Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Public health should come first

    Public health should come first Public health should come first Local environmental groups and U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6th District) got it right when they said that more than monitoring is necessary on the 3,200-acre site of the county’s former Raritan Arsenal. In theory, when a private corporation pollutes a piece of property, the firm…

  • What is a DFG?

    District Factor Group What is a DFG? What is a DFG? District Factor Group Index of socioeconomic status using the following: 1- Percentage of population with no high school diploma 2- Percentage with some college 3- Occupation 4- Population density 5- Income 6- Unemployment 7- Poverty Districts are ranked according to their scores and divided…

  • Your Turn

    Michael R. D Your Turn Michael R. D’Agnes Guest Column New Jersey legislators must stop the bleeding Michael R. D’Agnes Guest Column New Jersey legislators must stop the bleeding Hospitals and doctors across New Jersey have seen their professional liability premiums reach unconscionable levels, driving some toward financial ruin and forcing many of our good…

  • East Brunswick, Old Bridge paying higher salaries

    Report cards showdifferences in salaries,levels of experience BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer East Brunswick, Old Bridge paying higher salaries Report cards show differences in salaries, levels of experience BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer School report cards issued by the state last week show area teachers earning nearly twice as much in some area schools as in…

  • Sayreville soccer player comes to coach’s defense

    I am writing this letter to express my support for my coach, Frank Medina. Frank is a good person and great coach. He works very hard trying to improve our soccer skills. He has been actively involved in the Sayreville Soccer Association for many years, always trying to make it a better organization for the…

  • Obituaries

    Frank Pereira Obituaries Frank Pereira Mr. Pereira, 98, of the Parlin section of Sayreville died Feb. 25 in Victoria House Care Center, Matawan. He was predeceased by his wife, Catherine Healy Pereira, and by a daughter, Theresa Iurilli. Surviving are two daughters, Catherine Howard of Minnesota and Margaret Rodriguez of Queens, N.Y.; two sons, Martin…

  • Students’ issues must be dealt with appropriately

    School officials in Old Bridge appear to be handling the recent disruptive events at Old Bridge High School as best they can, but they can use the help and cooperation of the students as well as their parents. There have been two bomb threats at the school in as many weeks, and two students have…

  • Your Turn

    Governor Your Turn Governor ‘not able to resist the lure of contractor cash’ Henry S. Pozycki Guest Column Governor ‘not able to resist the lure of contractor cash’ Henry S. Pozycki Guest Column Gov. James E. McGreevey proposes to close a large gap in this year’s budget by borrowing $1.5 billion. According to his plan,…

  • Student behind bomb scare could be expelled

    BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Student behind bomb scare could be expelled BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A student whose written message on a classroom desk forced evacuation of Old Bridge High School’s east campus last week could face expulsion. The 17-year-old male, whose name is not being released due to…