Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Guest Column

    Carri M. BroxmeyerBroxmeyer family member speaks out Carri M. Broxmeyer Broxmeyer family member speaks out I am writing in response to the letter to the editor from Alex R. Wiener ("Action To Halt Wendy’s Was Good for Residents of Milltown") that was printed in a recent issue of your newspaper and to the judgments that…

  • 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. GEORGE W. ANDERSON JR., 76, of Old Bridge died Oct. 27 in Madison Center, Old Bridge. His wife, Julia Anderson, died in 1992. Surviving are two daughters,…

  • Recreation dept. offers thanks for support

    Recreation dept. offers thanks for support The Sayreville Recreation Department wishes to extend a sincere thank you to the borough of Sayreville Police Department and to the Parks Department for the support that they provided to help ensure the success of our Halloween Parade. I would like to recognize and thank the Sayreville Recreation Advisory…

  • Responds to accusations against council candidate

    As a councilman in the borough of Sayreville, I routinely receive a packet that includes the weekly business as well as other municipal information. In reviewing my paperwork this past week, I found the Jan. 1, 2002 minutes from my first council meeting. In the annual mayoral message, Mayor Kennedy O’Brien complimented and praised Democratic…

  • Wants O.B. cigarette law to set standard for state

    Wants O.B. cigarette law to set standard for state This letter is in reply to a letter to the editor ("Law Is Misguided Effort to Attribute Blame") from Beth Hinsdale that appeared in the Oct. 10 issue of the Suburban. Ms. Hinsdale, I couldn’t agree with you more that parents have to take responsibility for…

  • Synagogue sets an example

    Educational institutions, both public and private, ought to take a cue from Temple B’nai Shalom in East Brunswick, and find a way to honor Daniel Pearl or discuss the principles that he represented. Pearl, murdered earlier this year while researching a story in Pakistan, was more than a reporter for the Wall Street Journal. He…

  • 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. GLORIA VARIANO CARFAGNA, 74, of Sayreville died Oct. 16 in Madison Center, Old Bridge. Surviving are a son, Edward Walters of the Lanoka Harbor section of Lacey;…

  • Remarks on Cheesequake Village off base

    I read the article ("Residents Fear Fallout From Senior Community," Suburban, Oct. 10) today on the age-restricted community off Cottrell Road in Old Bridge. I would like to address the comments made by longtime Cottrell Road resident Ann Miller. First of all, it is called Cheesequake Village, an adult community, not a senior citizen complex.…

  • ‘Walk for Chris’ organizer, residents deserve commendation

    I am so proud to be a part of the Old Bridge community. When I moved here in 1999, I knew that my husband and I picked a great place to move, but I never knew how great until recently. I was amazed to see the outpouring of hearts who wanted to help a 14-year-old…