Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Punitive measures will not effect behavioral changes in children This letter is in reference to the news article titled "Zero Tolerance Comes Under Fire" (Sentinel and Suburban, April 12). It is most unfortunate that four kindergartners were suspended in Sayreville last month for playing gun games with their pointed fingers. One wonders if such drastic…

  • School funding from income taxes would help out senior citizens I heartily agree with the East Brunswick Board of Educa-tion concerning its proposal to rely on income taxes, instead of property taxes, to pay for education. Most people in the work force have children attending East Brunswick schools, and all new residents have children entering…

  • Growth of East Brunswick requires township library addition We have been members of the East Brunswick Public Library since the day the doors were opened. We have always found the librarians to be very helpful, pleasant and efficient. The reference librarians have never failed to find the answers to our questions. Though we moved from…

  • National Honor Society members deserve thanks We would like to express our sincere thanks to the members of the Sayreville War Memorial High School National Honor Society for their efforts in conducting a food/supplies drive to benefit Sayrebrook Pet Adoption Center in Sayreville. The outpouring of generosity was overwhelming — literally thousands of cans of…

  • Third-graders celebrate Earth Day 2000 in OB OLD BRIDGE — Third-graders at Cheesequake School celebrated Earth Day 2000 on Monday through song, dance and celebration. Peggy Puzzo’s third-grade class put on the musical production, Earth Day 2000, for the entire school Third-grade students sing during the Earth Day 2000 play at Cheesequake School in Old…

  • Zuczek bids goodbye to Board of Education Often the lone dissenter, he has not ruled out run for Borough Council SAYREVILLE — At the last Board of Education meeting, Stephen Zuczek expressed some of his last wishes. He asked board members to review their policies on buildings and grounds and student discipline, as well as…

  • Voters now have a choice hardly seen in election years F resh on the heels of four independent candidates on South River’s election ballot last November, this political season seems to offer even more choices for local residents. In addition to the Democratic and Republican slates last November, residents of South River were given the…

  • Proposed rail line would be good for environment and residents In the issue of the addition of local rail service, it is important that everyone concerned look at the big picture. Public transportation, particularly passenger rail service, has been allowed to deteriorate in various parts of the state and other parts of the United States…

  • A little information would go a long way L ately it seems everyone is talking about it. No, it is not the season finale of HBO’s hit series The Sopranos. It is the suspension of four kindergartners from Wilson School in Sayreville. The three-day suspension came as a result of what has been reported as…