Category: Suburban Opinion
-

Attorney’s clients may qualify for compensation from state fund
On May 2 the Sentinel reported that Andrew T. Brasno, a South River attorney, had been disbarred upon a finding that he had misappropriated client trust funds. Clients who had funds in trust with Brasno and believe that those funds were misappropriated may qualify for compensation from the New Jersey Lawyers Fund for Client Protection.…
-

Budget cuts vary widely
The picture surrounding southern Middlesex County’s defeated 2002-03 school year budgets should crystallize this week. With a May 20 deadline looming, municipal governing bodies that are reviewing defeated spending plans are continuing to meet over the next few days and, if they haven’t already, will reveal the depth of the cuts in spending that they…
-

Drivers must stop at, and not coast through, stop signs
I often wonder why so many drivers, young and old, do not come to a complete stop at any stop signs. They just coast through the signs (some drivers even speed), using the same route every day. There isn’t a single day that goes by that I don’t see this happening, and that is one…
-

Board, volunteers made derby a success
I would like to express my thanks to the Sayreville Recreation Advisory Board members and all other volunteers for their assistance at our annual fishing derby. Their efforts made the event a huge success. Michael Sedlak Municipal Department Head Sayreville Recreation Department
-

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. KATHERINE MURRAY BALDASARE, 79, of Sayreville, formerly of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, died May 2 in Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Surviving are her husband, Frank;…
-

Harley-Davidson event should have been handled differently
Harley-Davidson event should have been handled differently The debacle created by the Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary Celebration Tour at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park could have — and should have — been avoided. Since it first became a public topic, the proposed August event has been hotly debated in Old Bridge and surrounding communities. But the…
-

Scout would like all participants to get credit for boardwalk
I am writing you in regard to the article that ran about me in the Suburban on April 11. My purpose is to correct a misrepresentation which was inadvertently made in that article, and to ensure that all the participants in my Eagle Scout project, especially Boy Scout Troop 220, receive proper recognition for their…
-

Retired director’s support of First Concern will be long remembered
The children and families served by the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) loses a staunch advocate and friend with the retirement of the division’s director, Charles Venti. Venti’s ongoing commitment, support, vision and compassion have helped to save countless young, vulnerable people whose futures appeared bleak and hopeless. First Concern is…
-

Sayreville students reach out to American troops
Staff Writer By jennifer dome Sayreville students reach out to American troops SAYREVILLE — Students at Sayreville War Memorial High School, Washington Road, have put their hands into the effort to spread American patriotism to Americans stationed throughout the world. The high school students painted an 8-foot-high by 18-foot-long canvas with their red, white and…
