Category: Suburban Opinion
-

-

Residents urged to help ‘paint N.J. red’
Peter Trabucco Guest Column As a local resident of Old Bridge, and a constituent of Middlesex County, I’m writing to ask all women, area residents, local businesses, schools and legislators to “go red” and wear something in that color Feb. 4. It is for a great cause. It is our second annual American Heart Association…
-

Obituaries
Thomas P. McLoughlin Mr. McLoughlin, 78, of East Brunswick, died Jan. 9 at University Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he resided in East Brunswick the past 42 years. He was a senior technical manager, field support, and data station controller at Lucent Technologies, Middletown, for 35 years, retiring in 1993. Prior to…
-

Writer feels critic misinterpreted his letter
I debated with myself as to whether I should respond to Joseph Aragona’s letter to the editor (“Council Members Were Right to Question Rezoning,” Suburban, Dec. 30) because he grossly represented me and seemed to imply that I was speaking in favor of the proposed ordinance on rezoning commercial-office-industrial (COI) in Old Bridge. I believe…
-

Ruling brings potential to make site productive
It’s been nearly a quarter century since National Lead shut down its operation alongside the Raritan River in Sayreville. The expansive property between the Garden State Parkway and Route 35 had for so many decades represented a crucial part of the local economy with its paint pigment manufacturing plant that employed thousands of area residents.…
-

Mary C. Good Spellman Mrs. Spellman, 81, of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, died Dec. 28 at home. Her husband, John Spellman, died in 1992. Surviving are a daughter, Patricia Pennell of Middletown; two sisters, Margaret Major of Jersey City and Dorothy DeFeo of Old Bridge; a brother, Bernie Good of Arizona; three…
-

Hopes new year will bring end to ‘dictatorial’ behavior
On Monday, Dec. 20, during the public portion of a regular public meeting of the Sayreville Borough Council, I stood up to address a problem that will directly affect the health and safety of the residents of the borough. To my surprise, I was told by Mayor Kennedy O’Brien that I would have to sit…
-

-

Story about ‘clown’ elicits thanks from the heart
Thank you so much to Sentinel staff writer Seth Mandel for the beautiful article (“Christmas Brings ‘Clown’ Plenty to Smile About,” Suburban, Dec. 30) about the very generous Rose Katzenstein, who as a clown goes by the name of “Katie.” I am a clown of 18 years, teaching a junior clown group of youngsters in…
