Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Scouts grateful for assistance, kindness
The Girl Scouts of East Brunswick would like to thank the many nice people who helped us after our cookie booth was robbed a week ago. Because of your generosity the troop was able to cover the loss of funds. Your kindwords and support helped the girls feel better afterwards. You showed them that a…
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Ain’t it good to know that you’ve got a friend?
CODA GREG BEAN “When it hurts to look back, and you’re scared to look ahead, you can look beside you and your best friend will be there.” Anonymous T here’s nothing like surgery to make you humble and disabuse you of the notion that there is any aspect of your life that is private or…
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Mary B. Owens McKeown
Mrs. McKeown, 100, of Old Bridge, died Jan. 26, 2011. She was predeceased by her husband, Gerald H., and by a grandson, Michael Lynch. Surviving are three children, Kevin, and his wife, Mary, Geraldine Lynch, and her husband, Frank, and Eileen Hudock, and her husband, Theodore; a brother, Kevin Owens; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and…
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Bonnie Lee Applegate
Ms. Applegate, 58, of Spotswood, formerly of North Brunswick and Englishtown, died Jan. 18, 2011, at home. She was predeceased by her parents. Surviving are two daughters, Jodi Stanley, and her husband, William, of Beachwood and Nichole Skalla, and her husband, Joseph, of Edison; two sons, Joseph Lesko, and his wife, Angela, of Sayreville and…
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Raymond D. Cavanaugh
Mr. Cavanaugh, 86, of Brick, formerly of Monroe and New Brunswick, died Jan. 17, 2011, at home. Prior to his retirement, he was employed with The Home News, New Brunswick. Surviving are many relatives and friends. Arrangements were under the direction of Crabiel Home for Funerals, Milltown. Memorial contributions may be made to the animal…
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Murray Sherwood
Mr. Sherwood, 91, of Englishtown, died Jan. 25, 2011, in CareOne at East Brunswick. Surviving are a daughter, Harriet Slomin of East Brunswick; two grandchildren, Petty Officer 1st Class Seth Slomin, and his wife, Sabrina, of South Carolina and Hayley Slomin of East Brunswick; and two great-grandchildren. Services were held at Crabiel Home for Funerals,…
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Jeanette Vedrook
Mrs. Vedrook, 72, of East Brunswick, died Jan. 12, 2011, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a deli clerk at Stop & Shop, South Brunswick. She was predeceased by a brother, George Vedrook Jr. Surviving are a son, Michael Vedrook of East Brunswick; two sisters,…
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Raymond Golaszewski
Mr. Golaszewski, 65, of Sayreville, died Jan. 18, 2011, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. Prior to his retirement in 2006, he was employed as a machine operator with Gerdau Ameristeel, Perth Amboy, where he worked for 25 years. He was predeceased by his parents, Joseph and Anna Golaszewski, and by a brother-in-law,…
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Donations needed to help kittens in distress
Whiskers Rescue is a nonprofit organization dedicated to controlling the cat population through trap-neuterreturn (TNR). We trap 400-500 cats per year. While we will continue to TNR feral cats and pull kittens from colonies, the current economy has left us with two problems. First, we are having a hard time raising enough funds to cover…
