Category: Suburban Opinion

  • College-pursuit figures a reflection of the times

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Furthering students’ education after high school graduation has become increasingly important, as more and more jobs have upped the stakes for educational background in the hiring process. For local high schools, providing a challenging curriculum to make students more competitive has become a must. According to…

  • Obituaries

    Giovanni John C. Cantalupo Mr. Cantalupo, 82, of Middletown, died Feb. 26 in Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills section of Pemberton. Surviving are his wife, Kelly Burke Cantalupo; three daughters, Christy Gigliobianco and Ellen Marie Cantalupo, both of Middletown, and Michelle Cantalupo of Old Bridge; three sons, Giovanni Cantalupo Jr. and Timothy Cantalupo,…

  • New lighting, signs would avert accidents

    Patricia Mayer Guest Column Lake Avenue in Helmetta has become more traveled since the development of Heather Glen and Forge Road. More families mean more automobiles. Everyone knows that Manalapan Road/Main Street is too congested for residents of this area to drive to East Brunswick, so they use Lake Avenue as a means to get…

  • Authority’s volunteer work has paid off for community

    Recognition being given to the Old Bridge Housing Authority is well deserved and perhaps even a bit overdue. Commissioners on the authority have worked for years to bring much needed affordable housing to the township and have recently come through in a big way for seniors on fixed incomes and for local people who have…

  • Comments based on 2003, not 2005, budget

    Frank J. Coury Guest Column The Suburban’s Feb. 24 “Your Turn” guest column, “Freeholder Director Answers Criticism,” featured comments by Freeholder Director David B. Crabiel. He stated that my comments, as published in the Jan. 6 Suburban “Your Turn” guest column, “Freeholders Wasting Tax Dollars, Ignoring Requests,” contained a lack of factual accuracy. Crabiel’s comments,…

  • Sayreville residents need commuter-parking options

    As a lifelong resident of Sayreville, I am appalled at the conditions for Sayreville residents at the Old Bridge park-and-ride. As president of a Manhattan-based public relations firm, I regularly take the 139 commuter bus to Port Authority, New York City. I do not have regular 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours, and, therefore, I…

  • AP enrollment exceeds N.J. average in some districts

    Not all students, however, choose to take the test BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer The School Report Cards for 2003-2004, which were recently released by the state Department of Education, show some very positive signs for several local Middlesex County districts when it comes to participation in high school Advanced Placement…

  • Family grateful for gracious tributes, condolences

    To the many friends who so fondly remembered the life of the late Paul Zalewski, we would like to say thank you. The attendance of Paul’s co-workers in full force at his funeral on Jan. 31 was an outstanding tribute that made us proud. Recognition from Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4699 and the…