Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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PETA mourns loss of pet advocate, Bea Arthur
Bea Arthur had a truly golden heart and will be sorely missed by everyone at PETA. She joined our organization in 1987, when the Golden Girls did an anti-fur episode, and because of her unending compassion and tireless efforts to make the world a kinder place, she won multiple Humanitarian Awards. Bea never missed a…
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George A. Crothers Sr.
Mr. Crothers, 83, of Howell, died May 25, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township. He lived in Old Bridge and Forked River before moving to Howell 10 years ago. Mr. Crothers, a U.S. Navy veteran during World War II, was a manager for Mendon Truck Leasing in Brooklyn until he retired in 1993.…
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Reinstate funding for deaf-blind services
Recently, the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CBVI) refused to renew the contract for the New Jersey Association of the Deaf-Blind (NJADB) and thus cut off major funding for NJADB, which will result in its closing on July 1 NJADB provides such services for adult deaf-blind as transportation, support for medical appointments, shopping…
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Stephen Zieniewicz
Mr. Zieniewicz, 80, of South River, died May 26, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was born in Poland and lived in France before moving to the United States in 1951. Prior to retiring, he was a laborer for WW Henry, which later become known as Armstrong Adhesives, South River. Surviving…
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Politicians commended for bill to abolish COAH
Iwould like to commend Assemblywoman Amy Handlin and Assemblyman Sam Thompson for co-sponsoring a bill that would, in effect, abolish the costly affordable income housing (COAH) program. Gov. Jon Corzine’s recent budget cut property tax rebates and property tax deductions for most families and municipal aid to Middletown, but did not cut unfunded mandates like…
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Rocco P. Agoglia
Mr. Agoglia, 74, of Spotswood, died May 31, 2009, at Pine Brook Care Center, Englishtown. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Prior to retiring, he worked as a jeweler for 50 years. A brother, Peter Agoglia, and a sister, Fay Grillo, predeceased Mr. Agoglia. Surviving are his wife of 43 years,…
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Dorothy Westling
Mrs. Westling, 99, of Monroe, formerly of North Brunswick, died May 22, 2009, in Monroe. She was predeceased by her husband, Oliver, and by a son, Kip. Surviving are a son and daughter in-law, Bill and Rose Westling; two daughters and sons-in-law, Dottie and Joe Messina and Judy and Charlie Meese; seven grandchildren; and 10…
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Amelia Helen Wright Kessler
Mrs. Kessler, 88, of Old Bridge, died May 23, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. Her husband, William J. Kessler, died in 1994. Surviving are three daughters, Joyce Connell and Karen Wieczorek, both of Old Bridge, and Gerry LeBedz of Jamesburg; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services were held at Simpson United…
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Stanley N. Soloducha
Mr. Soloducha, 89, formerly of Milltown, died May 18, 2009, in Hamilton Continuing Care, Hamilton Township. He worked for Decorated Metal, Milltown, for 15 years. Most recently, he was employed by the North Brunswick Board of Education. His wife, Katherine P. Diamond Soloducha, died in 2005; a son, Stanley, died in 1973; another son, Gerald,…
