Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Politicians seeking more ways to spend taxpayers’ money

    The small number of registered voters in New Jersey have run true to form this past election. The voting public had an opportunity to throw the incumbents out of office but chose not to vote (less than one-third of registered voters actually voted) or voted for the incumbents. The incumbents who are bent on taxing…

  • Sabino “Sam” Ranaudo Jr.

    Mr. Ranaudo, 78, of Old Bridge, died Dec. 21, 2007, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1989, he was a manager at Foodtown, East Brunswick. A son, Sabino Ranaudo III, died in 1994. Surviving are his wife, Lynette E. Renner Ranaudo; three daughters, Leslie Kehrle, and her husband, Michael,…

  • Mary Grohowski Kucinski

    Mrs. Kucinski, 95, of Flemington, formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Dec. 18, 2007, in Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington. Surviving are a son, Stanley Kucinski, and his wife, Eileen, of Flemington; a sister, Irene Dryzga of the Parlin section of Sayreville; and a grandson, Justin Kucinski of Flemington. A Mass was offered at…

  • Stella Bamburak Lemanski

    Mrs. Lemanski, 83, of Carteret, died Dec. 24, 2007, in Briarwood Care Center, Sayreville. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph. Surviving are a brother, Steven Bamburak of West Virginia; a sister, Mary Bamburak of Sayreville; and many nieces and nephews. A service was held at St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Carteret. Interment was in…

  • Kathleen DeMarco

    Mrs. DeMarco, 59, of Monroe, formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Dec. 26, 2007, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, David; a daughter, Kim Check, and her husband, Bryan, of Oxford Township; three sons, Vincent Capodanno, and his wife, Kristina, of the Fords section of Woodbridge, Joseph,…

  • Stanley Shotland

    Mr. Shotland, 81, of Old Bridge, died Dec. 19, 2007, in Bartley Healthcare, Jackson. His wife, Christine Shotland, died Dec. 10. Surviving are a son, Ben Shotland, and his wife, Erica, of Jackson; a grandson, Shane; and a granddaughter, Sloane Christine Cassidy. Services were held at Michael Hegarty Funeral Home, Old Bridge. Entombment was in…

  • Bernard J. Cziko

    Mr. Cziko, 86, of Spotswood, died Dec. 25, 2007, in Madison Center, Old Bridge. A son, Bernard, died in 1991. Surviving are his wife, Laura Lukowicz Cziko; four children, Bernadette Cziko and Barbara Johnson, both of Spotswood, Bruce Cziko of Bushkill, Pa., and Brian Cziko of Summit; a sister, Mildred Greenwood; seven grandchildren; and three…

  • Mary M. Bellanca Milano

    Mrs. Milano, 90, of South River, died Dec. 17, 2007, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 1986, she was co-owner of Milano Jewelers, South River, for 32 years. Her husband, Joseph F. Milano, died in 1990. Surviving are a son, Frank J.Milano, and his wife,Maureen, ofMilltown; a daughter, Paula…

  • DAREing to be better

    PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Fifth-graders Casey Friedberg (from left), Kahlil Goulborne and Ann Heidenthal show their excitement after receiving their DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) certificates Dec. 18 at Memorial Elementary School in Old Bridge. Above: Eric Johnson, one of three students to win the DARE essay contest, watches as Sarah Wheeler reads her…