• Lynne C. Koch

    Ms. Koch, 29, of East Brunswick, died May 6, 2010, at home. She was predeceased by a brother, Cpl. Steven R. Koch, and by her grandfathers, William Koch Sr. and Robert Glassen. Surviving are her parents, William Koch Jr. and Christine Glassen Koch of East Brunswick; a brother, William Koch III of the Somerset section…

  • Mary Travaglini Placco

    Mrs. Placco, 88, of East Brunswick, formerly of South River and Monroe, died May 11, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, Vincent D. Placco, and by four siblings, Thomas, Santa, Theresa and Celia. Surviving are a son, Vincent Placco Jr., and his wife, Sherri, of Flemington;…

  • Joseph M. Villanti

    Mr. Villanti, 50, of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, died May 12, 2010, at home. He was employed as an equipment operator with the Department of Transportation, Metuchen, where he worked for the past nine years. He was predeceased by his mother and father, Eileen Kafka Villanti and Joseph Villanti. Surviving are his…

  • Why punish those who work hard, make money?

    Iam writing in response to William Flynn’s letter to the editor, “Renew ‘Millionaire’s Tax,’ Save Aid to Schools,” that appeared in the May 6 issue of the Suburban. I will begin by writing that I do not claim to have loyalties to the Republican or the Democratic Party. My opinions are based on my feelings…

  • Restoring tax is not answer to school-aid woes

    In his recent letter to the editor, “Renew ‘Millionarie’s Tax,’ Save Aid to Schools” (Suburban, May 6), William Flynn, chairman of the Old Bridge Democratic Party, espouses a method of taxation, the so-called “millionaire’s tax,” that recalls the expression popularized by Karl Marx, “From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.”…

  • When social networking sites seem very anti-social

    CODA GREG BEAN Istopped watching Jack Cafferty and Don Lemon, and most of the other anchors on CNN, when they started reading Twitter comments about the issues as part of their news presentation. There you’d have Jack or Don talking about a serious matter, like the nomination of a Supreme Court justice, and then they’d…

  • Kiwanis Club of Old Bridge

    Old Bridge High School Key Club President Ed Horan and Kiwanis Club of Old Bridge President Mary Spina (second from left) hold the charter for the new high school key club, which was sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Old Bridge. The charter was presented at a school assembly on May 11. Key Club advisors…

  • Muscle Maker opens doors

    SAYREVILLE — Muscle Maker Grill will hold its grand opening in the borough this weekend. The Woodbridge-based restaurant chain, which features low-calorie and low-fat foods, has sold over 100 franchises and is on an expansion streak. Muscle Maker, which already has restaurants in Red Bank, Middletown, Manalapan, Toms River and Brick, also plans to open…

  • fishin’

    Enrique Mercado, 3, casts his fishing pole into the lake during the annual Fishing Derby at Kennedy Park, Sayreville, on May 15.

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