Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • George Saran Unkunow

    Mr. Unkunow, 71, of Jackson, died Nov. 27, 2007, at Atlantic Coast Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, Lakewood. He was known to everyone as “Uncle George.” Born in Bulgaria, he had lived in the Kensington area of Philadelphia as well as in Chicago before moving to Jackson 15 years ago. Mr. Unkunow was a carpenter in…

  • Coda

    Here’s a gift idea that is wheely, wheely practical GREG BEAN Idon’t know about you, but I’ve reached the point in my life where I’ve got pretty much everything I need, and with a few exceptions, so does my wife. This is a pleasant circumstance for the two of us empty-nesters. We’re content, we live…

  • Mary Ann Horvath Coyle

    Mrs. Coyle, 82, of Lakewood, formerly of Sayreville, died Nov. 10, 2007, at home. Prior to her retirement in 1878, she was employed as a secretary with IBM, Dayton section of South Brunswick, where she worked for 20 years. Her husband, James J. Coyle, died in 2005. Surviving are two sons, Brian Coyle of Point…

  • My Take

    The French connection LINDA DENICOLA Like so many of us, I didn’t question my parents enough about family stories. The few stories that my mother told me were rather fantastical, so I found them difficult to take seriously. They were more like family myths than family lore. One of the stories concerns a greatuncle, two…

  • Eric E. Levinson

    Mr. Levinson, 25, of Howell, died Dec. 1, 2007, at home. Born in New Brunswick, he was a lifelong resident of Howell. Mr. Levinson graduated from Freehold Township High School and Rowan University, Glassboro, where he was a member of the Delta Chi fraternity. He was a former lifeguard for the Manasquan Beach Patrol and…

  • Are We There Yet?

    Mom is growing older, but not any wiser LORI CLINCH When my eldest child was very small, he thought I was the smartest woman in the world. That cute little guy always assumed that his mother knew more than his teachers, could tally quicker than the Count on “Sesame Street,” and never once did he…

  • Dennis I. Francis

    Mr. Francis, 72, of Jackson, died Dec. 3, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in Port Maria, St. Mary, Jamaica, West Indies, and had resided in Manalapan for 31 years before moving to Jackson in 2000. A graduate of Jamaica’s Calabar High School, Mr. Francis immigrated to the United States in…

  • Butterfly Rd. residents give their side of story

    We are writing to inform the residents of Jackson the facts as we know them to be regarding the Butterfly Road access road into Johnson Park and to clarify a few points presented in a recent article in a local newspaper. In the article it was stated, “Without the proper DEP (Department of Environmental Protection)…

  • William A. Kanzler

    Mr. Kanzler, 74, of Freehold Township, died Nov. 30, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in New York City, he had resided in Freehold Township since 1962 and was a Santa Claus in the Freehold area for many years. Mr. Kanzler was the owner of Four Seasons Sports Center, Freehold Township, for 30…