Category: Suburban Opinion

  • New Jersey deserves fair share of federal funds

    Most New Jersey residents vote based on their party affiliation and not based on the candidate’s qualifications to hold the office. The voter has no idea of the accomplishments, or lack thereof, of the potential officeholder. All we know is what the politician tells us, and in most cases, this lacks the truth and is…

  • Obituaries

    John William Sommers Mr. Sommers, 77, of Marlboro, formerly of Sayreville and South Amboy, died Feb. 7 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. A daughter, Barbara Toomey, died in 2001. Surviving are his wife, Helen Urban Sommers; a son, John Jr. of South Amboy; two brothers, Edwin of the Toms River section of…

  • America’s soldiers have put forth a tremendous effort

    I would like to share with your readers my recent experience attending the presidential inaugural in Washing-ton, D.C. I was invited along with others from my veterans organization, Veterans of the Vietnam War and The Veterans Coalition, to attend the “Salute to Heroes” veterans ball following the inauguration ceremonies. It was an honor to meet…

  • COI scrapped; Crossroads should follow

    Pete Trabucco Guest Column I want to thank Mayor Jim Phillips for finally coming to his senses regarding scrapping the ludicrous commercial-office-industrial (COI) rezoning plan here in Old Bridge. This plan would have affected many areas of our town including Route 18, Ferry Road, the land between routes 9 and 18, as well as areas…

  • Bring redevelopment proposal to the people

    A year ago, residents gathered at Morgan Fire House in Sayreville and told borough officials that they wanted something done about the Krome nightclub, that they were concerned about future development in the area, and that their section of town and its rich history are sometimes disregarded. Since a lot has changed in the last…

  • Obituaries

    Anastasia Gemza Shlanta Mrs. Shlanta, 95, of Sayreville, died Jan. 29 in Brier Wood Care Center, Sayreville. Her husband, Paul Shlanta, died in 1992, and a daughter, Mary Shlanta, died in 1963. Surviving are a son, Paul Shlanta Jr. of Middlesex; a sister, Dorothy Krzyzkowski of Sayreville; and a niece, Judith Kryzkowski of Sayreville. A…

  • AARP serves as a voice for many in United States

    America is aging, in fact we have added more years to the average life expectancy in this century than in all of history combined. Life is nothing more than a series of adjustments. You are born, attend school, develop a career, get married, raise a family and then Bang! You are 50 years old and…