Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Your Turn

    Freeholders wasting tax dollars, ignoring requests Frank Coury Guest Column Frank CouryGuest Column It’s obvious that the Democratic Party is in power in Middlesex County. Why? It is clear that money talks. So who has the money? Didn’t the Democratic Party obtain $1 million for its “war chest” from contributors? Who are the contributors? Certainly…

  • Your Turn

    Child safety seats do save lives Diana Doherty Guest Column Too often we have heard about situations in which a parent is killed in a car accident that leaves a child unharmed, thanks to the fact that the child was in a safety seat. Unfortunately, many adults still do not place their children in safety…

  • Did you hear the one about the WOMB tournament?

    Adele Young Bloopers Adele YoungBloopers We like to start the new year by looking back at the typographical and grammatical errors that almost made it into one of Greater Media Newspapers’ 12 publications during the previous year. We’re grateful that these items did not make it into print, especially the ones we like to call…

  • Obituaries

    Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. Freda Woelfle Trickel Mrs. Trickel, 103, of Sayreville, died Dec. 19 in Briarwood Care Center, Sayreville. Her husband, John Trickel, died in 1988, and a son, Karl…

  • We’re grateful to those who make a difference

    It seems only fitting that at this time of year we publish the latest installment of our “People Who Make a Difference” series. The holiday season and the approaching new year are for many of us a period of reflection and celebration. Just about everyone who touches our lives “makes a difference” in some way.…

  • Tsunami victims in Southeast Asia are in desperate need of assistance

    Miten Shah Guest Column This truly is the season for giving, not because of any holiday but rather because the people of the world are in dire need. As many of you may have watched or read about, tidal waves caused by an earthquake under the ocean floor in Southeast Asia caused devastation in 11…

  • Council members were right to question rezoning

    This is in response to the letter to the editor from John Scalamonti in reference to the proposed zoning of more than 1,500 acres of land within the township of Old Bridge (“Resident: Council Meeting Isn’t Forum for Re-election,” Suburban, Dec. 23). I am so appalled by your comments that I don’t quite know where…

  • Stuff children’s stockings with learning, memories

    No matter their holiday tradition, parents work hard to make memories for their children. Children, however, just want to be included and involved in the hustle and bustle of the season — baking, decorating, shopping and wrapping gifts. Including children in these activities often seems like it creates more problems than it solves. But with…

  • Public urged to The Julian L. Capik Nature Preserve off Bordentown Avenue in Sayreville is in the midst of a five-year plan to reclaim the land for everyone’s enjoyment now and well into the future. The preserve is being utilized daily for activities such as fishing (by permit), hiking, bicycling, bird watching, remote-control cars and…