Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Builder’s Club learns value of helping others

    Carl Sandburg Middle School student Dylan Colon performs “Help” from the Beatles during the recent charity lip-sync show organized by the school’s Builder’s Club. The event raised $3,334 for the Old Bridge Food Bank, Township with a Heart and the families of two students. OLD BRIDGE – The first-ever Builder’s Club at Carl Sandburg Middle…

  • Obituaries

    Katherine Gondek Jaskowiak Mrs. Jaskowiak, 95, of Sayreville, died June 2, 2007, in Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Jaskowiak, in 1961. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Rosanna Jaskowiak of Lake Forest, Calif.; two brothers, John Gondek of Sayreville and Stanley Gondek of the Somerset section…

  • Guest Column

    What good government means to me: an essay Adam Van Handel What good government means to me: an essayAdam Van Handel SCOTT PILLING staff State Assemblywoman Amy Handlin (R-13) reads from a certificate presented June 7 to Adam Van Handel (r), an eighth-grader at Carl Sandburg Middle School, Old Bridge, for his victory in an…

  • Reunion honored highly regarded teacher, school

    A remarkable thing happened recently at the East Brunswick Public Library. For two hours the magic of Weber School, East Brunswick, was rekindled in a warm reunion of former students and teachers. Walt Young, teacher emeritus extraordinaire, was honored by some 50 of his former third-grade students, now well into their 30s, 40s and 50s.…

  • Residents to be credited for securing investigation

    Concerns of a high number of cancer cases in Sayreville deserve the utmost attention on the part of government officials, as many residents suspect there may be a cancer cluster. And while the state Department of Health and Senior Services is expected to assess the situation, residents should be prepared for what will likely be…

  • Time for residents to support schools, put trust in board

    As a regular attendee of the Sayreville Board of Education meetings, I am compelled to comment on the recent “Your Turn” guest column (“Disappointed With Board’s Behavior, Decisions”) that appeared in the June 7 issue of the Suburban. The suggestion that the board hire a public relations firm to help with its image was mine.…

  • Some people always see the tank as half empty

    Greg Bean Coda Greg BeanCoda We all have our special martial arts talents. My kids say that my wife, for example, is a black belt in Nag-Fu. They say I’m a grandmaster at Crotch-E-Tay. A good friend and fellow columnist who lives out in one of the Red States and whose name I’m withholding for…

  • References by last name were disrespectful

    References by last name were disrespectful As a parishioner of St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge, since 1978, I was happy to see the well-deserved front-page article on Msgr. John Szymanski (“Pastor reflects on four decades of leadership,” Suburban, June 7). The constant reference to the good monsignor as “Szymanski” was rather disrespectful. Perhaps…

  • Guest Column

    Unfair criticism overlooks the good Mike Macagnone Guest ColumnUnfair criticism overlooks the goodMike Macagnone      A few individuals have submitted to this paper for publication much criticism about the Sayreville Board of Education, but unfortunately it has been laced with inaccuracies, innuendo and intentional misinformation. Criticism is fine because if you are not criticized,…