Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Council sought excuses to oppose ‘pay to play’ law

    Council sought excuses to oppose ‘pay to play’ law There was a chance the other night that the Old Bridge Township Council could have been in the forefront of bringing some integrity to politics. However, the council majority chose to continue with their politics-as-usual way of life. The practice politely known as "pay to play"…

  • Irked by assessment of mayoral candidate

    W.R. Hutcheon ("Phillips Inherited Father’s Concern for Old Bridge Residents," Letters to the Editor, Suburban, April 17) says he’s lived in Old Bridge for 35 years. Has he been paying attention? How can he consider the Jim Phillips mayoralty bid a "breath of fresh air" if he’s been around and tuned in? Isn’t this the…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries MARGARET "BETTY" CORDES ANTONITIS of Sayreville died April 13 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 1991, she was the owner for more than 35 years of Boro Press Printing, Sayreville. Surviving are her husband, Joseph F. Antonitis; two daughters, Katherine Antonitis of the Parlin section of Sayreville and…

  • Retiree finds rewards in volunteering time and effort

    I recently saw an advertisement in a local newspaper looking for Wellness Initiative with Senior Educators (WISE) volunteers. The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) of Middlesex County was looking for people who are at least 60 years old and want to work with seniors. I saw a similar ad last year shortly…

  • Women, and men, should help women win in 19th District

    It amazes me that I constantly read of the small percentage of women elected to public office in our state. It is even more amazing since the electorate majority are women voters. Why you ladies permit power-hungry politicians, power brokers and wanna-be gurus to dictate who can run for office and who should watch over…

  • Phillips inherited father’s concern for Old Bridge residents

    When I read the announcement by Jim Phillips that he would seek the mayoralty of Old Bridge, it was like a breath of fresh air. I would only wish that all Old Bridge could get to know the Jim Phillips that I have known his entire life. As a resident of Old Bridge for the…

  • Three incumbents re-elected to Old Bridge school board

    McDermott, DiRocco and Hopman to servethree-year terms By sue m. morganStaff Writer Three incumbents re-elected to Old Bridge school board McDermott, DiRocco and Hopman to serve three-year terms By sue m. morgan Staff Writer Ellen McDermott OLD BRIDGE —A popular incumbent with 32 years of service and two of her colleagues will return to the…

  • Sidewalks are needed in Melrose section of Sayreville

    I recently wrote a letter to the editor (Suburban, Feb. 27) about the fact that there was nothing for young teens, especially the kids in the Melrose section of the borough, to do in Sayreville. These kids don’t want to go and hang out in South Amboy. Nothing against South Amboy — the kids’ friends…