Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Citizens have the ‘Power to End Stroke’

    This year, at least 700,000 Americans will suffer a new or recurrent stroke, but no communities are at greater risk than the African-American communities. Stroke is New Jersey’s No. 3 killer and a leading cause of serious, long-term disability, but stroke is preventable. During American Stroke Month last May, we had the privilege of representing…

  • Government contractors, not 9/11 widows, profited from tragedy

    I read Christine Grimaldi’s article about Ann Coulter’s book and comments regarding the 9/11 widows (“Writer’s Claims Disturb Families of 9/11 Victims,” Suburban, June 15), and I found myself nodding my head in agreement with the outrage expressed by those interviewed. I have been wondering, too, if anyone asked Ann Coulter what her thoughts are…

  • Obituaries

    Ruth Jean Beauregard Connors Mrs. Connors, 69, of Sayreville, died Aug. 1 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, Floyd Connors; four children, Kathleen Connors of Barnegat, Jeffrey Connors of Holmdel, Dana DeLucia of Piscataway and Patrice Connors of Sayreville; and four grandchildren. A Mass was offered at Our Lady…

  • When making cuts, don’t hurt the children

    While I understand that the drafting up of a budget is a business process, the decisions that are made when drafting up that budget are all hard choices. The aftermath of those decisions can sometimes be insurmountable to those affected. The Sayreville Board of Education has had many hard decisions in the past couple of…

  • BOEs should sponsor discussion on ‘fair tax’ funding

    I’ve read about the “fair-tax” method of funding education in letters to the editor, and, to date, I’m all for it. First, it takes into consideration one’s ability to pay, since a 5-percent state income tax will be dedicated to fund education. Secondly, it dedicates property taxes to pay for only municipal and county expenses.…

  • Coda

    Eminent domain battle now on national stage Greg Bean Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider and the members of his “Schneider Team” should be so proud – they’ve gone from being villains on a local and regional level to villains of national renown. If you read a daily newspaper, chances are that last Sunday you noticed…

  • Obituaries

    John P. O’Connor Mr. O’Connor, 78, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died July 26 in St. Clare’s Hospital, Dover. Surviving are his wife, Agnes F. Powers O’Connor; a daughter, Dr. Patricia O’Connor Dreyfuss of Boonton; four sons, John P. Jr. of Yokosuka, Japan, Timothy of Fredericksburg, Va., and Terrence J. and Michael J., both…

  • Summer break … Who needs it???

    School may be out, but many teachers can be found hard at work BY KRISTIN BOYD Correspondent BY KRISTIN BOYDCorrespondent CHRIS KELLY staff Kathy Schumann works with Apeksha Parmar, 6, during a Summer Academy session last week at East Brunswick’s Chittick Elementary School. Schumann spent the first half of her summer break working to help…

  • Financing agreement saved taxpayers money

    Earlier this year I was selected to be a member of the Old Bridge Township Council budget negotiating committee to help resolve the failed Board of Education budget. The committee, which also included council members Patrick Gillespie and Robert Volkert, met on numerous occasions in an attempt to identify ways to provide needed tax relief…