Category: Suburban Opinion
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Thinks vice chairwoman has lost sight of duties, responsibilities
While I have no desire to become involved in a political controversy, I do feel the letter to the editor submitted by Mary Lou McCormick, vice chairwoman of the Sayreville Democratic Party Organization, (“Attack on Chairman, Organization Unfounded,” Suburban, May 28) needs to be addressed for clarity. In my letter (“Volunteer Deserved, Did Not Receive,…
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Marion C. Podbelski Bielski
Mrs. Bielski, 86, of Sayreville, died May 31, 2009, at home. Prior to retirement, she had been employed for 20 years as a bakery worker at Sunshine Biscuit, Sayreville. Mrs. Bielski is predeceased by her husband, Henry Bielski; two sisters, Stella Kukulski and Sophie Chevalier; and three brothers, Louis, Joseph and Raymond Podbelski. Surviving are…
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New act will ensure safe streets for all ages
Our nation’s transportation infrastructure is in dire need of an overhaul. Between 1993 and 2003, nearly 52,000 pedestrians and more than 7,400 bicyclists were killed in road accidents; studies show that designing streets with pedestrians in mind may reduce pedestrian risk by as much as 28 percent. Unfortunately,many of the people most hurt by inadequate…
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Stanley Sczepanik
Mr. Sczepanik, 90, of Sayreville, died May 29, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by Hercules Inc., Parlin. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. His sisters, Viola Makowski, Anna Budzin, Sister Mary Norea and Mary Ketcha, and his brothers, Joseph, Albert…
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Lorraine Currie
Mrs. Currie, 70, of East Brunswick, died May 30, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, George Currie, her daughter, Darlene Currie, and her brother, Raymond Gurdinak, predeceased her. Surviving are a daughter, Colleen Currie, East Brunswick; sister-in-law, Lorraine Currie, Sayreville; brother-in-law Sam Currie, Parlin; six grandchildren; two nieces and a…
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George A. Crothers Sr.
Mr. Crothers, 83, of Howell, died May 25, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township. He lived in Old Bridge and Forked River before moving to Howell 10 years ago. Mr. Crothers, a U.S. Navy veteran during World War II, was a manager for Mendon Truck Leasing in Brooklyn until he retired in 1993.…
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David Norland
Mr. Norland, 52, of East Brunswick, died May 30, 2009 at home. He was a chemist for Air Liquide Corp, Morrisville, Pa. Mr. Norland was predeceased by his father, Robert Sr., and a brother, Robert Norland Jr. Surviving are his wife, Jean Vargo Norland; his mother, Evelyn Norland; a son, Ryan; a daughter, Jessica, all…
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In Bizarre World, movie popcorn is a bargain
Coda • GREG BEAN Iread the most curious story in the newspaper recently, and it still has me scratching my head. The national motion picture industry, which does 40 percent of its business between May and August when the summer blockbusters reach the theater, is having an unexpected boom this year, in spite of the…
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Santo Maimone
Mr. Maimone, 84, of North Brunswick, died May 31, 2009, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was an assembly line worker at Delco Remy Batteries, New Brunswick, for 30 years, retiring in 1986. He was predeceased by his wife, Rose Previte Maimone, in 2008; and a sister, Grace Catanese. He is survived by…
