Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Stunned by lack of safe hygiene products

    Irecently stumbled upon a Web site, www.cosmeticsdata-base.com. This Web site allows you to enter your product and will tell you the level of toxicity/hazardous ingredients it contains. I was left speechless when I saw the shampoo I use for my kids was such a high level. It also says that it contains ingredients that cause…

  • State should emulate feds by printing its own money

    The alternative solution to monetize the state debt is for New Jersey to print its own currency. In the early days of our country, individual banks printed their own money supported by gold or silver holdings. Currently, our national government money supplies are federal reserve notes propped up by the printing presses. New Jersey should…

  • The Rev. Dr. John Deegan

    The Rev. Deegan, 83, of Monroe, formerly of Red Bank, Eatontown, Shrewsbury, Union and East Brunswick, died Dec. 15, 2007, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. An ordained minister since 1949, he served with Kearny Assembly of God, Shrewsbury Assembly of God, Irvington Assembly of God and East Brunswick Assembly of God for 24…

  • Eileen A. Curry Sylvester

    Mrs. Sylvester, 66, of Old Bridge, died Dec. 14, 2007 at home. Surviving are her husband, Thomas Sylvester; a son, Brian Sylvester, and his wife, Suszanne of South Amboy; a daughter, Denise Sylvester of Sayreville; two brothers, Philip Curry of East Brunswick and Thomas Curry of Nanuet, N.Y.; a sister, Marcella Mullaney of Kingspark, N.Y.;…

  • Helen Kucharski Sardella

    Mrs. Sardella, 95, of Sayreville, died Dec. 6, 2007, at home. Prior to her retirement in 1977, she was employed as a seamstress at Dora Dress Co., South River, where she worked for 40 years. Her husband, Charles Sardella, died in 1980. Surviving are a brother, Florian Kucharski of South River; and many nieces, nephews,…

  • Mary Loretta Timmons

    Mrs. Timmons, 88, of Ormond Beach, Fla., formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Dec. 2, 2007, in the Hospice of Volusia/Flagler, Port Orange, Fla. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a registered nurse at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division, and at South Amboy Memorial Hospital. She also worked as…

  • John M. Fetsko Jr.

    Mr. Fetsko, 71, of East Brunswick, formerly of the Avenel section of Woodbridge, died Dec. 12, 2007, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are his wife, Loretta Mohring Fetsko; two sons, Phil DeCaro and his wife, Debra, of Little Egg Harbor and Christopher DeCaro of Avenel; two daughters, Lisa Sgro, and her…

  • Virginia Wihlborg Patterson

    Mrs. Patterson, of Sayreville, died Nov. 17, 2007, at home. Surviving are her husband, Donald; three sons, Edward of Sayreville, James, and his wife, Laurie, of East Brunswick, and Timothy, and his wife, Susan, of Alburtis, Pa.; a brother, James Cliffe of White Plains, N.Y.; and three grandchildren. A service was held at First Presbyterian…

  • John Vavallo

    Mr. Vavallo, 77, of Monmouth Beach, formerly of Old Bridge, died Dec. 6, 2007, in St. Barnabas Hospice, Long Branch. He was predeceased by his wife, Jewel, in 2001, and by a son, Vito, in 1993. Surviving are two daughters, Marie Brill of Marlboro and Janice Vavallo of Monmouth Beach; a sister, Rose Claro of…