Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Time to clear the air

    So far this year, Gov. James McGreevey has signed more than 140 bills into law. Among those bills were laws to improve highway safety, raise benefits for government employees who retire, repeal the position of state poet laureate, and require shower rails in "certain senior citizen rental units." As amazing as it might seem in…

  • Your Turn

    Cy ThannikaryGuest ColumnChairman of Citizens for Property Tax Reform calls on legislators to take action to fix problem Your Turn Cy Thannikary Guest Column Chairman of Citizens for Property Tax Reform calls on legislators to take action to fix problem Cy Thannikary Guest Column Chairman of Citizens for Property Tax Reform calls on legislators to…

  • Obituaries

    Paul Kodak Obituaries Paul Kodak Mr. Kodak, 83, of Old Bridge died Nov. 10 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. He was predeceased by his wife, Elaine Kodak, and by a daughter, Heidi. Surviving are a son, Jack of Old Bridge; a brother, Irving of Palm Beach, Fla.; and a sister, Libby of…

  • Obituaries

    Joseph G. Hoff Obituaries Joseph G. Hoff Mr. Hoff, 74, of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge died Nov. 16 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. A member of the Old Bridge Township Council, he served the township and its Laurence Harbor section in various capacities since 1956. He was predeceased by…

  • Old Bridge Democrats should give police chief a break

    Not even two weeks after the election you would think the newly elected Democrats would learn from their mistakes of the past. Evidently, they are still playing a partisan game and are now going after individual citizens as well. Case in point. The newly appointed police chief, Tom Collow, has had a record of exemplary…

  • Pay chief what he is owed

    I was shocked and disappointed by the actions of the Old Bridge Township Council at its recent meeting. It voted to table the decision to pay our new police chief, Thomas Collow, money that was due him from his contract with the township prior to his promotion. I have only praise for my councilman, G.…

  • Veto gets board members off hook, doesn’t aid O.B.

    Veto gets board members off hook, doesn’t aid O.B. The decision by some Old Bridge Planning Board members to veto John Brunetti’s proposal for the development of his property may sound logical on the surface but is actually misleading and deceptive. Like most residents of Old Bridge, I would like to see all development in…

  • Hoff will be missed

    Joe Hoff once said, "I can be a team player, but if the team is going the wrong way, I’m going to make waves." He often did just that during a half century as a public servant. Hoff worked for his community from almost the time he moved to what is now Old Bridge Township…

  • Obituaries

    James J. Brink Obituaries James J. Brink Mr. Brink, 74, died Nov. 7 at home. Prior to his retirement in 1992, he was a distribution manager for Sunshine Biscuits, Sayreville. Surviving are his wife, Patricia Sielewicki Brink; a son, David Brink of Wayne; two daughters, Katy Geiger of New Port Richey, Fla., and Barbara Brink…