Category: Suburban Opinion

  • O.B. school parking lot to be used by commuters

    BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – Some residents who commute to work will have one less headache to deal with in their hectic morning rush. The Board of Education and Township Council have entered into an interlocal agreement to provide 59 parking spaces for commuters at the Carl Sandburg…

  • In the News

    Quotes show state leaders out of touch Mark Rosman It’s the little things that make me crazy at 5 a.m. I define “little things” as picking up my daily newspaper from the porch and seeing a pair of quotes from two purported New Jersey leaders that show me just how pathetic a state this state…

  • Coda

    Merla is guilty? Boy, we didn’t see that coming Greg Bean After last Wednesday, we can add at least one more entry to our lexicon of words describing former Keyport Mayor John Merla – felon. It looks like I won’t be eating crow after all – which I might have been compelled to do had…

  • O.B. mayor’s words, actions make for confusing message

    I don’t know about the average resident of Old Bridge, but when I read the article titled “Old Bridge Officials Talk Goals for 2007” in the Jan. 5 issue of the Suburban, I found myself very confused with Mayor Jim Phillips’ position on the overdevelopment issue. I support the mayor when he states, “We’re going…

  • Obituaries

    Virginia Peterson Mrs. Peterson, 82, of Old Bridge, died Jan. 8, 2007, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, Raymond, died in 1999, and a grandson, Steven Giordano, died in 2003. Surviving are two daughters, Virginia Giordano, and her husband, David, of the Sewell section of Mantua, and Lauren Serzan, and her…

  • Warm hats for the little ones

    JEFF GRANIT staff Sneha Shah, 15, (c) and Stephanie Gonzalez, 13, make hats out of fleece as part of Project Linus at the Old Bridge Public Library Monday night. Items made for the national project are given to youngsters who suffer from serious illnesses and trauma.

  • On Campus

    Jesse Martinez, son of JoAnn and Ismael Martinez of Old Bridge, was named to the dean’s list as a Kean Scholar for the fall semester at Kean University, Union. He is a 2003 graduate of Old Bridge High School. Dana Piscitelli, daughter of Tina and Ken Piscitelli of Sayreville, was named to the dean’s list…

  • Details remain unclear on civil union law

    In a series of interviews with area mayors, the Suburban and a few of its sister publications found that with civil unions soon to become legal, many look forward to officiating the ceremonies, some aren’t totally comfortable with them but will do them anyway, and others are unsure if they’ll take part or not. None…

  • Coda

    Geraldo is still running off at the (big) mouth Greg Bean You know, one of these days someone is going to get fed up with Geraldo Rivera’s threats and beat him like a rented mule. Not that I watch either one of them on television, but there’s apparently quite a feud going between Geraldo and…