Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Edwin A. Snyder Sr.

    Mr. Snyder, 77, of Old Bridge, died April 8, 2010, in CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. His wife, Naomi La Voi Snyder, died in 2007. Surviving are a son, Edwin A. Snyder Jr., and his wife, Fancine, of Wake Forest, N.C.; two daughters, Darlene French, and her husband, Eric, of the Ringoes section of East…

  • Robert M. Shorosky Sr.

    Mr. Shorosky, 73, of Galloway, formerly of Sayreville, died April 10, 2010, in Atlantic City Medical Center. Surviving are his wife, Annette Sadowski Shorosky; three children and their spouses, Robert and Ellen Shorosky Jr. of Manchester, Anita Shorosky-Bossert and Philip Bossert of Friendswood, Texas, and Suzanne and Kenneth Grover of the Leonardo section of Middletown;…

  • Ann M. Krypel

    Mrs. Krypel, 74, of East Brunswick, died April 9, 2010, in Care One, East Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph A. Krypel; a daughter, Kathleen Krypel; and a brother, Gerald McAllister. Surviving are three sons, Joseph, and his wife, Deborah, of Helmetta, and Thomas and Timothy, both of East Brunswick; two brothers, Thomas…

  • Helen Kielian Modzelewski

    Mrs. Modzelewski, 85, of East Brunswick, died April 15, 2010, at home. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a machine operator with Johnson & Johnson, North Brunswick, where she worked for 20 years. She was predeceased by two daughters, Rose Stary and Jacqueline Streu; a grandson, Thomas Stary; and 13 siblings. Surviving are…

  • Margaret Perosa Skrok

    Mrs. Skrok, 94, of South River, died March 25, 2010, in Bartley Healthcare, Jackson. Prior to her retirement in 1978, she was a seamstress with Komar and Sons, South Amboy, where she worked for 25 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Jochan Skrok; three sisters; and two brothers. Surviving are a son, Richard J.…

  • When gov’t goes into debt, people go into debt

    Reports about mounting debt at all levels in the U.S. government have been growing at an alarming rate. From the federal level to the municipal level and everywhere in between, record levels of debt will eventually threaten the financial stability of our country. The people blame the politicians. They should blame themselves because the politicians…

  • Thinks governor should be praised for not taking easy road

    I’m tired of hearing the complaints and criticism of Gov. Chris Christie’s budget cuts in education and elsewhere. We finally have a governor who, for the first time after decades of previous administrations, is willing to take on the extreme debt our state of New Jersey faces, head on. He is being honest with himself…

  • Battle of the Classes

    Juniors and seniors at Old Bridge High School battle it out during one of the events of the Battle of the Classes on April 16. JEFF GRANIT staff