Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Violet Malinowski Lasko

    Mrs. Lasko, 85, of Sayreville, died Jan. 2, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement in 1989, she was employed by Sunshine Biscuit, Sayreville, where she worked for 25 years. Her husband, Vincent R. Lasko, died in 1990. She also was predeceased by two sisters, Genevieve Kaczmarek and Mary…

  • More state regulation needed for hookah lounges

    On April 15, 2006, the New Jersey Smoke-Free Act went into effect. It banned smoking in all enclosed places, with the exemption of beaches, city parks, cigar bars, tobacco retail stores, tobacco-manufacturing facilities, private residences and automobiles. I am concerned with the increase of hookah lounges opening in New Jersey. My major concern is the…

  • Bill is fraught with dangers to the public

    The Garden State Chiropractic Society is keeping a watchful eye on Senate bill S-565, which poses a risk to New Jersey health consumers. This scope of practice bill, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Stephen Sweeney and Senator Loretta Weinberg, is being pushed through the legislative process during the lame-duck session and holiday season. This proposal…

  • Senators, representatives stood tall on health-care reform

    New Jersey should be proud of the hard work being done by its congressional representation in bringing our nation closer than ever to meaningful health-care reform.   Against a constant backdrop of myths and misinformation, both New Jersey senators and seven of 13 New Jersey representatives drowned out the chatter and focused on the positive…

  • Pedestrians should be more alert when crossing

    Ihave noticed many times that when people cross the street, they often forget to look around. Instead, they keep walking, without any fear that a car might hit them. I urge all pedestrians to please stop and look around before you cross the street. Also, please don’t forget to help our senior citizens if you…

  • To turn alarm off, throw entire clock against wall

    Coda • • GREG BEAN entire clock against If there’s anything more frustrating than trying to follow a procedure manual for a product that was built in a non-Englishspeaking country and then translated into the King’s Own by someone with a limited grasp of our language, I don’t know what it is. Back in the…

  • Kenneth R. Anderson

    Mr. Anderson, 72, of the Belford section of Middletown, died Jan. 11, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was predeceased by his wife, Margaret Anderson; and two sisters, Lucille Rohan and Muriel Harrington. Mr. Anderson is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law, Jane and James Lynn of Red Bank, Theresa Sacca of…

  • Shirley H. Keenan Dill

    Mrs. Dill, 81, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Jan. 16, 2010, in Bayshore Health Care, Holmdel. She was a member and past president of several organizations including the Sayreville Lady Dems, the Sayreville Historical Society, the Middlesex County Federation of Democratic Women and the New Jersey State Federation of Democratic Women. She was…

  • Cordellia Duff

    Mrs. Duff, 66, of Old Bridge, died Dec. 28, 2009, at home. Her husband, Lester Duff Sr., died in 2007, and a sister, Joan Zamparie, died in 2006. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Lester Jr. and Sheila Duff of Old Bridge; three sisters, Bernice Scott and Barbara Muraszewski, and her husband, Mike, all of…