Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Our View

    New beginning for students Our View New beginning for students Once again, students, parents, teachers and administrators in Middlesex County are standing on the threshold of a new school year. Time is forever marked by the march of students from one grade to the next on their inevitable journey toward adulthood. The years fly by,…

  • Your Turn

    Guest ColumnW. Thomas Badcock Your Turn Guest Column W. Thomas Badcock Guest Column W. Thomas Badcock A golden golf opportunity for O.B. After reading a recently published letter to the editor titled "Pose Golf Course Question as Referendum in November" (Suburban, July 31), I am obligated to provide Old Bridge residents with factual information pertaining…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries MARIE T. BIVONA, 48, of the Parlin section of Sayreville died Sept. 1 at her parents’ home in the Toms River section of Dover. She was a volunteer at Carriage House Manor, Sayreville. Surviving are her parents, Thomas G. and Doris J. Corbeille Bivona; her twin sister, Terry Whyte of Howell; and a niece,…

  • Committee thankful to those who made fair successful

    Committee thankful to those who made fair successful On behalf of the board of trustees of the Middlesex County Fair Association, I would like to thank the volunteers, vendors, the Middlesex County Board of Freeholders and, most importantly, the fairgoers who helped make this year’s Middlesex County Fair a success. While Mother Nature certainly gave…

  • Young people in O.B. can make difference by electing Phillips

    Young people in O.B. can make difference by electing Phillips This November young people in Old Bridge have a real chance to be heard. We have the ability to make a real difference in how our town is run. We must choose to take an active role in bettering our community. The future of Old…

  • All schools in Old Bridge

    will be ready by Sept. 3 By sue m. morganStaff Writer will be ready by Sept. 3 By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Throughout this hot, rainy, muggy summer, the district’s 12 elementary schools have been expanding. Meanwhile, the creation of a single high school campus to serve all of the district’s…

  • Old Bridge residents asked to deny proposed golf course

    I read with concern your article on the construction of a golf course in Old Bridge ("Resident Argues for Voter Input on O.B. Golf Course," Suburban, Aug. 14). I agree with the position of Dominic Cicio that such a project should be put to the voters in a referendum. The last thing we need is…

  • Renovated Sayreville school on track for 2004

    Residents question lack of airconditioning in gym, some classes By jennifer domeStaff Writer Residents question lack of air conditioning in gym, some classes By jennifer dome Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT Construction workers (left) at the future Samsel Upper Elementary School in Sayreville work on the gymnasium walls Monday. At right, construction equipment sits…

  • United Way chapter develops New Americans Program

    The United Way of Central New Jersey has developed a groundbreaking effort to meet the needs of families of immigrants — The New Americans Program. The initiative includes a user-friendly resource handbook to every new American household, with information about culturally sensitive social service, mental health and educational agencies and services and contact information. Like…