Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Driveway, not street, belongs to homeowner

    This letter is in response to Edward C. Johnson’s letter to the editor ("Commuter Should Get Up Early, Go to Parking Lot," Suburban, Oct. 2) regarding Susan Mulligan’s "Your Turn" guest column comments ("Parking Issues Cause Loss of Faith") in the newspaper’s Sept. 11 issue. Mr. Johnson, although you stated, "I also enjoy the convenience…

  • Thinks Old Bridge issue should be looked at seriously

    I am writing to take exception to your editorial in the Oct. 2 Suburban, about a very serious situation in Old Bridge. It is unfortunate that your editorial writer tried to trivialize a matter that has been tied to a criminal investigation, by using the tired cliché, "silly season." That is the kind of catch…

  • Sayreville needs new, responsible leadership

    We need to elect a Sayreville mayor and Borough Council who are willing to do things right for the residents of Sayreville. We have a mayor who wants to raise taxes, build a stadium we don’t need and neglects our streets. My street, Marsh Avenue, is in need of repair. We need a mayor and…

  • Your Turn

    Timothy RyanGuest ColumnUnsettled by lack of concern Your Turn Timothy Ryan Guest Column Unsettled by lack of concern Timothy Ryan Guest Column Unsettled by lack of concern My wife and I bought a house in Old Bridge six and a half years ago. This past August we had a bike stolen from our yard. We…

  • Your Turn

    Margaret M. JelcichGuest ColumnCommuters should respect homeowners, use the park-and-ride Your Turn Margaret M. Jelcich Guest Column Commuters should respect homeowners, use the park-and-ride Margaret M. Jelcich Guest Column Commuters should respect homeowners, use the park-and-ride I must respond to Susan Mulligan’s "Your Turn" guest column, "Parking Issues Cause Loss of Faith," that appeared in…

  • Obituaries

    Norma Sharp Becker Obituaries Norma Sharp Becker Mrs. Becker, 82, of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, formerly of Monroe and Spotswood, died Oct. 4 in Rahway Hospital. She was predeceased by her husband, Chester Becker, in 1996. Surviving are two daughters, Eleanor Raphel of Kendall Park and Karen Peder of Jackson; a son,…

  • School is out, but the teacher is still in

    Teens BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer Teens’ need for quality stories drives former teacher to write BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Patricia Martz Heyer, a retired Red Bank teacher, will be drawing on years of experience with adolescents as she embarks on a career as an author. Patricia Martz Heyer wasn’t one of…

  • Ask questions, get to know candidates for municipal election

    Peter ArmeniaGuest Column Peter Armenia Guest Column It was disappointing that both parties chose their candidate for mayor of Old Bridge without a significant primary. Now over the course of the next few weeks, we need to find out more about Jim Phillips and Richard Greene, as well as the candidates for Township Council. There…

  • Sayreville police want seniors to be aware of con artists

    As summer turns to fall, residents are reminded that this is the time of year when film-flam and con man crimes increase. The Sayreville Police Department would like to take this opportunity to warn residents to keep up their guard and report any suspicious activity immediately to the police. Such activity commonly relates to home…