Category: Suburban Opinion
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Student to perform with regional orchestra
Sayreville War Memorial High School junior Skyler Lutz Lutz performed at the Region II Band and Orchestra auditions on Dec. 19, receiving the second-highest score in the solo category and fourth-highest total out of 18 bassists. His performance consisted of two movements from a Scarlatti Sonata, scales, arpeggios and sight reading. As a result, he…
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Nancy A. Rahill
Mrs. Rahill, 67, of Middletown, died Dec. 24, 2009, at Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark. She was the secretary at First Baptist Church of Matawan for the past 25 years. Prior to that, she was employed at Union Pacific Railroad Company. Mrs. Rahill is survived by her husband of 39 years, John P. Rahill; a…
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Frank T. Szijarto
Mr. Szijarto, 81, of Old Bridge, died Dec. 17, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1992, he was a quality control inspector in the paint department for Ford Motor Co., Edison, where he worked for 40 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in World War…
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Donald J. McMahon
Mr. McMahon, 55, of Keyport, died Dec. 21, 2009, at home. He had resided in Laurence Harbor and the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge before relocating to Keyport in 1986. Mr. McMahon was a first line supervisor at Verizon Corp., retiring in 2008. He was predeceased by his parents, John Timothy and Rita Drake…
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Mary Virginia Garcia
Mrs. Garcia, 66, of Old Bridge, has died. Prior to retiring in 2004, she ran the circulation desk in the Old Bridge Library for 14 years. Surviving are her husband of 48 years, Robert; a daughter Nancie Garcia of Metuchen; two sons, Brian of Missoula, Mont., and Robert Jr. of Sandhurst, England; two daughters-in-law, Ashley…
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Ziggy Koprowicz
Mr. Koprowicz, 46, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Dec. 8, 2009, at home. He was the deli manager for 15 years at Royal Bakery and Deli, Parlin. Surviving are his parents, John and Maria Koprowicz, with whom he lived; his siblings and their spouses, Diane Boragine of Parlin, Steven and Carol Koprowicz of…
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Cheerleaders represented O.B. with class
The Old Bridge Knights Midget Cheerleaders placed fifth at the national Pop Warner championship competition in Disney World, Orlando, Fla., earlier this month. The competition was amazing. The girls competed against 16 teams, the best in the country, and came home with a huge trophy to congratulate their hard work. What a spectacular ending to…
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Anthony Lorenzo
Mr. Lorenzo, 55, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Dec. 17, 2009, at home. He was a chemical operator with Merck Pharmaceutical in Rahway for 21 years. He was predeceased by his parents, Manuel and Paula; a brother, James; and a sister, Paula Coughlin. Surviving are his wife of 27 years, the former Barbara…
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Health care reform will preserve choices
As health care continues to be one of the most-talkedabout issues today, I hope that consumers are not being misled by some of the myths that have been circulating. Like the myth that health care reform means a government takeover — here are the facts: Health care reform means guaranteeing all Americans a choice of…
