Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Volkert deserves another year on Township Council

    As a senior citizen living in Cheesequake Village, I just want to tell everyone what a wonderful job Councilman Robert Volkert is doing representing the seniors in Ward 1. Many of us live on fixed incomes, and when Bob was named to replace the late Joe Hoff as our councilman last year, he made sure…

  • Governor should act in good faith, get rid of tolls

    While Gov. James McGreevey touts his supposed improvements with E-ZPass, he forgets certain information that the public needs to remember. If McGreevey had kept his campaign promise to remove Garden State Parkway tolls, hundred of millions of dollars would have been saved. Wasted public money includes not only the cost of E-ZPass work on the…

  • Sayreville police showed compassion, gallantry

    On July 24 I called upon the Sayreville Police Department to help me retrieve my cat that had gotten loose and was struck and killed on Route 9 south. As a result, the officer at the desk instructed the officers in the patrol cars to stop traffic so I could retrieve my pet. I want…

  • Obituaries

    Angelina Nesci Procopio Heck Obituaries Angelina Nesci Procopio Heck Mrs. Heck, 90, of Sayreville died Aug. 1 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy. She was predeceased by her fist husband, Peter D. Procopio, in 1967. She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Stephen Heck; two sons and daughters-in-law, Peter P. and Mary…

  • Your Turn

    Edna GordonGuest ColumnResidents must ask questionson O.B. Crossroads proposal Your Turn Edna Gordon Guest Column Residents must ask questions Edna Gordon Guest Column Residents must ask questions on O.B. Crossroads proposal uestion: When does development stop being development? Answer: When it becomes redevelopment. The proposed Crossroads plan raises many questions that are not being addressed…

  • O.B. Democrats ignore voters on open space

    I cannot believe that Democratic Mayor Jim Phillips and the majority of the Township Council are going to use the money from municipal land sales for anything other than acquiring open space. During the ward elections of 2001, every Democratic candidate proudly displayed a lawn sign telling people to vote yes on the open space…

  • Successful candidates grateful for support

    We want to take this opportunity to say a heartfelt thank you to all who participated in the recent primary election. The outpouring of support we received both before and since our primary election victory has been remarkable. Thank you again for all your support and have a safe and happy summer. Thomas Pollando Daniel…

  • Guest columnist offered great info on detectors

    Guest columnist Phyllis Pafumi ("Four Short Beeps Saved Their Lives — Twice," Suburban, July 22) was right on about the importance of carbon monoxide detectors in the home. Her column gave a first-person account and many accurate facts regarding carbon monoxide detectors. As of April 2003, all residences, which includes homes, condominiums, townhouses and apartments,…

  • Obituaries

    Helen M. Gayda Obituaries Helen M. Gayda Mrs. Gayda, 85, of South River, formerly of Sayreville, died July 20 at home. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a seamstress with Brodsky and Sons, South River. Her husband, George, died in 1988, and a son, Lawrence, died in 1994. Surviving are two sons, George…