Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Neptune project will offer local jobs, good tax ratable

    Growing up in Sayreville, I always regarded the abandoned, swampland property off River Road as an eyesore. But now, this site is poised for revitalization. The Neptune Regional Transmission System plans to build a converter station that is the perfect fit this property, as well as for Sayreville as a whole. Unlike power generating stations,…

  • N.J. developer sees need for redevelopment legislation

    The state is walking a tightrope in a desperate effort to balance the preservation of our lifestyle with the need to accommodate more than 1 million new residents in the next 15-20 years. We commend Gov. James McGreevey and his staff for tackling this issue and for raising the level of discussion. For a long…

  • Conversion station will help borough during hard times

    Gov. James McGreevey has spoken about the "perfect storm" at the state level, in which a $5 billion deficit has been generated by the national economic downturn, 10 years of fiscal irresponsibility and a lack of fiscal support from the federal government. The financial woes are not just a state problem. The governor’s plan to…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries JOSEPHINE "DAISY" CONTICELLI CALANDRIELLO, 87, of Sayreville died March 22 at home. Her husband, James W. Calandriello, died in 1981. Surviving are two daughters, Marie Nadratowski of South Amboy and Jeanne Corvo of Jersey City; two sons, James Calandriello Jr., with whom she lived, and Leonard J. Calandriello of Phoenix, Ariz.; three sisters, Helen…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries JOSEPHINE "DAISY" CONTICELLI CALANDRIELLO, 87, of Sayreville died March 22 at home. Her husband, James W. Calandriello, died in 1981. Surviving are two daughters, Marie Nadratowski of South Amboy and Jeanne Corvo of Jersey City; two sons, James Calandriello Jr., with whom she lived, and Leonard J. Calandriello of Phoenix, Ariz.; three sisters, Helen…

  • Our View

    America finding itselfin a most difficult fight Our View America finding itself in a most difficult fight America finding itself in a most difficult fight The brutal reality of war struck home in the last seven days as the United States and its allies launched Operation Iraqi Freedom. The first weekend of the war brought…

  • Rising property taxes make keeping homes an impossible task

    My wife and I moved to New Jersey more than 13 years ago. We had originally looked for a home in Old Bridge. We have family there; however, back then, the taxes were higher there than in the Parlin section of Sayreville. We have since bought a very nice home, and we did a lot…

  • Residents, not politics, come first for Sayreville councilman

    I was shocked to read the vicious attack made by Shirley Dill ("Councilman’s Quality of Life Comments Irk Sayreville Resident," Letters to the Editor, Suburban, March 20) against Democratic Borough Councilman Tom Pollando all because Councilman Pollando supports a Neptune electric plant that will give Sayreville $400,000 a year without creating any noise, pollution or…

  • Neptune project will be sound source of revenue

    I read with interest Shirley Dill’s letter to the editor ("Councilman’s Quality of Life Comments Irk Sayreville Resident") in the March 20 issue of the Suburban. Mrs. Dill is clearly opposed to the Neptune power project and tries to connect a litany of ills to it. And while exaggerating to make a point might be…