Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Anthony J. Giacobbi

    Mr. Giacobbi, 94, of East Brunswick, died Jan. 4, 2009, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1975, he was a building contractor in East Brunswick, operating A.J. Giacobbi Contractors for many years. A son, Anthony, died in 2007. Surviving are his wife, Mary J. Crisafi Giacobbi; two sons, Gil…

  • Theresa E. Cicerale Markowitz

    Mrs. Markowitz of North Brunswick, died Jan. 1, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She is survived by her husband, Richard H. Markowitz; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Richard P. Markowitz of North Brunswick, and Robert J. and Diane Markowitz of South River; a granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews. A Mass…

  • After Obama’s inauguration, Cheney will be out in the cold

    Coda Coda • GREG BEAN   The winter my wife and I packed our family and moved from my hometown in Casper, Wyo., to take a newspaper job in the relatively balmy climes of Illinois had been a tough son of a gun.   For starters, in January of that year, 1984, the temperature hadn’t…

  • Katherine Cipko Cantamessa

    Mrs. Cantamessa, 88, of East Brunswick, died Jan. 3, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Peter Cantamessa Sr., died in 1992. Surviving is a son, Peter Cantamessa Jr. of East Brunswick. A Mass was offered at Corpus Christi Church, South River. Interment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.…

  • Homelessness catches attention of Congress

    People who have lost their homes in the current mortgage foreclosure crisis have become new faces among the homeless in New Jersey. With the national economy in a downward spiral, and unemployment rates rising, the ranks of homeless people are likely to increase, perhaps dramatically. For many years now thousands of people have been struggling…

  • Hazel Marie Peterson Ecker

    Mrs. Ecker, 92, of Milltown, died Jan. 2, 2009, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, Roy J. Ecker; a son, Roy C. Ecker; and a daughter, Heather Csobor. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Saundra and Darrell Shaefer and Susan and Carl Matyus of East Brunswick; five grandchildren;…

  • Residents must speak up before it’s too late for Forney House

    In reading the letter to the editor from Michael Shakarjian regarding the fate of the Forney House in Milltown (“Don’t Allow Milltown to Become Pottersville,” Sentinel, Jan. 8, 2009), we must admit that we, among many other residents, have not made our voices heard. As longtime Milltowners, we can recall the similar incident directly across…

  • Howard S. Korn

    Mr. Korn, 64, of Monroe, died Jan. 4, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Sandra Raschal Korn; two daughters, Michelle Bertone, and her husband, Frank, of the Robbinsville section of Washington Township and Allison Pini, and her husband, Chris, of West Caldwell; his father, James “Red” Korn of…

  • Holiday was special, thanks to generosity of many

    The coordinators of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Adopt-A-Family program would like to publicly thank all the wonderful people who contributed to our program this year and made Christmas extra special for many needy families. We would also like to say a special thank you to the Spotswood Schools PTA, particularly the chairperson…