Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Qualifying for the Mother of the Year Award

    Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch It hit me just last week that I may never qualify for the Mother of the Year Award. I’m also out of the running for Cook of the Century and A Wife to Die For. Since those nice folks at “Desperate Housewives” haven’t called and requested my presence for…

  • Obituaries

    Thomas P. Sandle Mr. Sandle, 81, of Louisville, Ky., formerly of Old Bridge and Jackson, died Aug. 31 at home. Prior to his retirement in 1995, he was a golf course superintendent for Tamarack Golf Course, East Brunswick, where he worked for 25 years. His wife, Elizabeth Henry Sandle, died in 1998. Surviving are a…

  • Letters

    Spina will provide fresh leadership on Township Council When I recently moved to Old Bridge, Mike Spina welcomed me to the area, and I am delighted to see that he is running for the Ward 5 council seat. Mike is in a unique position to bring in businesses that can stabilize taxes in our township,…

  • Departures prompt new administrative model

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The school district’s administration is getting a face lift and a new chain of command. A number of administrative changes will be implemented beginning Jan. 1, according to Superintendent of Schools Nicole Okun. At that time, longtime Assistant Superintendent for Business R. Gregory…

  • Bishop thanks students for help after tsunami

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer JOHN DUNPHY The Most Rev. Devadass Ambrose, bishop of the Thanjavur Diocese, came all the way from India Tuesday to thank the children of the Our Lady of Victories Catholic School, Main Street, Sayreville, for their contributions, both financially and emotionally, to those affected by the…

  • Some upset with board’s decision on school name

    SAYREVILLE — What’s in a name? A lot for some residents who cherish local history. Speaking during the public portion of last week’s Board of Education meeting, Shirley Dill, of Deerfield Road, expressed dissatisfaction with the name of the Sayreville Upper Elementary School. She noted that the school was built around a structure that was…

  • Campaign experiment winds up FACE down

    We had high hopes for the Fair and Clean Elections (FACE) Pilot Project, but as the experiment came to a close last week, there was no way of looking at it as anything but a bust. Under FACE, Assembly candidates from District 13, in Middlesex and Monmouth counties, and District 6 in Camden County were…

  • Name-calling unnecessary in county freeholder race

    It’s not easy being a Republican candidate for a Middlesex County office. At least that appears to be the case for a slate of GOP candidates who last week tried to file an ethics complaint against the Democratic incumbents. Not only did freeholder candidates Andrew Tidd and Jay Boxwell Jr. and county clerk hopeful Joe…

  • Letters

    Residents must be aware of the tricks of traffic studies I read with interest your article on Old Bridge’s request for a traffic study on Route 516 (“Council Asks for Traffic Review on Route 516,” Suburban, Sept. 9). I know nothing about the politics within the Township Council, but I strongly support the request. I…