Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Contrary to reports, job market not thriving

    The government may say the economy is picking up, but the job market isn’t. The two don’t go hand in hand anymore. Just because you have a thriving economy, it doesn’t mean there are jobs galore. It is hard to find another job starting out at with what you were making, even with skills or…

  • Obituaries

    Karen T. Tierney Pisarczyk Mrs. Pisarczyk, 55, of Old Bridge and Matawan, died Oct. 26 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her father, Joseph Tierney. Surviving are her husband, Charles Pisarczyk; her mother, Madeline Tierney of the Lanoka Harbor section of Lacey; two sons, Christopher Pisarczyk and Edward Pisarczyk, both…

  • Debris, neglect have made Sayreville an embarrassment

    I have read the article “Resident Asks Borough to Address Garbage Issue” (Suburban, Sept. 16) and the “Your Turn” guest column, “Sayreville Needs a Good, Clean Sweep” (Suburban, Oct. 28). The only thing I am upset about is that Barbara Kilcomons, who voiced her concerns at the Borough Council meeting, and Sydney Hanover, who wrote…

  • Security should be town issue

    This is in response to the article titled “Raising Reward Urged After Bomb Threats” that appeared on the front page of the Oct. 21 Suburban. I would like to know why adding additional security in our school system when dealing with repeated bomb threats is a school budget issue instead of a township budget issue.…

  • Hospital deserves praise for ‘Magnet’ designation

    I would like to extend my heartiest congratulations to Sayreville’s hometown hospital for receiving a prestigious accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge and Perth Amboy, underwent a comprehensive two-year application process, including detailed site visits and lengthy interviews, before the credentialing center bestowed “Magnet” status on the hospital’s…

  • N.J. voting process ready for reforms

    A proposal by a group of Assembly members to move up the presidential primary date in New Jersey is a measure that is long, long overdue. Assembly Leader Joseph Roberts (D-Camden/ Gloucester) and a group of six of his Democratic colleagues announced at a Thursday press conference their support for an 18-point package of legislation…

  • Divorced dads face many obstacles to be with children

    I stand up and applaud Dawn Perhacs for her insight into the plight of dads during and post-divorce (“Courts Could Be More Fair to Dads,” Suburban, “Your Turn” guest column, Oct. 21). She raises many valid points for dads who feel it is in their children’s best interest to be more than just a visitor…

  • Plenty of choices to make with arrival of Nov. 2

    Tired of the campaign rhetoric, the bombardment of political commercials and the endless rows of election signs along the road? Good news: In five days, all of that goes away, if only until next fall. In the meantime, there are a few big decisions to ponder, and they don’t begin and end with the choice…