Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Obituaries

    Marie M. Olivieri Obituaries Marie M. Olivieri Mrs. Olivieri of Howell, formerly of Old Bridge, died May 31 in Holmdel Convalescent Center. She had worked in the purchasing department of Revlon Inc., Edison. Her husband, John J., died in 1989. Surviving are two sons, J. Chris Olivieri of Matawan and Craig Olivieri of Old Bridge;…

  • Day recalls sacrifices on beaches of France

    Day recalls sacrifices on beaches of France Having just completed the Memorial Day holiday — an especially poignant remembrance given the fact that America finds itself at war in Iraq and Afghanistan today — we turn our attention to Sunday, June 6. On that day, Americans will mark the 60th anniversary of the Allied invasion…

  • Veterans entitled to top medical care, tax relief

    With my husband’s father entering the hospital for surgery after Memorial Day, I think a tribute is due for his and so many other veterans’ contributions over the years to making America secure. Don’t all of us live in relative comfort compared to the rest of the world? When we look at this country’s priorities,…

  • Obituaries

    William J. Amaczi Obituaries William J. Amaczi Mr. Amaczi, 61, of Sayreville, formerly of the Fords section of Woodbridge, died May 18 in Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison. He was employed for 44 years as a produce clerk with Acme Markets, Milltown. A Democratic committeeman, he was a member of the Sayreville Board…

  • Removing thousands of trees won’t stop blackout

    Anyone who owns property near or under high-tension wires knows that the utility company has an easement and the right to protect the wires. Over the 30 years I have lived in my house, the utility company has come a couple of times and trimmed a couple of trees that were getting too close to…

  • The sound of music transported listener

    I was blown away recently, but not by one of the world’s famous winds with musical names like Chinook, Sirocco or Williwaw, but by the harmonious sounds of vibrating columns of air from the Rutgers University Alumni Wind Symphony. I went to the Nicholas Music Center on the Douglass College campus because a friend had…

  • Guidance counselor will be sorely missed at Arleth

    I recently attended a Sayreville Board of Education meeting, where I was made aware that the elementary school guidance counselor post was changed from a full-time position to a part-time position. Since Truman School was the only school whose representatives were present and spoke out in favor of their guidance counselor and in favor of…

  • Charging parkway tolls keeps taking a large toll

    Charging parkway tolls keeps taking a large toll When campaigning for governor in 2001, James McGreevey talked about eliminating tolls on the Garden State Parkway by 2007. He did not seem to have much conviction about actually eliminating tolls, however. Pressure from Republican Bret Schundler — who said he would eliminate the parkway’s tollbooths and…

  • Obituaries

    Linda Brewer Marcinczyk Obituaries Linda Brewer Marcinczyk Mrs. Marcinczyk, 56, of Sayreville died May 17 in Raritan Bay Medical center, Old Bridge division. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward Marcinczyk. Surviving are a daughter, Cindy Marcinczyk of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge; two brothers, Robert Brewer of the Parlin section of Sayreville…