Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Marcia Calabrese Sommer

    Mrs. Sommer, 58, of Matawan, died Sept. 25, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She had resided in North Tonawanda, N.Y., before relocating to Matawan in 2001. Mrs. Sommer was a teacher for 27 years for the Greater Johnstown School District; St. Mary’s School, Swormville, N.Y; North Tonawanda Catholic School; and St. Benedict’s, Holmdel, retiring…

  • That other Lori Clinch is stuck up

    I, for one, am never bored. Generally speaking, I like to fill my spare time by taking care of the laundry that piles up in the corners, the dust that builds up on the tables and the ever-loving paperwork that looms daily on my horizon. I have my errands, my family obligations, and lest we…

  • Stosh Janczewski

    Mr. Janczewski, 74, of Freehold Township and formerly of Howell, died at home Sept. 26, 2009, after a battle with ALS and Lyme disease. Born in Gdynia, Poland, Mr. Janczewski served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and owned and operated Stosh’s Auto Body in Farmingdale in the 1960s and ’70s. Later he managed several…

  • 1,000 more cars will make Veterans Highway in Jackson less safe

    It was with great interest that I read your article in which Jackson is considering forming a road safety committee to study safety issues among our roads (“Road Safety Would Be Focus for New Panel,” Tri-Town News, Oct. 1). I am particularly concerned about the increasing death toll of drivers along one particular stretch of…

  • Florence V. Benson

    Mrs. Benson, 82, of Jackson, died Sept. 23, 2009, at the Barbara E. Cheung Memorial Hospice – Roosevelt Care Center, Edison. Born in Queens, N.Y., she was raised in Manhattan and lived in several places around the world while she and her Air Force husband raised their children. In 1964 they settled in Staten Island,…

  • Doris E. Evernham

    Mrs. Evernham, 88, of the Belford section of Middletown, died Sept. 25, 2009, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Daniel F. Evernham; and a son, Walter Evernham. She is survived by four sons and two daughters-in-law, Daniel and Theresa Evernham of Middletown, George and Cindy Evernham of Nashville, N.C., James Evernham of Keansburg,…

  • Eleanor Vitola

    Mrs. Vitola, 90, of Toms River, died Sept. 22, 2009, at Bey Lea Nursing Home in Toms River. Born in Jersey City, she lived in Freehold and Howell for 60 years before moving to Toms River 11 years ago. Mrs. Vitola retired 27 years ago from Brockway Glass Co. in Freehold, where she was employed…

  • Muriel A. “Honey” Bedell

    Mrs. Bedell, 80, of Howell and formerly of Jackson, died Sept. 24, 2009, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. She was a bus aide for Trans Mobility Care, Ocean, for six years, retiring two years ago. Mrs. Bedell was predeceased by her husband, George Bedell, and two children, George and Dawn Bedell. Surviving are two sons,…

  • Margaret V. Straniero

    Mrs. Straniero, 75, of Matawan, died Sept. 28, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was an advertising salesperson at the Asbury Park Press for 14 years, retiring in 1999. Prior to that, she was a typist at the Advisor, Middletown. She was predeceased by her husband of 50 years, Charles Straniero, in 2007; a…