Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • David Day

    Mr. Day, 55, of Monroe, died Dec. 31, 2008, at home. Surviving are his mother, Sylvia Warren Day; two brothers, Dennis and Michael Day, both of Monroe; five sisters, Denise Stewart, and her husband, Nathan, of Old Bridge, Doris Day of Monroe, Lorain Day of Cranbury, Lynn Day of Hightstown and Victoria Day-Crayton, and her…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Concetta V. Scaloveno Votta

    Mrs. Votta, 81, of Monroe, died Dec. 8, 2008, in Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge. Prior to her retirement in 1994, she was employed as a secretary with the South River Board of Education, where she worked for 27 years. Her husband, Louis Votta Sr., died in 1984. Surviving are a daughter, Debbie Parsons, and…

  • Maria De Jesus Costa Silva

    Mrs. Silva, 76, of South River, died Dec. 20, 2008, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Vagueira, Portugal, she immigrated to the United States 30 years ago, settling in South River. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima Church, South River. Mrs. Silva is survived by…

  • Discovering family history, one creased letter at a time

    Coda • GREG BEAN It seems like when the kids move out, they’re never really gone because they leave so much junk behind. But at our house, it isn’t the kids who are responsible for all the accumulated archeological detritus. My wife and I save things as well. Boxes and boxes of photographs. Birthday cards.…

  • Cutting taxes imperative for local officials today

    It’s a time when many, if not most, households and businesses are being forced to make do with less. The crumbling economy has brought income cuts or freezes and, for some, the real possibility of layoffs. Housing values are down and home foreclosures are up. And the cost of living continues to rise for most.…

  • For the Record

    Samantha Griggs, 10, of Helmetta, is a member of the Golden Bear Chargers Pee Wee cheerleading team that won a national championship in Walt Disney World last month. Her name was omitted from a Dec. 31 story on the Pop Warner squad. William Neary served three consecutive terms as mayor of East Brunswick, totaling 12…