Category: Suburban Opinion
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Scouting teaches youngsters to aid community
In honor of the recent anniversary of the Boy Scouts ofAmerica, I wanted to share a bit about Scouting. I am in Cub Scout Pack No. 33, which is sponsored by the United Methodist Church in Milltown. In Scouting, I learn to help others and my community and do my duty to God and my…
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Jo-Ann M. Till
Mrs. Till, 50, of Sayreville, died March 4, 2008, in Rahway Hospital. She was predeceased by her father, Gerard M. Till. Surviving are a son, Jason Till of Sayreville; her mother, Joan I. Till, and a brother, Jerry Till, both of Sayreville; and four grandchildren. Services were held at Carmen F. Spezzi Funeral Home, Parlin…
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Red State/Blue State
Is it time to put the fat cats on a profit diet? DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN 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: Twenty-three…
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Air Force takes ROTC students under its wing
Refueling missions give teens insights into military work BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer The ROTC cadets got this bird’s-eye view of the refueling operation, and the world below, by lying on their stomachs near the rear of the aircraft. OLD BRIDGE- Through their hard work and focus, a group of Air Force Junior ROTC cadets…
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Photo
Sayreville Middle School sixth-graders Mentalla Abbas (from left), Pooja Suresh and Briana Ruzanski won this year’s Sayreville Lions Club Peace Poster Contest. The club sponsors the contest each year in conjunction with the International Lions Club.
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Florian J. Kucharski
Mr. Kucharski, 92, of South River, died Feb. 26, 2008, in Raritan BayMedical Center, Perth Amboy division. Prior to his retirement, he was employed in the maintenance and transportation departments at National Lead Industries, Sayreville. His wife, Helen Sawicki Kucharski, died in 1992. Surviving are a son, Robert Kucharski, and his wife, Lisa, of Bound…
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Leon Chodzko
Mr. Chodzko, 59, of South River, died Feb. 20, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was employed for many years as a pipe fitter with Jack King Welding, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick. Surviving are his parents, Edward and Anatolia Chodzko of South River; three brothers, Walter, and his wife,…
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Joseph G. Trent
Mr. Trent, 82, of Sayreville, died March 7, 2008, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1984, he owned Twin BoroughAluminum, Sayreville, for 30 years. Surviving are his wife, Mildred Wistuba Trent; a daughter, Diane Marsicano, and her husband, Richard, of Sayreville; three brothers, Richard of New Brunswick and James and David, both of Florida;…
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Rosemarie Cataldi Cotter
Mrs. Cotter, 68, of Hilton Head, S.C., formerly of East Brunswick, died Feb. 22, 2008, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 1997, she was a decorator for J.C. Penney, East Brunswick, where she worked for 12 years. Surviving are her husband, William; three daughters, Karyn Weber, and her husband,…
