Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Corinne Cebula
Mrs. Cebula, 91, of South River, died Oct. 29, 2010, at The Elms of Cranbury, Cranbury. Prior to retiring, she was an officer with Heritage Bank of East Brunswick, where she worked for 20 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Victor, in 1965. Surviving are two daughters, Corinne Post, and her husband, Richard, of…
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Stanislawa Nowicka
Ms. Nowicka, 101, died Nov. 2, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. Prior to her retirement in 1974, she was employed as a machine operator with Stop Fire, North Brunswick, where she worked for 10 years. She was predeceased by a sister, Marie Nowicka, and a brother, Leon Nowicki. Surviving are a…
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Wanda T. Grella
Mrs. Grella, 92, of South River, died Oct. 30, 2010, at Golden Living Center, Old Bridge. She was predeceased by her husband, Walter, in 1986. Surviving are a daughter, Christine Tobin of South River; a sister, Maryanne Reckage, also of South River; a grandson; and a great-grandchild. A Mass was offered at St. Mary’s Church,…
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Edward “Pete” Chmura
Mr. Chmura, 89, of Sayreville, died Nov. 3, 2010, at home. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by E.I. DuPont Photo Products, Parlin section of Sayreville. He was predeceased by three sisters, Josephine Bailey, Julia Shuler and Ann Dzergoski; and two brothers, Joseph and Stanley Chmura. Surviving are a brother, John, with whom he…
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Carol Ann Specht
Mrs. Specht, 61, of North Brunswick, formerly of Sayreville, died Oct. 24, 2010, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was a cashier for ShopRite in East Brunswick for 34 years. She was predeceased by a son, Sean Turi. Surviving are her husband, John Specht Jr.; a son, John Specht III, and his…
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The Magic 8-Ball says, Reply hazy; try again’
CODA GREG BEAN Although this column will appear after the Nov. 2 mid-term election, it was written beforehand, which makes it one of the most difficult of the year. I got so frustrated reading conflicting polls from races I’m interested in around the state and nation that I finally said the heck with it, and…
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Council should look at facts, re-evaluate TNR
We are all on the same page concerning freeroaming, outside cats — we want to diminish the numbers. We just have different ways to get there. I am for the humane and proven effective way to do this — trap-neuter-return (TNR); the Sayreville Borough Council is not, having voted against supporting TNR. How do you…
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Responsible spending is a must
Sure, the so-called Greatest Generation beat the Depression and won World War II. This boomer generation would have done the same, had the timing and need been reversed. Instant gratification has been the only obstacle separating these two otherwise normal generations. Boomers were offered a borrowand spend system, and many took the bait, as our…
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Irene Rose Leonard
Mrs. Leonard, 78, of Old Bridge, formerly of the Belford section of Middletown, died Oct. 19, 2010, at home. Her husband, Lewis John Leonard, died in 1995. Surviving are a son, Lewis H. Leonard of Reno, Nev.; three daughters, Dottie Irene Brinkman and Debbie Jean Rougeau, and her husband, Ronald, all of Old Bridge, and…
