Category: Suburban Opinion
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Frank Pagan
Mr. Pagan, 63, of Old Bridge, died Jan. 31. 2009, at home. He was predeceased by a grandson, Sergio Suarez. Surviving are his wife, Tomasita Aviles Pagan; his children, Diane Pagan, Frank E. Pagan Jr., and Bertrand E. and Lauren Pagan; a brother, Jose Pagan; a sister, Pauline Fundura; two grandchildren; and two nieces and…
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Men cook, but real men cook chicken with Provençal sauce
Coda • GREG BEAN The papers last week had some interesting demographic information about this nasty recession we’re in, and it wasn’t good news for men. According to The New York Times, 82 percent of the people laid off or downsized — 2.6 million in 2008 alone — were men. Economists theorize that because men…
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Kenneth William Belfiore
Mr. Belfiore, 62, of Elizabeth, died Feb. 4, 2009, in Community Medical Center, Toms River section of Dover. He was predeceased by his father, Anthony J. Belfiore. Surviving are his mother, Agnes Belfiore of Old Bridge; and a brother, John, and his wife, Elizabeth, also of Old Bridge. A Mass was offered at St. Ambrose…
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Irene M. Coppinger
Mrs. Coppinger, 78, of Hazlet, died Feb. 3, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was a factory worker at Western Electric, Kearny, for 10 years. She was also a waitress at Sophie’s Greenville Garden, Jersey City, for 30 years, and a school lunch aide in Jersey City for 10 years, retiring in 1990. Mrs.…
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Raritan Bay now a tobacco-free campus
On Feb. 1 Raritan Bay Medical Center became a completely tobacco-free campus. As a result, smoking and all tobacco products are prohibited on all hospital grounds including parking lots and garages. The decision to convert to a tobacco free campus is part of our ongoing commitment to provide the best health care for our communities.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
