Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Anthony Ritota
Mr. Ritota, 88, of Toms River, died Jan. 18, 2010, at Van Dyke Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Toms River. He was a salesman and manager of the Caldwell Men’s Shop, Caldwell, until his retirement. Mr. Ritota also served as commissioner for the Orange Housing Authority. He was predeceased by two brothers, Dante and Michael,…
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Doris Zumpano
Mrs. Zumpano, 76, of Old Bridge, died Jan. 10, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was a former librarian at St. Ambrose School, Old Bridge. Her husband, Leonard Zumpano, died in 2002. She also was predeceased by two brothers, Paul and Ralph Lauer. Surviving are a son, Eric Zumpano, and his…
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John J. Falkowski
Mr. Falkowski, 61, of Howell, died Feb. 8, 2010. He was a 1968 graduate of Howell High School and received an associate degree from Ocean County College. Mr. Falkowski was a security guard for Colt Detective Agency, Freehold. He was predeceased by his father, Edmund, in 1968. Surviving are a son, Jonathan Falkowski; two daughters,…
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Brenda Araneo-Paskitti
Mrs. Araneo-Paskitti, 49, of Jackson, and formerly of Old Bridge, died Jan. 13, 2010. Surviving are her husband, Bob; her children, Katie, Rachel and Bobby; her father, William, of Jackson; a brother, Bill, of Nyack, N.Y.; and a sister, Suzanne, of Aberdeen. Funeral services were held at Calvary Chapel, Old Bridge, under the direction of…
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Felice Cafasso
Mr. Cafasso, 73, of Howell, died Feb. 1, 2010, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Mr. Cafasso was born in Rofrano, province of Salerno, Italy, and came to the United States in 1962, settling in Brooklyn, N.Y. He moved to Howell in 2007. Mr. Cafasso was a mixer for American Bakeries “Taystee Bread,” Flushing, N.Y., for…
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Jean Marie Louro
Miss Louro, 52, of Freehold Township, died Feb. 3, 2010, at her parent’s home in Wall Township. She worked in the building industry as a project manager for more than 20 years and was most recently employed as a regional project manager for Kara Homes, East Brunswick. Miss Louro was predeceased by her brother, John,…
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Candace Widner
Candace Widner, 5, of Howell, died Feb. 5, 2010, at home after a courageous battle with cancer. Candace was predeceased by her paternal grandparents, Kenneth and Patricia, and a maternal grandfather, William Vineyard. Surviving are her parents, Andrew and Margaret Widner; a brother, Matthew; her paternal grandmother, Katherine and her husband, Benjamin Suchcicki; five uncles;…
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Ralph W. Ruggiero
Mr. Ruggiero, 71, of Jackson, died Feb. 1, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Union City, he had resided in Manalapan for 30 years before moving to Jackson four years ago. Prior to retiring, Mr. Ruggiero was in the automobile business as well as a local real estate investor. He is survived…
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New Jersey racetracks need slots right now
However you look at it, the state of New Jersey must allow the installation of slot machines at our horse racing tracks. We must catch up with surrounding state competition and install these slot machines at once or face doing nothing and losing our state’s horsemen’s futures, open space, farmland and other agriculture jobs, revenue…
