Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Obituaries

    Karen Dioses Karen, 11, died April 20 at home. She was a fifth-grade student at Our Lady of Victories School, Sayreville. Surviving are her parents, Rose and Walter Dioses; a brother, Walter Dioses Jr., at home; her grandfather, Rene Dioses of Texas; and many other family members. A Mass was offered at Our Lady of…

  • Teach children personal responsibility, not how to assign blame

    This letter is in response to the April 20 letter titled “Parent Voices Concern About Security at High School” (Suburban, April 20). First of all, our teachers’ primary responsibility is to educate our children to help them become useful and productive members of our society, not to protect students’ personal belongings. Secondly, our teachers’ responsibility…

  • Casino, education lobbies have too much power

    George Orwell wrote in his novel “Animal Farm” that “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” Orwell, if he were alive today, might be referring to two powerful groups in New Jersey – the Casino Association and the education lobby. Both have powerful voices in Trenton. The casino lobby somehow…

  • Drivers must learn to share the road for safety’s sake

    Today was my lucky day on Route 18. I rarely drive in the morning (southbound in the evening) on that deadly stretch of Route 18 north that goes from about Tices Lane, over the New Jersey Turnpike and out to Route 1. Unfortunately, I had to do it this morning, and I am lucky to…

  • ‘Our Town’ featured at MCC this weekend

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer PHOTO COURTESY OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE “Our Town” is being performed at the new Studio Theater at Middlesex County College. (From left) Erin McCourt, of Edison, who plays the part of Emily Webb; Andrew Young, of Old Bridge, who plays George Gibbs; and Barry Prag, of…

  • AARP official has friendly reminder for the governor

    Congratulations on your victory and recent inauguration as governor of the state of New Jersey. Many people make New Year’s resolutions in the month of January and unfortunately they are broken by the end of that very same month. Our 1.35 million New Jersey AARP members do not expect your campaign promises to end up…

  • Newly elected board member looks forward to serving

    Many people have asked what my reaction is to being elected to the Sayreville Board of Education – in a word, it is “excited.” I appreciate the time, energy and encouragement that many of my supporters personally offered. I am pleased that the voters chose me to serve the community on their Board of Education,…

  • Resident praises Thompson, staff for Medicare help

    I recently had a problem with my Medicare HMO that I was unable to resolve after several weeks and countless phone calls. I contacted the office of Assemblyman Sam Thompson, whose staff immediately started working on my problem. Within one day, they were able to get my coverage reinstated without a lapse. Assemblyman Thompson and…

  • Greg Bean

    Coda Big brothers specialize in diabolical pranks I stopped at the pharmacy the day before Easter, and among the customers waiting at the register was a mom and three kids – a couple of boys maybe 8 and 9, and a girl, 2 or 3. The boys had the look of mischief in their eyes,…