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Just shut the door and walk away
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH When our oldest son, Vernon, left for college last August, it was apparent that neatness wasn’t on his mind. With little or no regard for tidy piles or vacuuming, he left his room looking as if his brothers had just torn it apart in an attempt to locate…
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Lawmakers finally show a bit of common sense
Coda • GREG BEAN My father died a hard death from lung cancer in 1983. From the first diagnosis, about six months before he passed, there was never any real hope, since his type of cancer is nearly always fatal. Still, he tried to beat it with ever-more aggressive chemotherapy treatments that took his hair…
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Stanley A. Polnik
Mr. Polnik, 48, of Hazlet, died May 9, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He resided in Woodbridge, prior to relocating to Hazlet 12 years ago. He was an insurance sales representative at Sentry Insurance, Stevens Point, Wis. He is survived by his wife of 19 years, Rosemary…
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Rhoda Beth Aisenstock Schlosser Olsen
Mrs. Olsen, 89, of South Brunswick, died May 8, 2009, at home. She resided in the Colonia section of Woodbridge, prior to relocating to South Brunswick in 2008. She was a retired learning disabilities specialist for North Brunswick Township Board of Education. She was predeceased by her husband, Arnold Olsen in 1975. She is survived…
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Joan R. Roman
Mrs. Roman, 73, of Metuchen, died May 16, 2009, in JFK Medical Center, Edison. Born in Blakley, Pa., she lived in Dixon City, Pa., before moving to Metuchen 49 years ago. She co-owned the Metuchen Craft Shoppe for 17 years. She was a graduate of Easton Hospital School of Nursing, Easton, Pa., where she earned…
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Helen A. Lava
Mrs. Lava, 82, of Middletown, died April 20, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was predeceased by her husband, C. John Lava; a son, William Lava; and a sister, Beatrice Collier. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, John T. and Rose Marie Lava of Middletown, and Richard A. and Valerie Lava…
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Sandra Susan Neri
Mrs. Neri, 66, of Lakeland, Tenn., died April 12, 2009, in Memphis, Tenn. She had resided in the Avenel section of Woodbridge, Carteret, Keyport and Middletown before relocating to Lakeland in 2000. She was predeceased by a daughter, Theresa L. Neri. Mrs. Neri is survived by her husband of 44 years, Anthony J. Neri; a…
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Rose A. Arrisi Rizza
Mrs. Rizza, 93, of Milltown, died April 13, 2009, at the Margaret McLaughlin McCarrick Care Center, Somerset section of Franklin Township. Born in the Lindeneau section of Edison, she resided in South River, prior to relocating to Milltown in 1946. She was predeceased by her husband, Arthur J. Rizza Sr., in 1992. She is survived…
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BURLINGTON COUNTY: 30th District to see primary GOP race
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer Two incumbent Republican assemblymen will face a challenger in the 30th District’s GOP primary election June 2. Avi Solomon, of Lakewood, will run as a Republican against current assemblymen and running mates Joseph R. Malone, who represents Bordentown, and Ronald S. Dancer, who represents Plumsted, for one of the party’s…
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