Category: Suburban Opinion
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Borden case is over, but it should never have begun
Coda • GREG BEAN Well, the Marcus Borden school prayer saga is finally over (at least in the courts), bringing to an end one of the saddest chapters in New Jersey education. I’ve had mixed feelings about this business from the start. I understood the stance taken by the East Brunswick school district, which had…
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Ann Towney
Mrs. Towney, 95, of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, died Feb. 17, 2009, at home. Her husband, William, died in 2004. Surviving are a daughter, Linda Kurimsky of Laurence Harbor and Union Beach; a son, William Towney of Laurence Harbor; a brother, Edward Stancik of Holmdel; a sister, Eleanor Stancik of New York…
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Henry Dufty
Mr. Dufty, 94, died Feb. 21, 2009, in CrestwoodManor, Whiting section of Manchester. His wife, Grace Dufty, died in 2008. Surviving are three sons, Richard A. Dufty, and his wife, Patricia, of East Brunswick, Robert H. Dufty, and his wife, Joyce, of North Amityville, N.Y., and Donald H. Dufty of Cranford; and two grandchildren. A…
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Mary C. Kavanagh Tymon
Mrs. Tymon, 81, of Atlantic Highlands, died Feb. 21, 2009, at her daughter’s home. She was a registered nurse at Mission of the Immaculate Virgin, Staten Island, N.Y., for 10 years, retiring in 1989. Prior to that, she was a nurse at Mount Vernon Hospital, New York City, during WWII. She was predeceased by her…
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Patricia O’Neill Corsetti
Mrs. Corsetti, 65, of Sayreville, died Feb. 19, 2009, at home. Prior to her retirement in 2005, she was employed as head of administration at Sayreville Medical Group, where she worked for 32 years. Surviving are her husband, Thomas J. Corsetti; three daughters, Denise Corsetti of Bronxville, N.Y., Laura Corsetti of Springfield and Lisa Salamone,…
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Margaret Osmond Anghelone
Mrs. Anghelone, 55, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Feb. 13, 2009, at home. She was the owner of O.J.O. Trucking Co., Parlin. She was predeceased by her parents, Otto and Blanche Osmond, and by a sister, Susan Osmond, and a brother, Richard Osmond. Surviving are her husband, Philip Anghelone; four brothers, Gerald Osmond,…
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Lisa D. Hopkins Pazinko
Mrs. Pazinko, 70, of East Brunswick, died Feb. 25, 2009, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She recently retired as a teacher with Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High Schools. Prior to that, she taught in the South Brunswick public school system. During her teaching career, she was an adviser to cheerleading teams and…
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Health-care professionals put others first
In response to Annette Codispoti’s recent letter to the editor titled “Staffers Should Look Neater at Hospitals” (Suburban, Feb. 19), I am a strong proponent of promoting a professional image. As they say, you only have one chance to make a first impression. For the better part of my 26- year nursing career, scrubs have…
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Don’t let economic woes impact education
I’m writing to express my support, in these troubling economic times, for the outstanding educational system in the state of New Jersey. Our schools are among the best, if not the very best, in the nation. When the economy suffers, it is very tempting to begin cutting public support in as many places as possible…
