Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Teen masters SAT before high school

    O.B. girl scores 800s on 2 sections as an eighth-grader BY KRISTIN BOYD Correspondent BY KRISTIN BOYDCorrespondent MICHAEL ACKER After qualifying to take the SATs as a student at Jonas Salk Middle School, Dedeepya Konuthula, 13 at the time, took the test with students at Old Bridge High School and scored two 800s and a…

  • Blood donors needed during summer months

    With summer 2006 upon us and the likelihood of a blood shortage in New Jersey, it can be a frustrating time for patients needing blood transfusions. A few summers ago when New Jersey resident Hank Klehm was 14 years old and battling leukemia, the last thing he and his mom needed was to be stuck…

  • Residents should let voices be heard on busing

    Come one, come all, to an epic event that will match the Sayreville Board of Education and the Sayreville Borough Council against the Kids of Sayreville. If you thought Ali vs. Frazier was a fight, if you thought Sugar Ray vs. Hagler was a knockdown, you have not seen anything yet. The town unites on…

  • The sign on the door says Gone Fishin’

    Greg Bean Coda If you’re reading this and have a complaint that I’m not writing about taxes, corruption or weighty issues this week (is my boss listening?), I can’t help you. That’s because I’m on the Middle Fork of the Powder River in Wyoming, enjoying the scenery on a friend’s ranch and trying to coax…

  • To know the facts, start reading the articles

    Peter Trabucco Guest Column This is in response to Walter DeAngelo’s “Your Turn” guest column, “Know the Facts Before Making Statements,” that appeared in the July 6 issue of the Suburban. In the column he accuses me of not knowing the facts regarding money the county lost due to misuse of state-granted funds. While the…

  • On Campus

    Boston University announced the following Old Bridge students who received degrees at the spring commencement exercises: Mainak Bardhan, a bachelor of science in business degree in business administration and management; Daniel E. Klein, a bachelor of science degree magna cum laude in film and television; Lal Pritamadasani, a master’s of science in computer information systems;…

  • Funding change would lower property taxes

    Pretend that you are back in high school and the following test was given regarding how to fund primary and secondary education and at the same time lower property taxes. Here are the facts. + The cost of education is funded by 60 percent of property taxes for individual municipalities. + The cost of education…

  • General ed. teachers face special ed. realities

    Districts, colleges adjust to a changing educational landscape BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer “It’s a matter of how do you provide good service for people and kids and yet still keep it within the budgetary realm of a public school?” – Bob Lanzieri A few years ago, at the University of…

  • Obituaries

    James A. Farley Sr. Mr. Farley, 77, of Matawan, died June 27 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in Sayreville, he resided there until moving to Matawan 51 years ago. Mr. Farley was a supervisor at E.I. DuPont Inc., Parlin, retiring in 1984. He served with the U.S. Army during peacetime. He was a member…