Trees make town liveable, viable       New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the nation battling an increase in impervious surface, a decrease in our green spaces, and a decline in our community forests. Nationwide, urban areas cover 69 million acres and are increasing at a rate of 1.3 million acres per year. More ... Grateful for story celebrating daughter's life       Our family would like to thank staff writer Michael Acker for his poignant tribute to our beloved daughter, Sara, in the Oct. 4 issue of the Suburban. More ... Board must disclose methods of allocating school-bus funds       If your child uses the school bus to get to and from school, you need to know that elimination of school-bus transportation is being threatened for some of our children. Old Bridge Board of Education officials do not appear to be allocating schoolbus transportation funds equitably. As a result, s... More ... Thoughts on holiday trees and teaching values, morality       Where have values truly gone? I can remember my parents enforcing rules when I was a child and teaching us 10 children values that formed as a result of true beliefs and knowledge. Today, however, there still exist parents such as that, but morals are depleting primarily due to impressions made an... More ...