Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Raymond Grassi

    Mr. Grassi, 79, of Lakewood, died at home July 31, 2009, after a long illness with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). A native New Yorker, he lived much of his life in Tinton Falls and Colts Neck before moving to Lakewood nine years ago. Mr. Grassi served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean…

  • Joseph Negra Jr.

    Mr. Negra, 93, of Jackson, formerly of The Villages, Howell, died July 20, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was an industrial engineer for Wallace and Diernan, Belleville, where he was employed for 42 years before his retirement. Mr. Negra was a bowling coach at Howell Lanes for 23 years and a volunteer…

  • Diana “Tish” Obal

    Mrs. Obal, 56, of Howell and formerly of Freehold, died July 31, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She received her nursing degree in 1972 from Flushing Hospital School of Nursing. Mrs. Obal was the former sales manager at the West End Family Pharmacy, West Long Branch; prior to that, she worked as…

  • Stefanie Hammerschmidt

    Mrs. Hammerschmidt, 89, a resident of Millstone Township for 50 years, died Aug. 1, 2009, at The Manor Nursing Home in Freehold Township. Born in Austria, she was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Millstone and a member of the Millstone Senior Citizens. She is survived by her husband, George; two sons,…

  • Madine C. DeLucia

    Mrs. DeLucia, 84, died Aug. 6, 2009, at CentraStateMedical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Eden, Vt., she resided in Freehold Township most of her life. Mrs. DeLucia was a homemaker and communicant of St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Freehold Township. She is survived by her husband, Domenick J. DeLucia Sr.; two sons and daughters-in-law, Domenick…

  • Cecilia Roginski Grella

    Mrs. Grella, of Sayreville, formerly of South River, died July 25, 2009, in Care One, East Brunswick. Her husband, Edward, died in 1997, and a sister, Theodisa, died in 1999. Surviving are two sons, Edward Sr. of Morristown and Richard of Sayreville; a sister, Stella Misiewicz of Sayreville; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A Mass…

  • Cats continue to suffer under the guise of TNR

    There has been much made of the supposed “positive results” of Trap Neuter and Release (TNR). What proponents fail to mention is that feral cats are not outside pets and suffer horribly from the lack of food, water, shelter and regular medical care while living outside exposed to the elements. The number of feral cats…

  • Jean Canonico Cecero

    Mrs. Cecero, 86, of Hazlet, died July 30, 2009, at Arnold Walter Nursing Home, Hazlet. She had resided in Red Bank and Middletown before relocating to Hazlet. Mrs. Cecero was predeceased by her husband, Anthony Cecero Sr.; a son, Steven Cecero; and a brother, Buddy Canonico. She is survived by three sons and two daughters-in-law,…

  • Graduates entering military honored

    UPPER FREEHOLD — Two mayors were in attendance at the July 23 Township Committee meeting in Upper Freehold Township as both Upper Freehold and Jackson honored young men and women from the Allentown High School (AHS) class of 2009 who elected to serve in the military upon graduation. Jackson Mayor Michael Reina was on hand…