Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Where did assemblymen get tax-increase figure?
Recently Assemblyman Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. (D- 18) and Assemblyman Peter J. Barnes III (D-18) cowrote a letter to the editor that dealt with Gov. Chris Christie’s executive order mandating that New Jersey school boards use their excess funds for education budgets (“Christie’s Action Raids School Funds, Raises Taxes,” Sentinel, Feb. 25). They claim the…
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Patricia Jean Laskowsky
Ms. Laskowsky, 42, of East Brunswick, formerly of Spotswood, died Feb. 17, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her parents, Joseph and Margaret Crowell Laskowsky, and by a sister, Deborah Laskowsky. Surviving are a sister, Barbara Schino, and her husband, Dennis, of Mesa, Ariz.; two brothers, Joseph Laskowsky…
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Fire officials playing Russian roulette with residents’ safety
As a Monroe Township Fire District No. 1 resident with more than 26 years of law enforcement experience, as well as a former union leader of one of New York State’s largest law-enforcement departments, I am somewhat baffled and totally taken back by this township’s recent decision to eliminate the positions of our paid firefighters.…
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Vera Ann Morvay Nazarenko
Mrs. Nazarenko, 68, of East Brunswick, died Feb. 17, 2010, in Rahway Hospital. Prior to her retirement in 1996, she was employed as an executive secretary with Henry Co., South River, where she worked for 30 years. She was predeceased by two sisters, Dorothy Morvay and Nadja Demidenko. Surviving are two sons, Stephen Nazarenko, and…
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Salvatore V. Aglialoro
Mr. Aglialoro, 88, of Monroe, formerly of Old Bridge and Howell, died Feb. 22, 2010, in Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison. He was predeceased by two brothers, Joseph and Leonard, and two sisters, Isabelle Guideman and Rose Oreskovich. Surviving is a sister, Marian Richards of Monroe. Services were held at Higgins Memorial Home,…
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Gerald Ryan
Mr. Ryan, 49, of Sayreville, formerly of East Brunswick, died Feb. 12, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. He was predeceased by a sister, Dorothy Ryan Spiegel, and by his parents, Dorothy and Dennis Ryan. Surviving are his wife, Lori Jurewicz Ryan; two sons, Patrick and Kevin; a brother, Dennis Ryan, and…
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Agnes T. Orawiec
Mrs. Orawiec, 86, of Jackson, formerly of Toms River, died Feb. 24, 2010, at Bartley HealthCare Center, Jackson. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank, in 2002, and three siblings, Charles, Irene and Emma. Surviving are a son and daughterin law, Frank and Stephanie of Monroe Township; a daughter, Barbara Orawiec of Toms River; a…
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Spotswood BOE warns staff of potential cuts
Expected loss of state aid contributes to shortfall BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The Board of Education sent out nearly 60 letters to staff members on Feb. 19 to warn them that measures may need to be taken in the coming months to deal with a possible cut in school aid. The notices…
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Marie D. Pennington
Mrs. Pennington, 90, of Manalapan, formerly of Milltown, died Feb. 16, 2010, in Francis E. Parker Home, Piscataway. Prior to her retirement in 1983, she was a receptionist for Personal Products, Milltown, where she worked for 15 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank E. Pennington; a grandson, Robert Balachick; and a sister, Agnes…
