Category: Suburban Opinion
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The scary sump pump and other tales of dread • GREG BEAN (Editor’s Note: Greg Bean is taking a temporary sabbatical from writing his column due to the death of his son. This column was originally printed May 9, 2007). My home repair motto is: If you can’t fix the problem with a hammer, get…
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Charles C. “John” Pudder
Mr. Pudder, 76, of Howell and formerly of Monroe, died Sept. 25, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. A U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, he was a member of United Auto Workers, Local No. 980, and an auto worker for the Ford Motor Company, both of Edison, before his retirement. He was…
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Nancy Victoria Alm
Nancy Victoria Alm, of Cape Charles, Va., died Sept. 26, 2008. She worked for AT&T in Basking Ridge for 20 years and was an awardwinning artist in New Jersey and Virginia. She was a member of the Suburban Art League, East Brunswick, and the Garden State Watercolor Society. Her brother, David Anderson, daughter, Jennifer Alm,…
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Michael “Tank” Listowski
Mr. Listowski, 54, of Pennsauken, died Sept. 24, 2008, at Cooper Medical Center, Camden. He was raised in South River and graduated from South River High School. Surviving are a son, Michael, and daughter, Jessica, both of Pennsauken; and a brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Brenda Listowski, of Fort Myers, Fla. A memorial service was…
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Joseph Giordano
Mr. Giordano, 85, of Middletown, died Sept. 25, 2008, at Regency Park Care Center, Hazlet. He was a retired plumber at Local 14 Plumbers and Pipe fitters Union, Lodi. He was predeceased by his wife, Katherine Russo, in 2004; a brother, Ralph; and a sister, Marion. He is survived by three children and their spouses,…
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Opinions differ over polling in schools
BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Citing safety concerns, Board of Education member Phyllis Batko told her colleagues earlier this month that she does not want voting booths to be in the schools for future elections. Batko said she had received two letters from Sayreville’s Democratic and Republican Party chairmen, John Wisniewski and Ron…
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Andrew “Butch” Bodak
Mr. Bodak, 88, of South River, died Sept. 29, 2008, at home. Born in Sayreville, he resided in South River for the past 59 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II where he received two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star Medal and a Silver Star Medal while serving in the Philippines.…
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Robert T. Ptaszynski Sr.
Mr. Ptaszynski, 62, formerly of Jackson, died Sept. 23, 2008, at home in Orlando, Fla., where he had lived since 1998. He was a production team member of the Chicopee division of Johnson & Johnson, Milltown. Mr. Ptaszynski is survived by his wife, Denise Emmett Ptaszynski; his children, Robert Jr. of Edison, Joseph of Jackson,…
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Anna (Petrozziello) Critelli
Mrs. Critelli, 82, of Monroe and formerly of Fords, died Sept. 27, 2008, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Alfred Critelli, in 1982, and two brothers and a sister. Surviving are three sons, Robert Critelli and his wife, Susan, of Spotswood, Richard Critelli and his wife, Diane, of East Brunswick, and Ronald Critelli…
