Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Heartless thief stole more than just Christmas lights

    Today our family experienced a great disappointment in this season of doing for others. Someone stole some of the Christmas lights from in front of our house. I don’t understand what goes through the heart and mind of the person who steals, but I want to let that person know what goes through mine. Yes,…

  • Salvation Army seeks help to aid the less fortunate

    Thanksgiving is now past, and Christmas is approaching quickly. I give thanks for all God’s blessings, especially at this time of the year, but this year I must also pray for help. More, I must also ask the public to be especially generous when they encounter The Salvation Army’s red kettles or receive a letter…

  • Obituaries

    Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. VICTOR H. WEEKS, 54, of South Amboy died Nov. 28 in Columbia Greene Memorial Hospital, Hudson, N.Y. His son, Anthony J. "Tony" Weeks, died in 1999. Surviving…

  • Speak up on budget issues

    Old Bridge residents interested in the amount they’re paying in property taxes and how that money is used should voice their opinions to the Township Council. The council is due to make some tough decisions regarding the fiscal year 2003 municipal budget in the weeks leading up to a meeting scheduled for Dec. 16, when…

  • AARP warns seniors warned against unscrupulous practices

    If you break something, you fix it. If you make a mess, you clean it up. If you wrong someone, you make amends. In this time of shattered confidence in the stock market and corporate scandals, there is an opportunity for state senators to adopt legislation to re-establish corporate responsibility in the financial services industry.…

  • Lady Dems’ award going to most deserving

    It is indeed an honor for me to make it known that the Sayreville Lady Dems have selected Helen Boehm to be the recipient of the Community Service Award for the year 2002. This is the 11th year our organization has sponsored this event. It was established to honor and acknowledge productive citizens focused on…

  • Congressman Holt wants to connect citizens to government

    Following my election to a third term in Congress (now representing a slightly redrawn district), I want to thank those who voted for me and otherwise supported my election. I am grateful for the trust placed in me as your representative, and I will continue to work to earn it. Although I received the largest…

  • Officials urged to choose state’s top cop from within

    The headline reads, "Top Cop Breaks the Law and Made a Grievous Error in Judgment." It sounds like Joseph Santiago and Frank Torricelli attended the same school. From day one, the public knew Santiago was the wrong choice and carried a lot of baggage. Let’s not make the same mistake again by going outside the…

  • Obituaries

    Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. EUGENE CADIGAN, 65, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, formerly of South Amboy, died Nov. 20 at home. Surviving are his companion, Ethel Mahan of Parlin; a…