• Leonard Laskiewicz

    Mr. Laskiewicz, 70, of Keansburg, formerly of Sayreville, died Aug. 4, 2010, in Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He was predeceased by his parents, Nick and Helen Laskiewicz, and by a brother, Nick. Surviving are his wife, Charlotte Blodgett Laskiewicz; a daughter, Lorraine of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge; a son, Leonard of the…

  • Lois Short Wyse

    Mrs. Wyse, 74, of Old Bridge, died Aug. 7, 2010, in Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Wyse, and by a daughter, Patricia McDevitt. Surviving are a son, Thomas Wyse of New York City; two daughters, Dianne Mataya, and her husband, Charles, of Helmetta and Sharon Jurewicz, and her…

  • Peter P. Randazzo

    Mr. Randazzo, 93, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Aug. 11, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. His wife, Josephine, died in 2001. Surviving are four children, Roseann Jones, and her husband, Ronald, of Matawan, Frank Randazzo, and his wife, Lynn, of Old Bridge, Peter Randazzo, and his wife, Christine, of…

  • Lawrence Parks

    Mr. Parks, 88, of South River, died Aug. 4, 2010, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1983, he was employed as a rigger with Hercules, Sayreville, where he worked for 43 years. His wife, Jane, died in 1994. Surviving are two brothersin law and several nieces and nephews. A…

  • Frances Fladd Zdanowicz

    Mrs. Zdanowicz, 89, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Aug. 2, 2010, in JFK Medical Center, Edison. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward, and by a daughter, Linda. Surviving are a daughter, Karen Cooper of Old Bridge; a son, Edward Zdanowicz, and his wife, Judy, of Staten Island, N.Y.; and four grandchildren. A…

  • Generosity of OBPD, community helps family through struggle

    We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has opened their hearts for our family and our son, Dominick, who has recently been diagnosed with leukemia. The recent benefit picnic on June 6 was attended by over 400 people who all came together in the hopes of helping us through this struggle.…

  • By the people and for the people

    Are we still that kind of country or is it gradually being taken away from the people? It sure seems that the current administration along with the Senate and House leadership in Congress believe that they know what is best for the people, even when the people attempt to tell them what they really want…

  • N.J. businesses head for greener pastures

    What is a jobless recovery? A jobless recovery is when companies still maintain or gain large profits with fewer people. In 2009, Fortune 500 companies tripled their profits by $391 billion and reduced their payrolls by eliminating over 800,000 jobs. The company is doing great — but to the people who were laid off, it…

  • From another angle, things aren’t as bad as they looked

    CODA GREG BEAN I’ve recently agreed to do some volunteer work for Sylvia’s Children, a charitable organization that provides financial and other support for 1,000 impoverished youngsters (200 of them orphans who live on-site) at the Mbiriizi School in Uganda. Run by Sylvia Allen, who’s well known in this area as the founder and owner…

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