Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Paula V. Stanavitch

    Ms. Stanavitch, 42, of Pennsauken, formerly of Old Bridge and Freehold, died Oct. 25, 2010, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Camden. She was employed as a Realtor. Surviving are her parents, Kathleen and Albert Stanavitch; her companion, Michael Hutnan; a daughter, Kathryn Stanavitch; a brother, Robert Stanavitch; and many other family members. A funeral…

  • Mary J. Dunn

    Mrs. Dunn, 85, of Old Bridge, died Oct. 15, 2010, at the Reformed Church Home in Old Bridge. Prior to her retirement in 1994, she was employed as an inventory control manager at Baxter International, Edison. She was predeceased by her husband, William Dunn, in 1971; and a son, John Dunn, in 2004. Surviving are…

  • Thomas Piedmont Jr.

    Mr. Piedmont, 65, of St. Petersburg Beach, Fla., formerly of Old Bridge, died Oct. 27, 2010, at the Largo Medical Center, Largo, Fla. He retired as senior vice president of finance and administration for The Interpublic Group of Companies, New York. He also had an accounting business in Old Bridge for 30 years. Surviving are…

  • Corinne Cebula

    Mrs. Cebula, 91, of South River, died Oct. 29, 2010, at The Elms of Cranbury, Cranbury. Prior to retiring, she was an officer with Heritage Bank of East Brunswick, where she worked for 20 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Victor, in 1965. Surviving are two daughters, Corinne Post, and her husband, Richard, of…

  • Sacred Heart School receives grant for technology program

    SOUTH AMBOY — Sacred Heart School has received a $750 grant from the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance program to support the school’s technology program. Danho Jallo, of the ExxonMobil station located at 912 Route 9 south in Parlin, worked with school officials to secure the grant, which is one of 2,400 available to schools across the…

  • Halloween Party

    Sixth-graders at Sayreville Middle School enjoyed a costume party sponsored by the PTO on Oct. 29. Students, including (l-r) Annabella Cacciato, Timothy Hunte and Kiana Lee, played Nok Hockey and danced to a DJ.

  • The Magic 8-Ball says, ‘Reply hazy; try again’

    Although this column will appear after the Nov. 2 mid-term election, it was written beforehand, which makes it one of the most difficult of the year. I got so frustrated reading conflicting polls from races I’m interested in around the state and nation that I finally said the heck with it, and pulled my Magic…

  • Council should look at facts, re-evaluate TNR

    We are all on the same page concerning freeroaming, outside cats — we want to diminish the numbers. We just have different ways to get there. I am for the humane and proven effective way to do this — trap-neuter-return (TNR); the Sayreville Borough Council is not, having voted against supporting TNR. How do you…