Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Joan A. Brzozowski Olszewski
Mrs. Olszewski, 88, of South River, died Sept. 29, 2009, in Capital Health System-Fuld Campus, Trenton. Prior to her retirement in 1987, she was employed as a seamstress at Reiser and Co., South River, where she worked for 15 years. She also was a waitress at J.J. Newberry, East Brunswick, and Krainski’s Catering, Sayreville. Her…
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Give me calories, and the more the better
Coda • GREG BEAN There was a story in the newspapers last week about a study done in New York City that found — and hold onto your hats here — that people don’t pay much attention to the calorie counts when they’re ordering meals from a fast-food place. You’ll remember that New York City…
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Urges senator to plug ‘doughnut hole’
Iwas very disappointed to hear about Sen. Robert Menendez’s (D-N.J.) vote against an amendment to federal health-reform legislation supported by AARP. The amendment would have righted a big wrong in the prescription-drug coverage gap for people on Medicare. Too many seniors need financial relief on their prescriptiondrug costs. Falling into the “doughnut hole” year after…
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Supporters should be ashamed of portrayal
This letter is in response to the Chris Christie supporters who have been campaigning in Spotswood and Milltown. I believe in freedom of speech, but depicting Barack Obama, president of the United States, with a Hitler moustache in front of local post offices is an absolute disgrace. How could anyone possibly compare this great man,…
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Miller, Tamburro have earned support
Monroe Township Councilman Hank Miller and Councilman Jerry Tamburro are part of a great team who have been bringing us excellent government. Under their watch, Monroe residents have been the recipients of one of the lowest property tax rates in the county, and there was no tax increase in 2009. This was achieved during a…
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Helen Lafferty Gallagher
Mrs. Gallagher, 86, of Highland Park, died Oct. 1, 2009, in Rose Mountain Care Center, New Brunswick. Her husband, Joseph, died in 1975. Surviving are a daughter, Dolores of Florida; two sons, Dennis of Texas and Richard, and his wife, Marienne, of South River; a sister, Anne Thompson, and her husband, Warren, of Highland Park;…
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Borough may be small, but it has a big heart
The recent economic downturn in this country has put a severe strain on local food banks across New Jersey, and the South River Food Bank is no exception. Traditional methods of stocking our shelves with supplies — MCFOODS (Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services), collections from community groups and organizations, individual donations, etc.…
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Eleanor F. Junker
Mrs. Junker, 93, formerly of Milltown, Metuchen and Lakewood, died Sept. 23, 2009, in Autumn Care of Shallotte, N.C. She was a bookkeeper at Laventhal and Howarth, East Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, Harold, and by two sisters, Irma Crawford and Ethel Tomney. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Joanne and Roger Magley…
