Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Holiday won’t the same without Crabiel
The Fourth of July is always a great day in Milltown. The many volunteers who organize the event work hard year after year to make it a very special day, not only for our residents but for the people who visit our community. For me, every year the day would start at the Crabiel Funeral…
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AARP providing online aid to avoid ‘doughnut hole’
In just a few months, it is estimated that more than 1 million older Americans will fall into the “doughnut hole,” the coverage gap in Medicare’s prescription drug program that renders individuals responsible for all their own drug costs while still paying premiums. What a lot of people could use is some advice about avoiding…
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Thomas F. Bell
Mr. Bell, 70, of Sayreville, died June 10, 2009, in Cranbury Care Center, Monroe. He was predeceased by his wife, Nora May Sheahan Bell, and by a son, Thomas Jr. Surviving are three sons, Michael Bell, and his wife, Rhea, of Old Bridge, John Bell of Sayreville and Robert Bell, and his wife, Melissa, of…
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Richard A. “Dick” Rysinski
Mr. Rysinski, 71, of the Morgan section of Sayreville, died June 7, 2009, at Kent Memorial Hospital, Dover, Del. He was a lieutenant with the New Jersey State Police for 32 years, retiring in 1992. He was a member and past president of the New Jersey State Troopers Superior Officers Association. Following retirement, he was…
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Furlough employees; don’t cut trash pickup
This letter is in regard to the expected introduction of a once-a-week garbage pickup in East Brunswick. I cannot believe that Mayor David Stahl is still trying to save the township about $365,000 a year. If he would just explain to the residents that it would save each homeowner only $20-$30 a year on their…
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Nathan Dubester
Mr. Dubester, 90, a former elected commissioner of Spotswood from 1967-75, died June 2, 2009, in Arlington, Va. Before moving to Maryland in 1980, he was the director of the Land Acquisition Department of Middlesex County. He also previously served as senior negotiator for the New Jersey Department of Conservation and Economic Development under the…
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Independent Farkas deserves second term
Iam extremely happy that Randy Farkas has chosen to run for Milltown Borough Council as an independent (“Farkas Throws Hat in Ring for November,” Sentinel, June 11). For many years I have felt that this small community would be better served if we modeled ourselves like Spotswood and had council members who do not represent…
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George LaTorre
Mr. LaTorre, 72, of South River, died June 10, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. A son, Christopher LaTorre, died in 2005. Surviving are his companion, Mary Julia Shepstone; his former wife, Concetta Occupintti; a son, George LaTorre; two daughters, Mary Jo Sarcone and Nicole LaTorre; six stepchildren; a brother, Frank LaTorre;…
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Cut jeopardizes access to home health care
Iam a home-care nurse from Monroe with the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey, and I recently returned from a trip to Capitol Hill with nurses from every state in America. We were there on behalf of our patients to help preserve access to home care and hospice services amid $13 billion in suggested cuts…
