Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Science for $50

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT PILLING staff Above: Karen Foley, a second-grade teacher at Old Bridge’s Carpenter Elementary School, reads an answer to participants during the school’s annual Jeopardy Tournament last Thursday. At right: Student Emily Hardy removes a card from the category list.

  • Jeopardy

    SCOTT PILLING staff Carpenter Elementary School students (l-r) Andrew Daloio, Kaitlyn Burgert and Nicholas Bartelotti match questions with answers during the school’s annual Jeopardy Tournament last Thursday in Old Bridge.

  • 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…

  • Donations for needy brightened holiday season

    On behalf of Marian Rettinger, president of the General Federation of Woman’s Clubs (GFWC) Woman’s Club of East Brunswick, I would like to thank all club members, residents, friends and local organizations who participated in the club’s requests for holiday donations of children’s wrapped gifts that helped Santa Claus bring smiles to our 10 needy…

  • Time for county to establish no-kill animal shelter

    I was told by several people about how great the Monmouth County Animal Shelter is. A couple of weeks ago, I took a carload of items to the facility’s thrift store that benefits the animals. The shelter is extremely clean, and the animals are exercised and seem friendly and happy. The people at both the…

  • Boards hear residents, strive to curb residential development

    I recently read a letter to the editor from Pete Trabucco titled “A Job Well-Done, Fellow Citizens of Old Bridge” (Suburban, Jan. 18), and as a member of the Old Bridge Township Planning Board, I had some additional thoughts. I agree with Mr. Trabucco that Old Bridge residents should be commended for participating in their…

  • Obituaries

    Robert E. McGuffey Mr. McGuffey, 83, of Sayreville, died Jan. 19, 2007, in Greenville Hospital, Jersey City. His wife, Ethel Blakeslee McGuffey, died in 1992. Surviving are three daughters and sons-in-law, Janet and Charles Kerzan of Sayreville, Beth and Jack Bogush of Jersey City and Karen and Jeffrey Koob of Williamsburg, Va.; and five grandchildren.…