Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Grateful for overwhelming response to pet-shelter drive

    Sayreville Pet Adoption Center would like to thank the Parlin post office for partnering with us this holiday season by allowing us to set up an Angel Tree in its lobby. The tree was decorated with colorful tags, each bearing a wish list of items needed to care for the many cats and dogs at…

  • Harriet Reidy Butcher

    Mrs. Butcher, 85, of East Brunswick, died Jan. 12, 2010, in New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park, Edison. She was predeceased by her husband, Walter R. Butcher; a daughter, Mary Ellen Gallo; and a brother and two sisters. Surviving are four sons, Richard, and his wife, Ellen, of Jamesburg, Michael, and his wife,…

  • Senator invites contributions to website

    New Jerseyans are connected like never before. We can read up-to-theminute news on our computers, receive text messages from our children’s school telling us there is a snow day, and watch videos on our mobile devices. As a member of the U.S. Senate, I recently launched a redesigned website that is meant to cater to…

  • Laura Jagemann

    Mrs. Jagemann, 79, of Spotswood, died Jan. 6, 2010, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Elmer Jagemann. Surviving are a son, Gary Jagemann of Spotswood, and a brother, Ed Trzeciak of Milltown. A Mass was offered at Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Brunswick. Arrangements were under the…

  • U.S. Supreme Court says that corporations are people too

    Coda • This is a dark day in America. Two weeks ago, I wrote that the U.S. Supreme Court was expected to do away with most of the laws that limit campaign contributions to candidates and much political advertising by corporations and special interest groups. And late last week, the court did just that —…

  • Rose M. Abbrescia Condurso

    Mrs. Condurso, 92, of Old Bridge, died Jan. 11, 2010, in Wynwood at Forsgate Assisted Living, Monroe. Prior to her retirement, she worked in the South River garment industry for many years. She was predeceased by her husband, Dominick Condurso; a son, Dominick Jr.; and a grandson, John Condurso. Surviving are a daughter, Elaine Patania,…

  • Shirley H. Keenan Dill

    Mrs. Dill, 81, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Jan. 16, 2010, in Bayshore Health Care, Holmdel. She was a member and past president of several organizations including the Sayreville Lady Dems, the Sayreville Historical Society, the Middlesex County Federation of Democratic Women and the New Jersey State Federation of Democratic Women. She was…

  • LaVerne Conover Grover

    Mrs. Grover, 83, of Spotswood, formerly of East Brunswick, died Dec. 23, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Herbert C. Grover, died in 2003. Surviving are five children, Thomas Dziubeck, and his wife, Dawna, of Massachusetts, Sharon McGlynn of Helmetta, Jack Dziubeck, and his wife, Katy, of Milltown, Mary Lou…

  • Raymond A. Gallup

    Mr. Gallup, 83, of Old Bridge, died Dec. 29, 2009, in Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute, New York City. His wife, Marie, died in 2001. He also was predeceased by two sons, Gary Tomasetti and Dean Gallup. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Anthony and Susan Tomasetti and Raymond L. and Leonora Gallup; a daughter and…