Category: Suburban Opinion
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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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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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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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Ernest C. Kozo
Mr. Kozo, 84, of South River, died Jan. 26, 2009, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Doris E. Rupprecht Kozo; a daughter, Karen Charette, and her fiancé, Stephen Niederle, of Milltown; and a stepson, Bruce Bertram, and his wife, Elaine, of South River. Services were held at Maliszewski Funeral Home,…
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Irene Elizabeth Arose
Mrs. Arose, 80, of East Brunswick, died Jan. 27, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Care One, Perth Amboy division. Surviving are her husband, Edward E. Arose; four sons, Edward J. and Robert J., both of East Brunswick, James M., and his wife, Vicky, of Howell and Paul J., and his wife, Terri, of Tampa,…
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Soldiers Project filling gap for veterans
Incidents of violence and suicide involving returning veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan are of great concern to everyone. Local papers across the country have reported on the numerous stories of assault, suicide, rape and homicide. A recent New York Times story on the alarming occurrences not only ratcheted up public interest, but…
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Edward Lasky
Mr. Lasky, 81, of Deerfield Beach, Fla., formerly of Perth Amboy and Sayreville, died Nov. 29, 2008. Surviving are his wife, Antoinette; two daughters, Linda Jarocki of Boca Raton, Fla., and Laurie Loftus of the Parlin section of Sayreville; a sister, Marie Grankowski of Sayreville; two grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. Private services were held…
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Mayor, council practicing bipartisan politics in Sayreville
As a lifelong Democrat who has never been involved in local politics, I felt compelled to respond to the recent letter to the editor from Dan Buchanan, a former Democratic Borough Council member (“Sayreville GOP Appointing PoliticalAllies, Not Best Qualified,” Suburban, Jan. 22). Buchanan alleges that Mayor Kennedy O’Brien used his newfound control over the…
