Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Annabelle Luke

    Mrs. Luke, 90, of Jackson and formerly of Freehold, died Nov. 20, 2008, at home. She was an inspector at Brockway Glass Co., Freehold Township, where she was employed from 1957 until her retirement in 1981. Mrs. Luke was predeceased by a great-granddaughter, Makayla O’Donnell. Surviving are two daughters, Doris Skerchek, with whom she lived,…

  • Sebastian J. Miluzzo

    Mr. Miluzzo 93, of Jackson Township, died Dec. 31, 2008, at home. He was a vice president at Union Labor Life and Prescription Plan Services, retiring in 1988. He is survived by his wife, Leopolda, of Jackson; a son Bernard, of Bristol, Conn.; a daughter, Jennie Irace of Manchester; four grandchildren, Oceanport Councilman Joseph Irace,…

  • Marianna J. Blanco

    Mrs. Blanco, 52, a resident of Manalapan for 20 years, died Dec. 17, 2008, at home. She was a unit leader for Pomptonian Food Service at Pine Brook School and volunteered at Taylor Mills School for 16 years. Mrs. Blanco was predeceased by her father, Aniello DiSpigna, and her father-in-law, Peter Blanco. She is survived…

  • John Bernard Costa

    Mr. Costa, 53, of Manalapan, died Dec. 27, 2008, after a long battle with cancer. Born in Kearny, he lived in Hazlet and Matawan before moving to Manalapan in 1989. Mr. Costa was a foreman for NJ Transit in Kearny for 35 years. He is survived by his wife, Donna; a daughter, Emily; a sister…

  • Hard to understand raise in difficult economy

    Iam writing because I am still wondering why in the world the Jackson Board of Education agreed to renegotiate the superintendent’s contract and grant him a fairly sizable pay increase while the economy tanks and people all around town are losing their jobs, or worse, losing their house. The greed on the part of the…

  • Donald Bruce Leitch Sr.

    Mr. Leitch, 71, of Jackson, died Jan. 1, 2009, following a battle with lung cancer. He was born in Kearny and was raised in Laurence Harbor. He graduated from Sayreville High School and served in the United States Navy. Mr. Leitch retired from Hub Dental Supply in 2002 and was a past master mason at…

  • Runway madness

    Around Town • AMY ROSEN Iam sitting in an airplane on a runway at Hollywood International Airport in Florida as I write this column. It is Christmas break and I’d rather be outside in the sun before returning to frigid New Jersey. After waiting 90 minutes to board our delayed flight, we were cleared for…

  • Neal Shaw Marcus

    Mr. Marcus, 74, a resident of Jackson for 47 years, died Jan. 1, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force from 1952 to 1953, he owned and operated George Cohen Inc., a plumbing contractor firm in Lakewood, before his retirement 12 years ago. Mr. Marcus was…

  • Rose Marie Pasquale Brooks

    Mrs. Brooks, 64, of Monroe, formerly of Sayreville, died Dec. 30, 2008, at home. She was predeceased by her parents, Dominick Pasquale and Rose Tango Pasquale; a brother, Gerard Pasquale; and a grandson, Luke Matthew Santopietro. Surviving are her husband, Robert J. Brooks; a son, Peter J. Santopietro, and his wife, Rita, of South Brunswick;…