Category: Suburban Opinion
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Madeline L. Douglas Barglowski
Mrs. Barglowski, 67, of South River, died May 11, 2008, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her parents, Arcadius and Viola Zajac Douglas. Surviving are her husband, Robert C. Barglowski; a daughter, Christine Barglowski of East Brunswick; a son, Joseph Barglowski, and his wife, Elena, of Old Bridge; a brother,…
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Eunice Fredericks Greeley
Mrs. Greeley, 81, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, diedMay 3, 2008, in Care One, East Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, Raymond; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Keith and Carol of Blakeslee, Pa., and Scott of North Brunswick; a daughter and son-in-law, Coleen and Chris Nolan of Cape Coral, Fla.; her siblings, Clifford, Paul, Claire,…
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Erma F. Reed Lohr
Mrs. Lohr, 81, of Spotswood, formerly of Monroe, died May 1, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. She worked as a secretary for Van Liew Motors, Jamesburg, during the 1940s. After that, she was employed as a secretary with the Spotswood Board of Education for 21 years until her retirement in 1986.…
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School throws party to honor wounded vet
Army specialist has returned home after three tours in Iraq BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Miller School secondgrader Monique Minson joins in the celebration for Iraq War veteran and U.S. Army Spc. Bryan Camacho on Friday. Family members (r) surround Camacho, who was touched by the efforts of the students.…
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John “Jack” Walsh
Mr. Walsh, 85, of Manalapan, died May 19, 2008, in CareOne at East Brunswick. He was ordained a permanent deacon of the Trenton Diocese in 1980. Prior to his retirement, he conducted the preparation classes for baptism and marriage at St. ThomasMore Church,Manalapan. He was predeceased by his wife, Barbara Ann, in 2002. Surviving are…
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Joan Boehm Sweeney
Mrs. Sweeney, 77, of Sayreville, died May 11, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 1996, she was employed for 10 years at A.J. Ross, Keasbey section of Woodbridge. Before that, she worked at Hercules Inc., Sayreville. Her husband, Raymond N. Sweeney, died in 1984. Surviving are two…
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Bette Lou Yanowitz Scola
Mrs. Scola, 77, of East Brunswick, died May 9, 2008, at home. She volunteered at Corpus Christi School and St. Mary’s School, both South River, and worked with children with cerebral palsy. Surviving are her husband, Alphonso Scola Jr.; four children, Daniel J. Dildine, and his wife, Teresa, of Jackson, Desiree Turbeville, and her husband,…
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Sadly, what we have here is a failure to be happy
DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: I got some good news this morning in the Wall…
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Nation must not forget its heroes
All great civilizations in the past honored their warriors in life and in death. The term “hero” in history tended to be reserved for great leaders and warriors who saved their cultures or nations in times of peril. A key definition of a hero is that of an illustrious warrior. Not all warriors were heroes,…
