Category: Suburban Opinion

  • 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. RUSSELL G. BUCCO SR., 76, of Aberdeen died Oct. 8 in Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Surviving are his wife, Carmella DiGiora Bucco; two sons, Russell G. Bucco…

  • Students build homes that aren’t just for the birds

    By jennifer domeStaff Writer Students build homes that aren’t just for the birds By jennifer dome Staff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY Sayreville Middle School students (above, l-r) Deanna McLafferty, Joan Grankowski and Liz Begons joined fellow Student Council members to build birdhouses at the Home Depot in Old Bridge Friday. SAYREVILLE — A group…

  • Recognize sacrifice; cast vote on Election Day

    Recognize sacrifice; cast vote on Election Day Voting is the most powerful way for each citizen to make a difference. Veterans who fought preserved that right for you, and I urge all citizens to acknowledge their gift by going to the polls on Election Day, Nov. 5, and casting their ballot for the candidate of…

  • Boards’ hands often tied with pending applications

    Boards’ hands often tied with pending applications When it comes to halting the seemingly never-ending development of municipalities, sometimes there just isn’t much that can be done. Thanks to approvals that in some cases were granted years earlier, there is often little that local planning and zoning boards can do to curb the construction of…

  • Proposed land accord will benefit public

    Guest ColumnAlberto Rivas Guest Column Alberto Rivas I am writing to clarify a misconception that questions the justification for the recently proposed land agreement between the city of Perth Amboy and Middlesex County. Some have argued that this agreement is unnecessary to ensure the future integrity of the property. Some have also attempted to compare…

  • 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. DENNIS VANCE, 84, of Old Bridge died Oct. 8 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are his wife, Jean Kalinowski Vance; two sons, David…

  • Law is misguided effort to attribute blame

    This letter is in response to a letter to the editor from Louis Valentino printed in the Oct. 3 Suburban ("Old Bridge Cigarette Law Will Make Store Owners Accountable"). In a society that requires individual accountability, it seems misguided to heap all the blame for underage smoking on local business owners. Although I recognize the…

  • Concern for the people not apparent in Democratic Party’s actions

    I wonder if anyone else is angry at the way the Democratic Party has treated the people of New Jersey. After the ballots were printed, at a substantial expense, and the absentee ballots were sent to our military and civilian assistants protecting us overseas, the Democrats did not like the way the polls looked over…