Former Senate aide dies

Dominic Belmont, a former aide to State Sen. Joseph Bubba (R-Wayne), passed away on September 29.  He was 73.  He was a teacher in Paterson, worked as a Paterson police officer, and served in a U.S. Army MASH unit during the Korean War.

Dr. Bernard Rineberg, an orthopedic surgeon who served on Gov. Christine Todd Whitman’s transition team after the 1993 election, died on September 30.  He was 83.