• Henrietta Witkowski Brasno

    Mrs. Brasno, 85, of South River, died April 24, 2010, at home. Prior to her retirement in 1980, she was employed by E.I. DuPont Photo Products, Sayreville, where she worked for 35 years. Her husband, Andrew T. Brasno, died in 1997. She also was predeceased by two sisters, Mary Bilinski and Leona Hess, and a…

  • Will new law really keep young drivers any safer?

    This letter is in regard to the article about Kyleigh’s Law, “State Transportation Head Tells Teens About New Law,” that appeared in the April 8 issue of the Suburban. This is only my opinion and is not intended to disrespect the memory of Kyleigh D’Alessio in any way. As a parent, I feel I must…

  • Elimination of funding will hurt community

    Gov. Chris Christie’s FY11 state budget proposes the complete elimination of state funding for family-planning services. These programs provide basic health care to New Jersey women and men, many of whom have recently lost their jobs and/or their health insurance. Restoring the funds for family planning makes sense because: • for every $1 spent on…

  • Dismayed by lack of good manners

    Recently, my son, along with 48 other children, made his First Holy Communion at a local church. Before the Mass began, an announcement was made that there was to be no photography except for those individuals hired to photograph and videotape the event. As soon as the children began their procession into the church, the…

  • In my day, sonny, we got numbers in a book

    CODA GREG BEAN If the phone company stops printing and delivering residential white pages, as Verizon has asked regulators permission to do in New York and New Jersey, what am I going to use as a doorstop, or to raise my computer monitor an extra 3 or 4 inches? On the one hand, Verizon’s request…

  • E.B. family steps up effort against ‘tummy problems’

    Lemonade Stand fundraiser to run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 16 at Warnsdorfer BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The kid had a valid question. As his East Brunswick family prepared for its annual trek to Canada to help a relative run a lemonade stand fundraiser for heart disease and stroke…

  • Local science fiction club celebrates 25-year ‘trek’

    The USS Avenger will commemorate silver anniversary May 15 in Edison BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The USS Avenger, a longtime science fiction fan association based in central New Jersey, will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year. The “Star Trek”-based group will hold a silver commemoration May 15 at the Pines Manor in Edison. This…

  • Neighbor charged with fatally stabbing Monroe woman

    MONROE — Police have charged a townshipmanwith stabbing his 48-year-old female neighbor to death inside her home last week. Warren Burkey, 32, of Perrineville Road, was charged shortly after midnight May 8 with the murder of Theresa Wysokowski, who was found the prior morning in the bedroom of her home, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor…

  • Suicide prevention bill a tribute to local veteran

    BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer After two combat tours in Iraq, Coleman Bean of East Brunswick sought treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but he did not receive the support that is in place for many returning veterans. Sgt. Coleman Bean Bean was a member of the U.S. Army’s Individual Ready Reserve, with which he…

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