• Robert Standowski

    Mr. Standowski, 55, of the Melrose section of Sayreville, died April 23, 2009, at home. Prior to his retirement in 2004, he was employed for 15 years as a truck driver with the borough of Sayreville. His father, Richard Standowski, died in 1986. Surviving are a daughter, Lori Wistuba, and her husband, Frederick, of Sayreville;…

  • James A. Espinoza

    Mr. Espinoza, 50, of Long Branch, died April 7, 2009, at St. Barnabas Hospice at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He had resided in Middletown before relocating to Long Branch 15 years ago. Mr. Espinoza was a dockbuilder at Phoenix Marine, Sayreville, for 30 years. He is survived by his parents, Anthony Espinoza of Middletown…

  • Bombers hope to build on solid, offensive game

    BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer Ahigh-powered offense has made the Sayreville War Memorial High School baseball team a force to be reckoned with this season, with the Bombers living up to their name at the plate. In 12 games, Coach Mike Novak’s team has blasted 11 home runs and scored 90 times, an average of…

  • Play ball!

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Monroe Township High School’s Morgan Widener reaches to make a putout on Colonia’s Kristen Stefanowicz at first base during a home game April 25. The Falcons won the game 4-1, bringing their record to 5-2 on the season. Left: Monroe Township High School’s Andrea Carini works the pitching mound…

  • Employee wants to set record straight, explains scope of job

    This letter is in response to the letter to the editor titled “Council, Board of Ed Must Pull Tightly on Budget Reins” (Suburban, April 9). I am the “one” noncertified employee you’ve been carrying on about at public meetings and in the newspaper for two years now. Let’s set the record straight once and for…

  • Why spend money on nonessentials?

    Bob Pinaha responded (“Residents Already Paying for Borough’s TV Station,” Letters to the Editor, Suburban, April 16) to my letter of April 9 (“Televising Meetings Won’t Affect Democracy”) by indicating that Sayreville had already once decided against applying cable-fee money to television funding by directing the money into the general budget. As such, the money…

  • Support bill to mandate license suspensions

    Iam writing this letter in response to the recent statement made by attorney Kenneth Vercammen, referring to Senate Bill S-2054 regarding the mandatory immediate suspension of a driver’s motor-vehicle license in certain circumstances (“Leave License Suspensions Up to Judges,” Letters to the Editor, Suburban, April 2). As the grieving mother of a victim of a…

  • Gee, that candy looks good enough to smoke

    Coda • GREG BEAN My favorite line from the recent presidential campaign was Barack Obama explaining his youthful experimentation with mind-altering chemicals. “When I was young and stupid, I was young and stupid,” he said. That resonated with me, in large part because there was plenty of stupidity in my own misspent youth. Here, for…

  • ‘Touch-A-Truck’

    PHOTO BY ERIC SUCAR staff Left: Matthew Urban checks out the view from atop a CAT Track-Type Tractor during the “Touch-A-Truck” event held at Monmouth Regional High School, Tinton Falls, on April 25. Above: Garrett Walters, of Tinton Falls, gets the feel of sitting in a fire truck during the event, which raised funds for…

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