Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Letter writer made good points about teenage drivers

    In response to the (letter to the editor) by Stephen Wallace in Dec. 4, 2008, Tri- Town News (“Teens Must Tell Their Friends to End Bad Driving Behavior,”) I agree with him. Teens should not have such bad behavior in the streets. It is good that my dad is a defensive driver. We have almost…

  • Dorothy Dombrowski Nixon

    Mrs. Nixon, 73, of Matawan, died Dec. 24, 2008, following a battle with cancer. She was a registered nurse at The Hospital Center at East Orange, and Martland Medical Center, Newark, for more than 40 years. She was predeceased by a sister, Barbara, and a brother, Joseph. She is survived by her husband of 31…

  • Tiit “Peter” Valgemae

    Mr. Valgemae, also known as Peter Whitehill, formerly of Lakewood, died Dec. 30, 2008, at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Clare’s Hospital, Dover. He survived by his wife, Tina; three daughters; and a brother. Funeral arrangements are private and under the direction of the Par-Troy Funeral Home, Parsippany.

  • Cruz Madera

    Cruz Madera, 63, of Freehold, died at home Dec. 26, 2008, after a long fight with cancer. Born in San German, Puerto Rico, she had lived in Freehold for many years. Ms. Cruz was predeceased by her parents, Luis and Maria Madera, a brother, Pedro Madera-Martinez, and a sister, Virginia Madera Martinez. Surviving are eight…

  • After Obama’s inauguration, Cheney will be out in the cold

    Coda • GREG BEAN The winter my wife and I packed our family and moved from my hometown in Casper, Wyo., to take a newspaper job in the relatively balmy climes of Illinois had been a tough son of a gun. For starters, in January of that year, 1984, the temperature hadn’t risen higher than…

  • Muriel Forman

    Mrs. Forman, 82, a lifelong resident of Freehold and Howell, died Dec. 13, 2008, at Leisure Park Assisted Living, Lakewood. A homemaker, she was a former Sunday School teacher and former member of the Pulpit Committee and the Cradle Role at the First Baptist Church of Freehold. Her sister, Barbara Lane, died in 2008. Surviving…

  • 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…