Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Richard J. Garcia
Mr. Garcia, of South Brunswick, formerly of Milltown, died June 25, 2010, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1991, he was a school psychologist for 37 years with Woodbridge Township. A son, Richie Garcia, died in 1992. Surviving are his wife, Carolyn Doty Garcia; two daughters, Deby and Jennifer; and four grandchildren. A memorial…
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CODA
We have another good name for a rock band GREG BEAN Idon’t know why Dave Barry decided to quit writing his weekly column for the Miami Herald in 2005, but that was a dark day for readers and jealous newspaper columnists everywhere. Barry was one of the greats, right up there with Mike Royko, and…
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Honoring the memory of a dedicated principal
On Saturday, June 12, 2010, the greater Weathersfield, Vt., community mourned its loss and celebrated the life of school principal Mario Bevacqua, formerly of Bound Brook and East Brunswick, where he previously worked as a schoolteacher for 13 years. While “Mr. B” had battled a number of health challenges over the last 18 months, the…
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Daniel J. Healy
Mr. Healy, 94, of Old Bridge, died June 15, 2010, at home. He was predeceased by a son, Daniel; a daughter, Katherine Mullins; two brothers-in-law, Timothy Sullivan and Jack Murphy; and a sister, Julia Murphy. Surviving are his wife, Katherine Barron Healy; a daughter, Marilyn Healy-McDermott, and her husband, Thomas, of Phoenix, Md.; a daughterin…
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Kyleigh’s Law designed to protect, not punish, young drivers
Iagree with Mindy Shepetin (“Kyleigh’s Law Presents Dangers to Young Drivers,” Letters to the Editor, Sentinel, June 3) that it’s “up to us as parents to instill in our children that safety always comes first.” If only it were that easy, it wouldn’t take a village. The unfortunate reality is that young, inexperienced drivers rampantly…
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Laverne Stader Strincoski
Mrs. Strincoski, 75, of Spotswood, formerly of Old Bridge, died June 27, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement in 2008, she was employed as manager of Laidlaw Transit, Morganville section of Marlboro. Before that, she was the owner of Two Gals Bus Co., Old Bridge, from 1973-1996. She…
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John J. Turner
Mr. Turner, 80, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died June 15, 2010, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1994, he was employed as an assistant manager at R&S Strauss in the former Sayrewoods Shopping Center, Old Bridge, where he worked for 15 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Patricia Corlett Turner; a…
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John Joseph Balog
Mr. Balog, 80, of East Brunswick, formerly of Lakewood, died June 27, 2010, at home. His wife, Margaret, died in 2005. Surviving are two sons, John, and his wife, Angela, of East Brunswick, and James Balog; two brothers, Stephen Balog of Florida and Edward Balog the Leonardo section of Middletown; and two grandchildren. Arrangements were…
