Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Obituaries

    Mary P. Modeski Stevenson Obituaries Mary P. Modeski Stevenson Mrs. Stevenson, 70, of Old Bridge died Aug. 6 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. A son, John C. Stevenson, died in 1988. Surviving are her husband, John; a son, Richard of the Toms River section of Dover; a daughter, Cheryl Conklin of Old…

  • Excitement’s in the air as school year approaches

    Excitement’s in the air as school year approaches Can August be more than half over? Yep. The new school year is just around the corner. Students already are stocking up the clothes and supplies they will need to greet another season in the classroom. Waiting for them at the door with new lessons to be…

  • For the Record

    For the Record Sayreville Borough Council President Thomas Pollando said a goal with the master plan is to avoid future residential construction and instead allow for more commercial uses and permanent open space. His statement was printed incorrectly in an Aug. 12 story.

  • Thank you, Mr. Calogera, for speaking up for Old Bridge

    Thank you, Mr. Calogera, for speaking up for Old Bridge As a registered Democrat, I was both embarrassed and horrified at the Aug. 16 Old Bridge Township Council meeting. The skillful manner in which Council President William Baker prevented my councilman, G. Kevin Calogera, from speaking on my behalf was truly an example of politics…

  • New traffic signal wreaks havoc on Route 9

    I want to know who thought it was a good idea to create additional mile-long traffic jams along Route 9 by placing a second traffic signal one-quarter of a mile north of the already existing traffic signal at Ferry Road in Old Bridge? This is just insanity. Due to the added traffic, the southbound Route…

  • Obituaries

    Brian C. Merrone Obituaries Brian C. Merrone Mr. Merrone, 35, of Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Old Bridge, died Aug. 1 at home. He was predeceased by his parents, Charles James Merrone and Theresa Merrone. Surviving are two sisters, Christina Waldron of the Toms River section of Dover and Cheryl Rackett of Monroe; a half-brother, Peter…

  • No need to act hastily on Crossroads plan

    No need to act hastily on Crossroads plan ‘Is democracy dead in Old Bridge?" The question was posed by former Mayor Barbara Cannon in a recent column printed in the Suburban, referring to the process undergone by her successor, Jim Phillips, and the Township Council’s Democratic majority regarding their proposed redevelopment plan for 500 acres…

  • Tax wealthy but control politicians’ spending, too

    Should we consider that the taxpayers who earn more than $1 million have been afforded countless tax loopholes over the years to decrease their federal income taxes? Where have all the editorials been to point out that low- and middle-income taxpayers have been denied such advantages on their federal tax returns for countless years? Is…

  • Feds must negotiate low prescription prices for all

    A government with compassion for the health of its citizens would bargain directly with the pharmaceutical industry for the lowest prescription prices. Americans pay the world’s highest drug prices because we subsidize low costs in Canada, Mexico and elsewhere. It’s unfair. Our pharmaceutical companies currently negotiate prices on a separate basis with the Veterans Administration,…