• Robert J. Layer

    Mr. Layer, 78, of the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge, died Feb. 24, 2009, in Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Surviving are his wife, Rose Pfannschmidt Layer; two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert Jr. and Lisa Layer of Barnegat and Brian and Anne Marie Layer of Cliffwood Beach; a brother, Joseph Layer of Virginia; two sisters,…

  • Thomas F. Browne Jr.

    Mr. Browne, 63, of Old Bridge, died Feb. 25, 2009, in Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lyons. He was a self-employed construction worker, specializing in home improvements. His father, Thomas Browne Sr., died in 1988; his mother, Margaret Browne, died in 2007; and a brother, Edward Browne, died in 1993. Surviving are a sister, Barbara McVay…

  • Joan Guth Grenier

    Mrs. Grenier, 74, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Feb. 25, 2009, in Wedgewood Gardens Care Center, Freehold. A grandson, Robert Poulsen, died in 2008. Surviving are her husband, William “Bill” Grenier; a son, William Grenier, and his wife, Lynn, of Perkasie, Pa.; three daughters, Karen Poulsen, and her husband, Richard, of West Carrollton,…

  • Sports Shorts

    The Sayreville Athletic Association (SAA) will hold baseball/softball registration from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday until March 28 at the SAA trailer on Woodland Avenue in the Morgan section of Sayreville. To mail in a registration form, go to www.leaguelineup. com/sayrevilleathleticassociation and click on the “handouts” link. Work bond checks will not be…

  • SWMHS bowlers take state crown again

    Nicholas led team in state finals; Nieves set record in sectional BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer For the second successive season, the Sayreville War Memorial High School boys bowling team came up big when it counted most and brought home the NJSIAA bowling crown. After winning the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) White Division title for…

  • Young Bombers wrap season of milestones

    Santiago leads way for SWMHS wrestlers BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer The Sayreville War Memorial High School wrestling team finished the season with a 21-5 mark, producing six District 20 champions and taking second place in the District 20 team competition. Sayreville’s Ramon Santiago (top) wrestles Brick Memorial’s Steve Santos during their 152- pound championship…

  • Why should staff wear scrubs when sitting behind a desk?

    Ifeel I have to respond to Alycia Micoletti’s letter to the editor, “Uniforms Serve a Practical Purpose,” that appeared in the Feb. 26 issue of the Suburban. It was not my intention to offend her or others in her profession. I was not referring to those who obviously need to wear scrubs. Unfortunately, I have…

  • Judge workers by what they do, not by how they look

    This is in response to the letter to the editor from Annette Codispoti, “Staffers Should Look Neater at Hospitals,” (Suburban, Feb. 19). I am very insulted that she referred to hospital staffers as slobs because we wear scrubs. For your information, scrubs are worn to prevent the transmission of infectious disease. Surgical staffers are required…

  • No state law needed to change SERA

    Iread with interest Republican Mayor Kennedy O’Brien’s letter to the editor (Suburban, March 5) in which he argues that the Sayreville Redevelopment Agency (SERA) is not effective. From what I can see, the mayor’s got this one wrong. A little bit of history is in order here. Mayor O’Brien served on SERA for a number…

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