Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Jack P. Triolo

    Mr. Triolo, 78, of Matawan, died Feb. 11, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He resided in Red Bank, prior to relocating to Matawan, 54 years ago. He was a construction technician at HNTB Engineering, Wayne, for more than 20 years; and employed at St. John Vianney High School, Holmdel, for 12 years. He is…

  • Staffers should look neater at hospitals

    Iappreciate the letter to the editor from Michael R. D’Agnes, president and chief executive officer of Raritan Bay Medical Center, about banning smoking from the grounds outside the hospital (Suburban, Feb. 12). Last time I was there and saw hospital employees smoking outside, I thought, This does not seem right. I wish them luck in…

  • Edward S. Janas

    Mr. Janas, 89, of the Melrose section of Sayreville, died Feb. 4, 2009, in Barbara E. Cheung Memorial Hospice, Edison. Prior to his retirement in 1986, he was employed for 40 years as a carpenter through the International Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, Milltown. Surviving are his wife, Stella Pelczar Janas; four sons, Joseph S.,…

  • Andrew C. Bowers

    Mr. Bowers, 66, of North Brunswick, died Feb. 5, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton. He resided in Old Bridge, prior to relocating to North Brunswick, in 1935. He was employed at Scheideler Excavating, Princeton Junction, the past five years. Prior to that, he owned A. Bowers Trucking, North Brunswick. He is survived…

  • Urges action on health, financial security

    Since its inception in early 2007, AARP has collected over one million Divided We Fail pledges from citizens all across the nation who believe that health care and lifetime financial security are the most pressing domestic issues facing our nation today. One hundred and seventy-four miles separate our state’s capital from our nation’s capital. If…

  • Catherine L. Pryor Zimmerman

    Mrs. Zimmerman, 88, of the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge, died Jan. 28, 2009, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward Zimmerman. She is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law, Joanne and Sam Connor of the Leonardo section of Middletown, Katherine and Leon Van Dyke of Cliffwood Beach, and Marie Zimmerman…

  • Councilman offers a differing view of ‘bipartisan’ borough politics

    After reading Chet Schwartz’s letter to the editor (“Mayor, Council Practicing Bipartisan Politics in Sayreville”) in the Feb. 5 issue of the Suburban, I was reminded of an old Army marching song extolling the praises of horse manure making the grass grow green. And here was some of the best I’ve ever seen. Mr. Schwartz…

  • Ethel Bogart

    Mrs. Bogart, 92, of Spotswood, died Feb. 4, 2009, in Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge. She was predeceased by her husband, Christopher Bogart Sr. Surviving are two children, Christopher Bogart Jr. of Eatontown and Pamela Bogart of Highland Park. A Mass was offered at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge. Interment was in Holy…

  • Louis M. Strugala Sr.

    Mr. Strugala, 90, of Sayreville, formerly of East Brunswick, died Jan. 30, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a supervisor with Sayre and Fischer Brick Co., Sayreville, where he worked for 38 years. After that he worked as a custodian for 10 years with…