Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Dangerous intersection needs to be scrutinized

    I hope that this letter to the editor raises awareness about a particular intersection in Old Bridge. I believe a problem exists, as described here. When a vehicle on Route 18 north awaits a red arrow to turn left onto Maple Street west, it seems that the southbound traffic approaching the intersection either still has…

  • Obituaries

    Rose Pirozzi Ausiello Mrs. Ausiello, 85, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Sept. 9 in The Highlands at Edison Care Center. She was predeceased by her husband, Dominic Ausiello. Surviving are four nephews, Richard Nuzzo of Bridgewater, John Nuzzo of Syracuse, N.Y., Edward Nuzzo of South River and Thomas Pirozzi of Westfield; and two…

  • Coury would be asset to county freeholder board

    It won’t be long before we’ll all be going to the polls to vote for public figures who will lead us through their respective terms. I’ve known one of the candidates for Middlesex County freeholder for many years. His name is Frank Coury, and I intend to support him. I’ve heard Frank speak out at…

  • Middlesex County College hosts robots

    BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Lawrence Nichols from Franklin K. Lane High School in Queens, N.Y., explains how his team’s robot will make use of Sir Isaac Newton’s law of gravity at the Build for Tomorrow competition at Middlesex County College Aug. 27. There are any number of…

  • State rep, educators blast budget cap law

    BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — With the support of local school administrators and teachers, state Assemblyman Bill Baroni announced that he will introduce a bill to repeal a new state law that sets new limits on school spending. “It’s erroneous public policy,” Baroni (R-Mercer/Middlesex) said of bill S1701,…

  • More work needed on school funding issue

    School board members and administrators in the Garden State may face a difficult challenge when they start to prepare their budgets for the 2005-06 school year. In June, the state Legislature and Gov. James E. McGreevey imposed strict new caps on school spending increases. There are also new limits on how much surplus (savings) a…

  • Club’s closing necessary after murder of teen

    It was a sad, tragic end that befell the troubled Krome nightclub in Sayreville nearly two weeks ago. But whether the murder of an 18-year-old Union man was something anyone at Borough Hall or any local politician could have prevented is doubtful. As the owner of Krome stated recently in a letter to borough officials,…

  • Why has Team Old Bridge abandoned its promises?

    Last year the residents of Old Bridge were introduced to Team Old Bridge. Mayor Jim Phillips and Township Council members Patrick Gillespie, Dennis Maher and Ed Testino were members of that team. Each of them used the Team Old Bridge slogan to communicate his message while running for election. They told the residents of Old…