Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Anthony W. Garnett

    Mr. Garnett, 62, of Sayreville, died Aug. 21, 2009, in JFK Haven Hospice, Edison. He was employed as a warehouseman by JDS Industries, Raritan Center, where he worked for the past eight years. He was predeceased by his parents, Frank and Cecilia Garnett, and by a stepson, Thomas Towers Jr. Surviving are his wife, Sherry…

  • Bertha Sierotko Grodzki

    Mrs. Grodzki, 92, of Sarasota, Fla., formerly of South River and Sayreville, died Aug. 26, 2009, in Colonial Park Club, Sarasota. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Grodzki; a son, David Grodzki; two brothers; a sister; and two stepbrothers. Surviving are a daughter, Cathy Shaw, and her husband, Mark, of Sarasota; a daughter-in-law, Christine…

  • What’s that sound? It’s the sound of silence

    Coda • GREG BEAN It sure has been a lot quieter around the house since the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on prerecorded “robocalls” went into effect Sept. 1, and I couldn’t be happier. I put my name on the national Do Not Call list the very day I learned about it, and it has been…

  • George H. Fadden

    Mr. Fadden, 82, of the Whiting section of Manchester, formerly of Monroe, died Aug. 30, 2009, in Van Dyke Hospice, Community Medical Center, Toms River section of Dover. His wife, Theresa Lucey Fadden, died in 2000, and a grandson, Donald K. Fadden, died in 1993. Surviving are three sons, Donald, and his wife, Nancy, of…

  • Office director a great help in time of need

    How nice it was to see the Sentinel’s feature on one of Spotswood’s unsung heroines, Janine Balazs at Spotswood Office on Aging. When my father, Jack Skelly, known to many in town as “the printer for Spotswood,” was hospitalized at the very end of his life with prostate cancer complications, Ms. Balazs proved to be…

  • Thomas P. Stary

    Mr. Stary, 47, of South River, died Aug. 22, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. He was employed as a service technician for Business Furniture Inc., Elizabeth, where he worked for 25 years. Surviving are a daughter, Samantha Stary of South River; and a sister, Susan Grobleski, and her husband, Thomas, of…

  • AARP seeks to dispel health care reform myths

    As health care continues to be one of the most talked about issues today, I hope that consumers are not being misled by some of the myths that have been circulating: Here are the facts: Health care reform means guaranteeing all Americans a choice of dependable, affordable health insurance plans and preserving our choice of…

  • Henry M. Stuart

    Mr. Stuart, 54, of New Brunswick, Aug. 31, 2009, at home. He was founder and manager of American Celts Pipes and Drums. Surviving are his wife, Priscella Cain-Stuart; two daughters, Kimberly of New Brunswick and Nicole of New York City; a sister, Laura Gray of Buffalo; three brothers, Thomas of East Windsor, Edward of Orlando,…