Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Proposed training facility would mean trouble for East Brunswick I have many concerns regarding the heavy construction equipment training facility that wants to move to land situated between Church Lane and Beekman Road in East Brunswick. At the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting held on March 9, the chairman of the Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership…

  • 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…

  • Rail line would pose danger to youngsters This is in response to the letter to the editor from Norman Fine ("Fear of Rail Line Exhaust Is Much Ado About Nothing") in the March 29 issue of your newspaper. How ignorant can one be? I notice Mr. Fine is an East Brunswick resident, and I assume…

  • Hard work, perseverance paying off in Spotswood F iling cabinets, closets and desk drawers were being cleaned out in Spotswood’s municipal offices this weekend, but the tasks were not done by ambitious employees trying their hand at a little spring cleaning. Instead, municipal employees were packing the contents of their offices for the long-awaited move…

  • Local coaches and administration must put youngsters first I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many people who donate their time to youth sports. My children have participated in several sport programs throughout this community. It is my assessment that the majority of these people who involve themselves in coaching and governing…

  • Transplant recipient helps to destroy common misconceptions Your article on organ donors ("Successful Recipient of Transplant Reaches Out," March 15, Suburban) indicates that it is truly important for people of all communities to become more aware about organ donations and transplants. I was very surprised to find that more than 50 percent of the 1,800…

  • Poor test scores mean state teachers aren’t doing their jobs Your article on the new fourth-grade test ("State Raises the Bar on Students’ Skills," March 15, Suburban) indicates that children in New Jersey public schools are not proficient in language arts. Even though it is a new test, and special education students were included, it…

  • Maybe municipalities can make a difference F or the past few months the newspapers have been filled with articles about contract renewal talks with cable companies — whether it be Comcast, Cablevision or another provider. They have also published the occasional letter to the editor criticizing those contracts and cable service. And through it all…