Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Planning Board abides by law, works to benefit township

    It’s an election year, and once again there are cries of "overdevelopment" in Old Bridge and finger-pointing at the town’s Planning Board. What much of the public doesn’t understand and many politicians conveniently forget is that the Planning Board deals with permitted uses. That is, if the town’s ordinance allows two houses an acre to…

  • New police chief signifies a new future for Old Bridge

    I applaud the recent appointment of Thomas Collow as police chief of Old Bridge. This appointment brings with it the winds of change so long overdue and also brings the promise of a better future for our residents and our police department. With this appointment comes my hope for open, fair testing, wherein we can…

  • Give priority to children at play, not careless drivers

    This letter is in regard to the article titled "New Law Would Prohibit Playing Ball in the Streets" that appeared in the July 17 issue of the Suburban. OK, so what if the proposed ordinance is passed to prohibit kids from playing in the streets? Are they supposed to walk on the streets to get…

  • Sayreville fireworks were bigger, better than before

    I would to take this time to say thank you to Mickey Sedlak and the Sayreville Recreation Advisory Board members for the terrific job they did on the fireworks spectacular that was held in Kennedy Park on July 3. Every year the fireworks are bigger and better, and this year so was the crowd that…

  • Phillips will curb building, stabilize property taxes

    All the rhetoric in political circles will not alter the fact that Old Bridge is a community in flux. While Old Bridge Republicans have controlled the Planning Board for the past 12 years, more and more housing developments they have approved have eaten up the lush, green open space that once thrived in Old Bridge.…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries JOSEPHINE STAWICKI CIESLARCZYK, 98, of the Toms River section of Dover, formerly of South Amboy, died July 13 in Holiday Care Center, Toms River. She was predeceased by her husband, Anton; by a son, John Cieslarczyk; and by a daughter, Rita Crozier. Surviving are five grandchildren, Colleen Crozier, Sean Crozier, John Cieslarczyk, June Zabel…

  • Our View

    Board gives generous raisesdespite budget cuts, economy Our View Board gives generous raises despite budget cuts, economy Board gives generous raises despite budget cuts, economy While no one can question the need to retain a successful leader, one has to wonder why the Sayreville Board of Education saw the need to give the superintendent of…

  • Budget raises real estate recording fees

    I feel it is important to alert the public to a part of Gov. James McGreevey’s budget and related tax increases that applies to real estate transactions but has gone virtually unreported by the media. Although the media has reported that the governor’s tax increases include an increase in the New Jersey realty transfer fee,…

  • Ramp proposal package smells like ‘pork’

    This letter is in reference to the opposition to Garden State Parkway ramp changes expressed by some members of the Sayreville Borough Council at the July 2 council meeting. As Paul Harvey often said, "And here’s the rest of the story." I believe the rough definition of "pork barrel" is when you take a good…