Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Sayreville’s DARE program receives praise and support from parent

    I am writing this letter to Sgt. Joseph Myers and the Sayreville Policemen’s Benevolent Association. Thank you so much for the wonderful, educational DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program you put together for the children at Our Lady of Victories School, Sayreville. My son John cannot say enough positive things about you and your program.…

  • Event at N.J. Network to mark National Literacy Day, July 2

    Event at N.J. Network to mark National Literacy Day, July 2 New Jersey is experiencing a crisis that should be brought to the attention of the taxpayers. We have nearly 3 million residents over the age of 16 who are functioning at the lowest level of ability. Illiteracy costs the taxpayer billions annually in lost…

  • New Jersey will not lose Northeast Corridor train line

    I read with interest your editorial titled "Public Is Owed Answers in Light of Transit Troubles" and the article titled "Effect of Amtrak Shutdown Unclear" in the June 13 issue of the Suburban. In both, you voiced concerns that a possible Amtrak shutdown would cause NJ Transit trains to stop running on the Northeast Corridor…

  • Elimination of Parkway’s E-ZPass, tolls is best solution for N.J.

    Elimination of Parkway’s E-ZPass, tolls is best solution for N.J. Suspending the E-ZPass discount is only a minor step toward the ideal solution of transforming a major problem. Toll barriers are a safety hazard, environmentally unsound and a downright waste of time. In addition to these obvious flaws, the E-ZPass system is now operating at…

  • Company works to keep golf quality high

    Company works to keep golf quality high As the president of Castle Golf Management, the company that manages the operations at Middlesex County golf courses by contract to the Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA), I would like to respond to a recent "Your Turn" Guest Column written by Allan Kaufman about Tamarack Golf Course in…

  • 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. JOHN CIOL, 67, of Pompano Beach, Fla., died May 26 in North Broward Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was predeceased by his wife, Virginia Ciol. Surviving are…

  • Route 18 improvements can’t happen soon enough

    Route 18 improvements can’t happen soon enough It may be hard for many of us to imagine, but someday soon, officials say, the construction of the new Route 18 bridge over Main Street at the border of East Brunswick and Old Bridge will be done. With that years-long project in the past, local and state…

  • Fallon was a dedicated and inspirational public official

    I would like to reflect upon the recent passing of T. Gilbert Fallon of Old Bridge. Gil, as he was known by all, was a former deputy mayor of the municipality as well as a former municipal chairman of the Democratic Party, and currently was a member of the Municipal Utilities Authority and sat as…

  • First-year kindergarten teacher is too good for O.B. to lose

    First-year kindergarten teacher is too good for O.B. to lose Once again, we’re at that point in the school year where the first-year teachers don’t know if they will be employed in September. The members of the school board will tell you they don’t have enough enrollment as of yet, but then they ask for…