Category: Suburban Opinion
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Red State/Blue State
With friends like FEMA, then who needs enemies? 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: I know you joinme in…
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Helen A. Zebrowski Hockenjos
Mrs. Hockenjos, 85, of Sayreville, died Feb. 19, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, Conrad, in 1977, and by her companion, Walter Fabiszewski. Surviving are three sons, James, and his wife, Joan, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Thomas, and his wife, Georgia, of East Brunswick and Daniel,…
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John Pityinger
Mr. Pityinger, 84, of California, formerly of Old Bridge, died Feb. 11, 2008, in Providence at St. Elizabeth, North Hollywood, Calif. Prior to his retirement in 1992, he was employed as a plant-maintenance manager with the township of East Brunswick. A son, Keith Pityinger, died in 1978, and his wife, Ethel Pityinger, died in 1999.…
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Frank Borysewicz
Mr. Borysewicz, 77, of South River, died Feb. 16, 2008, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1988, he was employed as a laborer with W.W. Henry Corp., South River, where he worked for many years. His wife, Genevieve Zukowski Borysewicz, died in 2002, and a daughter, Janet Borysewicz, died…
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Yvonne E. O’Neill Kotusky
Mrs. Kotusky, 69, of Old Bridge, died Feb. 17, 2008, in JFK Medical Center, Edison. Prior to her retirement in 2002, she was employed for 16 years as a school crossing guard for the Old Bridge Township Police Department. Surviving are her husband, Joseph K. Kotusky Sr.; two sons, Joseph K. Kotusky, and his wife,…
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Pearl “Peggy” Ksepka Samuel
Mrs. Samuel, 85, of South River, died Feb. 17, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, Stanley, died in 1985, and a son, Larry, died in 2006. Surviving are a daughter, Patricia Toreki, and her husband, Dr. William, of Barnegat; a son, Stanley of Oakland, Calif.; a daughter-in-law, Gail Samuel, with…
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Coda
Lions and tigers and coyotes… oh, my! GREG BEAN Ihad to laugh last week when a friend sent me the link to an article that appeared in a local paper out West. It seems that a guy who lives in Hoback Junction, Wyo., went out to the driveway recently to brush the snow off his…
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Catherine M. “Kitty” Jayne Serrano
Mrs. Serrano, 79, of Old Bridge, formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Feb. 13, 2008. Her husband, Charles T. Serrano, died in 1988, and a son-in-law, Michael Powell, died in 2006. Surviving are two daughters, Janie Powell and Stephanie Vera, and her husband, Diego, all of Old Bridge; two sisters, Sister Therese Jayne,…
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Red State/Blue State
Can we do a better chant? Yes, we can! Yes, we can! 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: In…
