Category: Suburban Opinion
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Helen Brandt
Mrs. Brandt, 75, of Old Bridge, died Dec. 27, 2008, in Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Surviving are her husband, Charles R. Brandt; two sons, Robert Brandt of Neptune and James Brandt of Old Bridge, and a daughter, Lori Taylor, and her husband, William, also of Old Bridge; and three grandsons. Private cremation took place at…
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After Obama’s inauguration, Cheney will be out in the cold
Coda Coda • GREG BEAN The winter my wife and I packed our family and moved from my hometown in Casper, Wyo., to take a newspaper job in the relatively balmy climes of Illinois had been a tough son of a gun. For starters, in January of that year, 1984, the temperature hadn’t…
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Stanley E. Zdichocki
Mr. Zdichocki, 88, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Dec. 31, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. He was predeceased by his wife, Florence Rose Zdichocki, and by a daughter, Shirley Morton. Surviving are two daughters, Imogene Zdichocki of Jackson and Nancy Lapsley of South Carolina; two sons, Robert and Steven,…
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Has proof that kindness exists year-round
The Christmas season is just behind us, the time when people tend to be more mindful of “goodwill toward man,” but I have renewed belief that it occurs year-round. My family and I will never forget Columbus Day 2008. My husband was heading home on his motorcycle and hit one of the new medians in…
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Donald Bruce Leitch Sr.
Mr. Leitch, 71, of Jackson, died Jan. 1, 2009, following a battle with lung cancer. He was born in Kearny and was raised in Laurence Harbor. He graduated from Sayreville High School and served in the United States Navy. Mr. Leitch retired from Hub Dental Supply in 2002 and was a past master mason at…
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Democrats disregard Republicans’ ideas to cut budget
It is very disturbing to witness the behavior of the Democratic Old Bridge mayor, his administration and Democratic Township Council members when suggestions to trim the budget are made by Councilman Richard Greene, Councilman Brian Cahill and Councilwoman Lucille Panos. They are virtually ignored. The Democratic council majority has not been proactive or innovative. The…
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Calliope Bouzeos Suravlas
Mrs. Suravlas, 91, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Jan. 1, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, Kosta, died in 1960. Surviving are two sons, John Suravlas of Parlin and Stamatios Suravlas, and his wife, Helen, of Sayreville; two granddaughters; and a great-granddaughter. Services were held at St. Demetrios…
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James P. Larkin Sr.
Mr. Larkin, 66, of East Brunswick, died Jan. 1, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Marion Pfeiffer Larkin; a son, James P. Larkin Jr., and his wife, Julie, of Monroe; a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Luehrs, and her husband, Doug, of Cherry Hill; two brothers, Jack and Tom Larkin;…
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Helene Nash Jackson
Mrs. Jackson, 52, of Old Bridge, died Dec. 22, 2008. A graduate of Kean University, Union, she started the first kindergarten at Saint Ambrose School in Old Bridge. She later moved on to the East Brunswick School District and earned tenure while teaching at Chittick and Lawrence Brook schools. She was predeceased by her parents,…
