Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Left in place, tax will be as ‘big and onerous as ever’

    Left in place, tax will be as ‘big and onerous as ever’ Recently, a local daily newspaper ran two front-page articles along with a few editorials on the need for New Jersey to address the property tax dilemma. In one editorial, the governor was reamed for offering "half measures on tax relief." Unfortunately, the newspaper’s,…

  • Obituaries

    1st Lt. Seth J. Dvorin Obituaries 1st Lt. Seth J. Dvorin U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dvorin, 24, of East Brunswick, formerly of South Brunswick, died Feb. 3 near Iskandariyah, Iraq, when a remote-control device exploded. He was a 1998 graduate of South Brunswick High School, where he played football and baseball. He earned a bachelor…

  • Proposal misses mark

    With all the talk of solving New Jersey’s school tax woes in recent years, it’s sad to see that the only real action being taken at the state level has little to do with the actual problems. Gov. James E. McGreevey, like many state representatives, says he supports a bipartisan effort to look at reforming…

  • For the Record

    For the Record Tulsi Mehta was among the students at the Carl Sandburg Middle School, Old Bridge, who contributed to an art exhibit that has been highly acclaimed and is on permanent display in the school district’s administration building. Her name was spelled incorrectly in a photo caption in the Feb. 5 Suburban. A Jan.…

  • Your Turn

    Michael SzewczykGuest ColumnFreeholders caved in on land swap Your Turn Michael Szewczyk Guest Column Freeholders caved in on land swap Michael Szewczyk Guest Column Freeholders caved in on land swap The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freehold-ers recently faced the critical responsibility of determining the fate of Thompson Park, Monroe. The freeholders voted on Monroe’s…

  • Defibrillators are needed in schools, health clubs

    As a certified athletic trainer at East Brunswick High School, licensed by the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners, I have worked for the past two years to obtain three automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for the high school building. I am a concerned health care provider who has thousands of people, both young and old,…

  • Obituaries

    Paul William Johnson Obituaries Paul William Johnson Mr. Johnson, 71, of Old Bridge died Jan. 29 in Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Surviving are two sons, Thomas Johnson of Howell and Paul Johnson of Brick; a daughter, Kathleen Shortlidge-Toth of Old Bridge; two brothers, Arthur Johnson of North Carolina and Gordon Johnson of Huntsville,…

  • Residents unnecessarily forced into battle mode

    Residents unnecessarily forced into battle mode Are there long-term health risks for people who live near cell towers? That’s the question residents often ask when they find out a cell tower has been proposed near their home. Of course, the only one answering that question at hearings before a land use board is usually the…

  • Survivor urges others ‘Go Red for Women’ Feb. 6

    Survivor urges others ‘Go Red for Women’ Feb. 6 Did you know a woman is 10 times as likely to die from heart disease as from breast cancer? Cardiovascular diseases kill more than 505,000 American females every year — more than cancer, chronic lung disease, pneumonia, diabetes, accidents and AIDS combined. As a Middlesex County…