Category: Suburban Opinion
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Robert “Bob” Bermel
Mr. Bermel, 71, of Old Bridge, died July 17, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center, New Brunswick. He was a banker at Chemical Bank of New York, retiring in 1998. He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Penelope “Penny” Janet Kures; six daughters and four sons-in-law, Colleen and Charles Thompson, Donna and…
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Post office closings? Not with better marketing
Coda • GREG BEAN Although the U.S. Postal Service doesn’t have an official motto, the one most people believe is the motto inscribed on the façade of the James A. Farley Post Office in New York City: “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of…
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Car club deserves praise for support
On behalf of Special Projects for Special Children Inc., the nonprofit organization that supports Old Bridge Township’s ROBIN therapeutic recreation programs, I would like to thank the many hardworking volunteers of the Old Bridge Classic Knights Car Club. Last year members of the organization met with us and promised to make a difference in our…
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Emergency unit thanks supporters
The Sayreville Emergency Squad wishes to thank everyone who contributed, and continues to contribute, to our annual fund drive. It is through your donations that our volunteer squad operates. For the second quarter of 2009, the squad answered a total of 619 emergency calls, including the successful resuscitation of an infant through CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation).…
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Austin N. Reilly
Austin, age 7, of Old Bridge, died July 31, 2009, in the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He was a kindergarten student at St. Thomas the Apostle School, Old Bridge. He was predeceased by his maternal grandfather, Thomas Howland, and by his paternal grandfather, Thomas F. Reilly. Surviving are his parents, Vanessa Howland and Nicholas Reilly…
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TNR is a misguided attempt at controlling overpopulation
The terms can be confusing — feral cats, wild cats, stray cats, domesticated cats, house cats. A feral cat is defined as an unowned and untamed domestic cat, born in the wild and without direct human contact. Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) seems like a cure for our feral-cat problems; however, this is the furthest thing from the…
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Regina Berger Franken
Mrs. Franken, 84, of Old Bridge, died July 31, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, William F. Franken, died in 1995. She also was predeceased by three sisters and two brothers. Surviving are three sons, the Rev. William F. Franken of Hydes, Md., James E. Franken of Old Bridge and…
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Diana “Tish” Obal
Mrs. Obal, 56, of Howell and formerly of Freehold, died July 31, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She received her nursing degree in 1972 from Flushing Hospital School of Nursing. Mrs. Obal was the former sales manager at the West End Family Pharmacy, West Long Branch, prior to which she worked as…
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Elizabeth A. Sherman
Ms. Sherman, 41, of Old Bridge, formerly of Matawan, died July 30, 2009, at home. She was predeceased by her father, David Murphy; her stepfather, David Murphy; a by brother, Norman Sherman. Surviving are her mother, Bernadine Murphy of Old Bridge; five siblings, Joseph Sherman Jr. and William Sherman, both of Keansburg, Nancy Pump of…
