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Poetry brings solace for Gold Star father
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A fter many restless and sleepless nights, the words just started spilling out on paper. First came the poem “Always on My Mind,” which William Koch Jr. wrote about his son, U.S. Army Cpl. Steven R. Koch, two months after Steven was killed in Afghanistan. Steven had enlisted in the…
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Wounded veterans from America’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with veterans from Vietnam, Korea and World War II, were honored in Jackson on Oct. 8 during the fourth annual Wounded Warrior Day. Riley Parinella, 6, shows her support for the veterans who participated in the event. FRANK GALIPO
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State relaxes stand on Howell bond plan
Town expects to repay money to residents who won tax appeals BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Howell officials’ plan to sell bonds and use the proceeds to pay off property owners’ successful tax appeals is back on. Jeffrey Filiatreault, Howell’s chief financial officer, told the Township Council at its Oct. 4 meeting that Jeff Koziar,…
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Old Bridge chiropractors to work at Pan-Am Games
BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Two Old Bridge chiropractors have been selected to help treat athletes at the 2011 Pan-American Games this month in Gaudalajara, Mexico. Dr. Ira Shapiro, director of Plaza Chiropractic Center, and Dr. Anthony J. DeLuca, director of DeLuca Family Chiropractic, were among the 12 chiropractors chosen by the International Federation of Sports Chiropractic…
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Bombers-Barrons game has playoff implications
BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Sayreville War Memorial High School’s Delon Stephenson turns upfield, running to daylight during the Bombers’ game with J.P. Stevens High School on Oct. 6 in Edison. The Bombers rolled to a 35-0 win. SCOTT FRIEDMAN The Sayreville High School football team, winners of four straight games, will put its winning streak on…
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‘Memories of Spain’ to be staged Oct. 21
The Ocean County Community College FineArts Theater, College Drive, Toms River, will present the Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre in a performance of “Recuerdos de Espana: Memories of Spain” 8 p.m. Oct. 21. The event, presented in collaboration with the Rudin Chamber Players of Princeton, will feature an evening of flamenco and Spanish music and dance…
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Rose Marie Szczepanik Kwitkoski
Mrs. Kwitkoski, 66, of Sayreville, died Oct. 5, 2011, at home. Prior to her retirement in 2000, she was employed as a secretary for 17 years with the Sayreville Board of Education. Before that, she worked as a secretary for 10 years with the borough of Sayreville clerk’s office. Her husband, John C. Kwitkoski, died…
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Jacqueline L. Marino
Mrs. Marino, 54, of Monroe, died Oct. 3, 2011, in JFK Medical Center, Edison. A registered nurse, she worked for more than 20 years at South Amboy Memorial Hospital and more recently as a nursing supervisor at Summerhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Old Bridge. Surviving are her husband, Ralph F. Marino; and three children, Christopher…
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Charles D. Leonhardt
Mr. Leonhardt, 72, of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, died Oct. 4, 2011, in Care- One at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. Prior this retirement in 2005, he was employed as a mechanic with the Old Bridge Sewerage Authority, where he worked for 18 years. Surviving are his wife, Louise Lloyd…
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