Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Your Turn

    Retired library director seeks to set record straight Joseph E. Lyons Guest Column Joseph E. LyonsGuest Column I am writing with regard to the article, “Unsupervised children cause issues at the library,” (Suburban, April 19). Since I am falsely represented by name by the Sayreville business administrator in this article, I thought it proper to…

  • Girl Talk

    Heartbreak can allow our hearts to grow Clare Marie Celano There’s a great dialogue exchange between John Cusack and Diane Lane in the movie “Must Love Dogs.” Cusack, newly divorced, is on an Internet date with Lane, also divorced. Instead of small talk on this first date, Cusack opts to spill his guts telling Lane…

  • Gov. should take cue from across the Hudson

    I have a solution to New Jersey’s fiscal problems. Send Gov. Corzine to take lessons from New York’s mayor, Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg now has a $4.4 billion surplus, lowered property taxes and is removing the sales tax from some clothing items/shoes. The best part is that he is still asking city departments to cut spending.…

  • Town seeks public’s input on defeated school budget

    OLD BRIDGE – Township officials are seeking input from members of the public during two upcoming meetings on the defeated school budget. A committee formed by the Township Council to review the school budget has planned the meetings for an upcoming weeknight as well as a weekend afternoon to accommodate residents’ schedules. They will be…

  • Resident dismayed by lack of response from mayor

    I was reading an article regarding Mayor Jim Phillips of Old Bridge on page 6 in the April 5 issue of the Suburban. I had to chuckle at the opening sentence, which read, “Mayor Jim Phillips wants to know what you are thinking.” The next sentence states that the mayor formulated a survey and e-mailed…

  • Piccillo and Hopman to lead board for year

    Six-year member to serve his first term as president BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer Old Bridge OLD BRIDGE – Two Board of Education veterans were elected to serve as president and vice president Tuesday as a third of the board’s seats changed hands. Frank Piccillo, who is starting his sixth year…

  • Council will ‘respect will of voters’ on tab

    Accounting firm appointed to review defeated budget BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – The Township Council has set to work in making adjustments to the school budget voters shot down last week. The council’s finance committee met Monday to begin discussions, and the council authorized a resolution to retain…

  • Public urged to look for humane seal of approval

    A recent poll by Opinion Research Corporation International asked 1,000 adults how they prefer their charitable donations be utilized. Not surprisingly, the majority said they would be more likely to donate to a health charity that does not conduct animal experiments. But until now, there was no way of identifying “cruelty free” charities without a…

  • Board, residents thank Barone for BOE service

    Seven-year member was ‘calming, rational’ voice on school board BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Peter Barone SAYREVILLE – The Board of Education had bid farewell to a member who was quiet but revered during his seven years of service. Peter Barone, who did not seek re-election this month, is succeeded on…