Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Virginia E. Hetherington

    Mrs. Hetherington, 88, of East Brunswick, died April 22, 2009, at home. She was a former parish secretary at Corpus Christi Church, South River, and Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. Her husband, James Robert Hetherington, died in 2005. Surviving are two daughters, Barbara Jean Pitzner and Tracy Outcalt, and her husband, John, all of New Jersey;…

  • Regina M. Ramseyer Davino

    Mrs. Davino, 76, of North Brunswick, formerly of East Brunswick, died April 19, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 1992, she was employed as a medical transcriber with Retina Vitreous Center, East Brunswick, where she worked for 15 years. Her husband, Carlo, died in 2004. Surviving are…

  • Turned off after latest ‘political episode’

    Kudos to New Jersey’s Gov. Jon Corzine and state Attorney General Anne Milgram for breaking up one of the biggest and oldest pay-to-play schemes in state history. I am talking about the selling of raffle tickets during bowling leagues that involve thousands and thousands of New Jerseyans both young and old, both Democrat and Republican.…

  • Catherine Richman

    Mrs. Richman, 81, of East Brunswick, died April 10, 2009, at home. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a bookkeeper with her family’s business, Graphic Color Printing, South River. Her husband, Philip Richman, died in 2007. Surviving are a son, Richard of Manalapan; a daughter, Adrienne Rodgers of Denver, Colo.; five grandchildren; and…

  • Candidates offer thanks for support

    We would like to thank the residents of South River for allowing us the opportunity to represent them on the Board of Education. We spent several weeks walking door-to-door within our borough. This allowed people to get to know who we are and ask questions of us. We now understand what our community concerns and…

  • Ralph E. Bailey Jr.

    Mr. Bailey, 38, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died April 18, 2009, in New Brunswick. He was employed as a chef at his family’s business, Buddies Tavern and Catering, Parlin. His father, Ralph E. Bailey Sr., died in 1980. Surviving are his mother, Kathleen Bailey of Parlin; a daughter, Leane Nicole Bailey; two sisters,…

  • Wants residents to ask questions, expect truthful answers

    On April 21 the East Brunswick Board of Education election recognized one of the historically lowest voter turnouts on record and yet one of the highest approval ratings for the school budget. While campaigning for a seat on the school board, I had the pleasure of meeting with hundreds of community members. I explained my…

  • Michael Edward “Babe” Warnowicz

    Mr. Warnowicz, 90, of South River, died April 27, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. His wife, Stella Joan Bara Warnowicz, died in 1979. He also was predeceased by a son-in-law, Raymond Mioduszewski. He was the co-owner, with his brothers and two sisters, of J&A Woronowicz & Bros. Inc., a handkerchief and…

  • Make a donation, wear a poppy to honor veterans

    For more than 70 years, the American Legion Auxiliary has sponsored Poppy Day to remind America that millions have sacrificed their lives and health to keep our nation strong and free. The poppy, which grew wild on the battlefields of Flanders, became, in the minds of the doughboys of World War I, a symbol of…