Jan 28, 1911 – Oct. 16, 2009 Born in Lansing, Michigan, on Jan. 28, 1911, Hersch died peacefully at home on Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. He is survived by his wife of 16 years, Anelda, and three daughters, Lilabeth, Roselind, and Michele. He also leaves behind nine grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Hersch came [...]
A few years ago, one of our interns completed an informal survey that asked people to name some restaurants they would like to see in Fairfield. About 100 people responded, generating a lengthy list of eateries that would be good for Fairfield. After placing numerous phone calls, mailings and e-mails to potential restaurants, our intern [...]
Since everyone’s talking about it, I thought I’d throw my $20 million in. You probably expected me to say “throw my two cents in,†but brokers these days are making so much money that $20 million is nothing. After all, if we make a billion dollars for the investment firm, and our contract says we’re [...]
I thought I was stylish, until I learned that Bill Cosby is no longer cool. It all happened on one of the fall’s first cool days, about two weeks ago. I was chilled and I thought I was cool. Not just cold physically, but cool in regard to style. That lasted only until I got [...]
Daily Republic SUISUN CITY — It might not have been Mark Papadopoulos’ first thought to be a packet of soy sauce for Halloween, but he did win a prize for the effort at Saturday’s community Halloween parade in Suisun City “Yes, dear†he said, when his wife told him the family was dressing as Chinese [...]
FSYSL U6 Girls Bumblebees vs Little Kamillians: Although both teams were shorthanded, there was no shortage of goal scoring as both teams lit up the scoreboard in the double digits. Also, as has become expected, the Bumblebees’ Trina Lim was all over the field, leading all scorers. Supporting Trina, Madeline Paoli followed up the scoring [...]
‘You all right, Julie? You don’t seem like yourself today,†says the manager of the restaurant where I’ve been working the past month. He caught me staring out the window before I could catch myself. I had been watching the street activity most of the morning. If my moods could be measured by one of [...]
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES — Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is canceling all travel plans to focus on treatment, his manager says. The 73-year-old actor and artist is being treated through a “special program†at the University of Southern California, Sam Maydew said Thursday. Asked about Hopper’s prognosis, Maydew said, [...]
AP Special Correspondent LOS ANGELES — A judge ordered Anna Nicole Smith’s boyfriend and two doctors to stand trial on charges of illegally funneling prescription drugs to the former Playboy model. The ruling Friday followed a three-week preliminary hearing to determine if there was enough evidence to try lawyer Howard K. Stern, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor [...]
July 26, 1926 — Oct. 23, 2009 Paul “Jerry” Gerace died on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, at the age of 83. Jerry was born in Mt. Morris, N.Y., to Gaspare and Maria Antonia Gerace and was the youngest of eight children. He joined the Navy at the age of 17 and served in World War [...]