Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Coda

    Thanks for the $65 check; your diploma is in the mail GREG BEAN You know, one of the great disappointments of my life was that I never receivedmy Doctor of Divinity degree. There was that whole problem with bouncing from one church to another like a crazed pinball, and then of course there was all…

  • Choose most qualified, not most similar, candidates

    Election Day on Tuesday will undoubtedly be one of the most historic in our country’s history. It is more important than ever that registered voters go to the polls in large numbers during these tumultuous economic times. From the federal government down to the local level, all of the races are important because each elected…

  • Harriet E. Kurtz

    Miss Kurtz, 99, of South River, died Oct. 17, 2008, at home. Prior to retiring in 1972, she was a senior clerk in the production department of Hercules, Parlin, where she worked for 29 years. She was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, East Brunswick, since 1928, making her one of the longest-term members of…

  • Beverly A. Zebrowski Elitchko

    Mrs. Elitchko, 61, of Laurence Harbor, died at J.F.K. Haven Hospice, Edison. Born in New Brunswick, she had resided in Sayreville before moving to Laurence Harbor 15 years ago. She was predeceased by her parents, Eugene and Isabelle Zebrowski. Surviving are her husband of 43 years, Robert Elitchko; two sons, Robert Elitchko Jr. and Todd…

  • Dolores L. Poulsen

    Miss Poulsen, 77, of the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen, died Oct. 13, 2008, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She resided in Laurence Harbor, prior to relocating to Cliffwood 55 years ago. She was a retired assembly line worker at Frigidaire, Edison. She is survived by a brother, Roy of Matawan; three nieces; three nephews; and…

  • Red State/ Blue State

    Joe the plumber DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Dear Greg: It’s hard to believe, old pal, but after a campaign that’s been going on for two years now, it finally took a plumber from Toledo to define the issues. After all the fundraising, and the speeches, and the flying around in planes with their names…

  • John E. Skorka

    Mr. Skorka, 84, a lifelong resident of Sayreville, died Oct. 19, 2008, at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge. He was employed by Jersey Central Power & Light for 46 years, retiring as manager-generation maintenance for the Sayreville facility in 1987. Mr. Skorka was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a…

  • George R. Karlowitz

    Mr. Karlowitz, 46, of Boulder, Colo., died Oct. 20, 2008, at home. Born in New Brunswick, he resided in Sayreville prior to moving to Boulder two years ago. He was employed as an accountant for 10 years by Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick. His parents, John and Alma Karlowtiz, predeceased him. Surviving are his children,…

  • Leon Henry Matusiak

    Mr. Matusiak, 77, of Sayreville, died Oct. 16, 2008, at his home. Born in Bayonne, he had resided in Sayreville since 1973. He was employed by Exxon as a merchant seaman for 30 years. Mr. Matusiak was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. He was predeceased by his parents, John and Lydia Matusiak,…