Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Aileen B. De Freitas

    Mrs. De Freitas, 88, died May 21, 2010, at home. Born in the Village of Palmyra in Guyana, South America, she had resided in the United States for the past 22 years. Prior to retiring, she was a registered nurse at Fort Canje Psychiatric Hospital in Guyana. Surviving are two daughters, Rita Persaud and her…

  • Arthur J. Quale

    Mr. Quale, 43, of Old Bridge, died May 18, 2010. He was predeceased by his father, Arthur J. Quale, and by a sister, Maureen Donnelly. Surviving are his mother, Josephine Quale of Old Bridge; a sister, Deborah Beaton, also of Old Bridge; and five nieces and one nephew. A Mass was offered at St. Ambrose…

  • Carl Frederick Schwarz

    Mr. Schwarz, 79, died May 14, 2010, at home. Born in Milltown, he resided in South River until moving to St. George several years ago. He retired from Herrs Food, Somerset, 13 years ago. Prior to that he was a manager at Acme Markets for more than 30 years. He was a Navy veteran of…

  • Anne “Sis Lombardi” J. O’Connor

    Mrs. O’Connor, 85, of Keansburg, died May 21, 2010, at Bayside Manor, Keansburg. She was born in Jersey City and had resided there before moving to Cheesequake Village, Old Bridge. Mrs. O’Connor was a bookkeeper for Cheesequake Village for 12 years, retiring in 1999. She was a communicant of St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Laurence Harbor,…

  • Teachers’ unions bear some blame for layoffs

    CODA GREG BEAN In the interest of full disclosure, let me state that my personal experience as a member of a labor union has been limited to twice, and both those sagas were frankly weird. The first time was in the early ’70s when I was trying to save money for college and hired on…

  • Edward “Barney” Jefferys

    Mr. Jefferys, 57, died May 13, 2010, at Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Born in Jersey City, he had lived in Parlin before moving to Ohio 10 years ago. Before his retirement, he was a machinist for Delco Remi, North Brunswick, for 30 years. Mr. Jefferys is survived by his wife, Diana Panezich…

  • Reflections on Memorial Day and today’s America

    On Saturday a group of veterans along with some Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts placed flags on the graves of veterans. We left a sea of red, white, and blue. The large number of flags was a solemn reminder of the great sacrifices made on our behalf. Looking at those graves led me to ponder…

  • MCC’s class of 2010 largest in 43 years

    Valedictorian, a native of China, among 13 with perfect GPAs The largest class in Middlesex County College history, 1,415 students, graduated May 20 at the 43rd annual commencement exercises, witnessed by more than 3,500 guests under sunny skies on the college green. Clockwise from top: Middlesex County College graduates make their way to their seats…