Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Our View

    Due diligence needed onParkway plan components Our View Due diligence needed on Parkway plan components Due diligence needed on Parkway plan components A series of proposed changes to the Garden State Parkway that would improve access and congestion at various points in Sayreville has not been given a fair hearing. The governing body needs to…

  • Your Turn

    Guest ColumnKennedy O Your Turn Guest Column Kennedy O’Brien SERA bringing redevelopment and revenue Guest Column Kennedy O’Brien SERA bringing redevelopment and revenue There is one great lesson I have learned as the mayor of Sayreville: a community is only as strong as the residents who donate their precious time to it. I’ve spoken often…

  • South Korea gives medals and

    thanks to U.S. war veterans thanks to U.S. war veterans July marks the 50th anniversary of the Korean War cease-fire. In honor of those American military personnel who served with ground forces in Korea, had duty in the territorial waters of Korea, conducted combat aerial flights over Korea, or acted in support of those combat…

  • Phillips will help curb building sprawl in O.B.

    Phillips will help curb building sprawl in O.B. I often wonder what the future has in store for Old Bridge. I remember when one could travel Route 516 from the municipal center to Route 18 in 10 minutes. Today, the same trip could take 25 minutes on a weekday. I remember the many wooded areas…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries KENNETH E. BUSCH, 71, of Old Bridge died June 26 at home. Surviving are his wife of 49 years, Rosemary Romps Busch; his son and daughter-in-law, William F. and Karen Busch of Medway, Mass.; and his sister, Florence Goldzung of Hollywood, Fla. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. Thomas the Apostle…

  • Your Turn

    Guest ColumnEdna GordonSolidarity needed to prevent Crossings debacle Your Turn Guest Column Edna Gordon Solidarity needed to prevent Crossings debacle Guest Column Edna Gordon Solidarity needed to prevent Crossings debacle I have the greatest respect for Jonathan Heilbrun’s ability as an attorney. His success in representing developers who want to build in Old Bridge has…

  • Taxpayers will pay for Sayreville council members’ actions

    Once again three Sayreville Borough Council members have taken advantage of the absence of another member to take temporary control of the council to show everyone how powerful they are. But this time their power play will cost the taxpayers real money. Knowing that Councilman Frank Makransky was out of state visiting his grandchildren, at…

  • Councilman Greene deserves thanks, support for stand on YMCA

    For months the Democratic members of the Old Bridge Township Council considered locating a proposed YMCA in the municipal complex that is located on Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Their position on this decision was startling. If the facility was located in the municipal complex, the current tennis courts would have to be eliminated and…

  • Students’ project showed care and concern

    On behalf of the Sayreville Care and Share Food Bank, I would like to thank the students and the staff of the Arleth School fourth-grade class, Sayreville, for their thoughtfulness and generosity in the creation of The Community Cookbook Connection. The proceeds from the sale of their recipe book went to the food bank. I…