School.

  • Privatization has destroyed the arts center

    Icommend Sen. Joe Kyrillos and Assemblywoman Amy Handlin for having the courage to take a stand on the situation at the PNC Bank Arts Center, and hope that their colleagues in the state Legislature will move quickly on hearings and action to set this situation right. The current so-called “arts center” is the direct opposite…

  • Team spirit

    Right, Old Bridge High School Vice Principal Vincent Sasso (l) and school athletic trainer Steve LaRegina struggle as they try to pass each other on the catwalk, part of the Project Adventure outdoor course, behind the high school during Monday’s inservice day, when faculty and staff engaged in teambuilding exercises. Many teachers volunteered to use…

  • O.B. residents don’t need terrorist target in backyard

    Ilive in the area where the 500 acres of township property called Crossroads is located. I have enjoyed the open space since I have lived in South Old Bridge, and I don’t understand why Mayor Jim Phillips has been trying to develop this property while trying to preserve smaller parcels of property in other areas…

  • Obituaries

    Adeline “Chickie” Ferreri Mrs. Ferreri, 82, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Sept. 21, 2007, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement in 1992, she was employed as a cafeteria manager with the Sayreville Board of Education, where she worked for more than 30 years. Her husband, Anthony C.…

  • ‘Soul Man’ from OBHS named Old Bridge Star

    Old Bridge Star Michael Rogers does his best Blues Brothers impersonation during the recent competition at the Old Bridge Public Library. OLD BRIDGE – Step aside, Taylor Hicks. There’s a new soul man on the move, and his name is Michael Rogers. The Old Bridge High School student was crowned Old Bridge Star following this…

  • Politicians often attempt to abuse letters forum

    GREG BEAN Coda In the newspaper business, there are some lessons you just have to learn the hard way. There’s an old maxim in this profession that even if your mother says she loves you, check it out. In other words, don’t believe anything people tell you without evidence, because you’ll be taken advantage of…

  • Vote to remove offensive description

    Your Turn ANITA CLAVERING Guest Column After months of legislation introduced and passed by the state Senate and Assembly and testimonies given by advocates, many with disabilities, an amendment to remove offensive language including words such as “idiot” and “insane” from the state constitution is now a public-ballot question to be voted on by the…