Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Obituaries

    Lea Kahan Obituaries Lea Kahan Mrs. Kahan, 97, of East Brunswick died Nov. 25 in Summerhill Nursing Home, Old Bridge. Her husband, Michael, died in 1988. Surviving are a son, Simon of Paramus; a daughter, Renee Trachtenberg of East Brunswick; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services were held at Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels, Manalapan. Interment was…

  • PERTH AMBOY — A new high-tech vocational and technical school facility will serve the students of Middlesex County well. The new Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High School, on High Street, Perth Amboy, is expected to open in four to six weeks, said Karen McCloud-Hjazeh, superintendent of the schools. The 124,000-square-foot building, which cost about…

  • Summit should be just the beginning

    Summit should be just the beginning Tuesday’s economic summit in East Brunswick is an important step forward in helping the state solve some of its problems. The event, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th District), brought together many individuals of varying backgrounds and an array of agendas and philosophies. The dialogue that began at…

  • Photo

    Above, a construction worker pounds away at the frame of a new addition being built onto Old Bridge High School’s east campus. Work is progressing on a $66.7 million referendum that will see improvements at 16 Old Bridge schools and will create a single high school campus. FARRAH MAFFAI staff

  • Director extends thanks for support of food bank

    This is an open letter to the individuals and organizations who donated to the Old Bridge Food Bank. Please accept our thanks for your ongoing support of the Old Bridge Food Bank (OBFB). We here in Old Bridge are extremely fortunate to have a community that cares and provides for those less fortunate through our…

  • Pets need proper care in bitter weather

    I am writing to express my concern about the proper care of pets during these frigid, bitterly cold winter days and nights. Where is our compassion and intelligence regarding our pets, both dogs and cats, when the thermometer dips toward zero? Short-haired animals should not be left outside overnight if the temperature is below 40…

  • Heart Association volunteer seeks support for bill

    As a Middlesex County health-care professional and American Heart Association volunteer, I am writing to respectfully ask for the support of our local media and New Jersey senators to help bring New Jersey Senate Bill S-1106 to the full Senate for a vote. If passed, this legislation could, over time, save an untold number of…

  • Grateful for help of E.B. police officer, passer-by

    Grateful for help of E.B. police officer, passer-by On Saturday morning, Dec. 6, my car skidded and ended up on the median on Cranbury Rd in East Brunswick. A police officer was trying to push me when a passer-by stopped his truck to help. He shoveled a little, and they both pushed until I was…

  • Ballot approval shows concern for environment

    Ballot approval shows concern for environment The overwhelming approval of the environmental ballot questions and the high visibility of over development as an issue in many local races are clear indicators of the public’s concern about sprawl in New Jersey. Sprawl and the loss of open spaces and natural resources are the most significant environmental…