Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Committee works to make Main St. a better place

    On July 16, the Sentinel ran an article titled, “Milltown shop owner to sell strictly via web,” about the impending closing of Ommie’s Treasures, a children’s clothing shop in Millltown. In the article, the owner of Ommie’s, Emily Lovuolo, lamented the absence of a chamber of commerce in Milltown, and stated that the town was…

  • Mary B. Devich

    Mrs. Devich, 90, of Highland Park, died July 26, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, Charles Devich Sr., died in 2005. She also was predeceased by four brothers and one sister. Surviving are four sons, Richard Poznick, and his wife, Shari, of Florida, Raymond Poznick of California, Dimitri Devich, and…

  • Seeks to clear up health-care reform and Medicare rumors

    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. First of all, none of the major health-care reform plans being considered call for repealingMedicare. AARP and other organizations are fighting to make sure…

  • Cecilia Roginski Grella

    Mrs. Grella, of Sayreville, formerly of South River, died July 25, 2009, in Care One, East Brunswick. Her husband, Edward, died in 1997, and a sister, Theodisa, died in 1999. Surviving are two sons, Edward Sr. of Morristown and Richard of Sayreville; a sister, Stella Misiewicz of Sayreville; six grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. A Mass…

  • Sarah Santiago

    Mrs. Santiago, 73, of South River, died July 20, 2009, in Baptist Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla. Surviving are her husband, Jose Santiago; three daughters, Wanda Lopez of Jacksonville, Diana Morales of Alexandria, Va., and Joanne Rosa of Old Bridge, and a son, Joseph Santiago of Orlando, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. Cremation was private. A…

  • Tony “Pep” Pirre

    Mr. Pirre, 53, of Jamesburg, died July 20, 2009, in University Medical Center at Princeton. Prior to his retirement in 1996, he was employed by the Middlesex County Parks Department at Thompson Park, Monroe, where he worked for 22 years. His father, Carmen “Pep” Pirre, died in 2006. Surviving are his mother, Rose Pirre of…

  • Anthony G. Liguori

    Mr. Liguori, 48, of East Brunswick, died July 24, 2009, at home. His father, Anthony Liguori, died in 2003. Surviving are his wife, Janice Willner Liguori; two daughters, Jennifer and Danielle, both at home; his mother, Janet Liguori of Monroe; a brother, Greg Liguori, and his wife, Marilyn, of Norwood; a sister, Adrienne Nicotera of…

  • William John Connolly

    Mr. Connolly, 59, of East Brunswick, formerly of Old Bridge, died July 24, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Maria DiMino Connolly; two daughters, Belinda Connolly of Burlington and Mary Connolly of the Toms River section of Dover; two brothers, Martin Connolly and Michael Connolly; a sister, Theresa…

  • Robert M. Rosenthal

    Mr. Rosenthal, 87, of Monroe, died July 18, 2009, at home. Surviving are his wife, Thelma Block Rosenthal; a daughter, Wendy Schall, and her husband, Stephen, of Pacific Palisades, Calif.; a son, Paul, and his wife, Jill, of Windham, N.H.; a sister, Beverly Beekman, and her husband, Jack; a sister-in-law, and brother-in-law, Gladys and Morton…