Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Board member’s math just doesn’t add up

    In a letter to the editor (“Boards Hear Residents, Strive to Curb Residential Development”) in the Jan. 25 issue of the Suburban, Larry Redmond, chairman of the Old Bridge Planning Board, stated, “In fact, only 24 new homes were approved by both the Zoning and Planning boards combined in 2006.” Welcome to the start of…

  • Parents should pay for full-day K

    This letter is in regard to the article titled “All-Day Kindergarten Recommended in Old Bridge” that appeared in the Feb. 1 issue of the Suburban. At a time when New Jersey property taxes are such a hot political issue, Old Bridge is considering the institution of a full-day kindergarten program. I do not doubt the…

  • Obituaries

    Mildred Brinkkord Piccuirro Mrs. Piccuirro, of Sayreville, formerly of the Warren Grove section of Barnegat, died Jan. 27, 2007, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Ferdinand. Surviving are seven children, Ferdinand G. Piccuirro, Dr. Michael A. Piccuirro, Donna Marie Frable, Mary Ellen Piccuirro, William Piccuirro, Kristina Piccuirro and Joseph G. Piccuirro; 14 grandchildren;…

  • Coda

    Is the nest ever empty when it’s full of junk? Greg Bean My wife and I are now officially empty nesters, but when the last child left recently to take an out-of-state job, we came to a shocking realization: You can’t have an empty nest when the chicks leave all their junk behind to clutter…

  • Commit to making society more respectful

    How many of our parents taught us to “think before you speak,” that “you can never take back what you say” and that “what’s in the heart and mind comes out of the mouth”? That’s why excuses and apologies from Michael Richards and Mel Gibson are so hard to accept. Is Richards a racist or…

  • Coda

    In this parable, let’s all just root for the lions Greg Bean Watching President George W. Bush on television last week reminded me of the story we learned in Bible class about Daniel and the Lions’ Den. I’m kind of working from memory here, but as I recall, Daniel was a high-level bureaucrat in the…

  • Why won’t officials do the right thing about property taxes?

    Hogwash. That’s all I can say for the comments made by Gov. Jon Corzine and elected state officials pertaining to their efforts to correct the high property-tax situation. We all agree that property taxes are negatively affecting many New Jersey residents to the extent that many are finding it necessary to leave the state. What…

  • Film on Darfur finds concerned audience

    On a recent Sunday, more than 200 local residents came out on a snowy, winter evening to see a movie at the Mega Movies cinema on Route 18 in East Brunswick. Unlike the other movies being shown that evening, this one had no commercials, no star power and no big budget to lure moviegoers. Instead,…

  • State needs independent comptroller and spending cuts

    I was most disappointed in reading various articles noting attempts at ending dual office holding being dropped due to the ire of the Hudson County Democrat lawmakers and that Sen. Buono was withdrawing her support for establishing the Office of State Comptroller due to changes, which in her opinion made for a “watered down and…