Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Boro home destroyed in blaze

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Sayreville and South Amboy firefighters worked together to contain a fire that broke out at a Sayreville home Thursday morning. SAYREVILLE — Fire companies from several districts responded to a blaze on Kenneth Avenue yesterday morning. The fire, reported at 9:12 a.m., began…

  • Outpour of support a tribute to community

    They need it more than we do. That’s been the sentiment of many area residents, business owners and organizations who, like most Americans, have watched the fall-out of Hurricane Katrina in disbelief over the past week and a half. The response to the devastation along the Gulf Coast can only be described as heart-warming, as…

  • Boro school officials excited about ’05-06

    Sayreville has new goals, new super BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — Time to count down the days, kids. It’s exactly one week before the start of the borough’s school year. While for many children, the unofficial conclusion to summer and the arrival of September brings a feeling of dread,…

  • Interest in Nat’l Lead project a promising sign

    It’s been 23 years since National Lead stopped operating on Sayreville’s waterfront, but lately the property has been generating an immense amount of interest from people seeking a piece of what will ultimately be a massive redevelopment project. In the few short months since the borough solicited proposals in the redevelopment, it has received some…

  • Letters

    National heritage area needed in New Jersey Recently, acting Gov. Richard Codey signed Executive Order No. 48, which is aimed at assisting the passage of the federal bill pending in the House of Representatives, HR 87. This bill, sponsored by Reps. Rodney Frelinghuysen and Rush Holt, and co-sponsored by all of our other representatives, would…

  • The wheels of justice keep creaking along

    Coda Greg Bean Well, it doesn’t look like they’re going to take my advice on former East Brunswick Councilman Richard Walling. Regular readers may remember that a while back, shortly after Walling was charged with stealing more than $40,000 from the nonprofit Friends of Monmouth Battlefield, I suggested it might be nice to consider some…

  • Beating the back-to-school blues

    Joyce Powell Guest Column As summer winds to a sticky close, it’s time to start thinking about the crisp days of fall and getting your child ready to go back to school. Besides shopping for backpacks and new shoes, what should you be doing to get your child ready for a successful school year? Following…