Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Margaret A. Daily Santora
Mrs. Santora, 81, of South River, formerly of East Brunswick, died Dec. 14, 2008, at home. Her husband, Frank, died in 2002, and a son, Joseph, died in 1989. She worked as a crossing guard for the East Brunswick Police Department from 1970- 75. Surviving are two daughters, Rosemary Roberts, and her husband, Frank, of…
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Alfred J. Balon
Mr. Balon, 83, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, formerly of East Brunswick, died Dec. 16, 2008, in the Center for Hope Hospice, Scotch Plains. Originally a plumber by trade, he later was employed by East Brunswick Township as a plumbing, heating and electrical building inspector for 10 years. He was promoted to head of…
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Edward J. Zera
Mr. Zera, 96, of South River, died Dec. 14, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement in 1974, he was employed as a shift foreman with National Lead, Sayreville, where he worked for more than 36 years. Surviving are his wife, Katharine Scupp Zera; a daughter, Toni Schlegel, and…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Joanna Eaton, 14, and Danielle and Ashley Tyrenyila, ages 14 and 10, wrap presents at Appleby School in Spotswood for the PTA’s adopt-a-family program the Giving Tree. More than 270 gifts were collected and distributed through the St. Vincent de Paul Society to a New Brunswick preschool of 135 students from needy families…
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Family grateful for officials’ response to fire
On Sunday night, Dec. 21, at 11:45 p.m., we were awakened by the dreaded alarm of the smoke detector in the upper hallway of our home. After a check of the detector to be sure it was not malfunctioning, we did a quick search to locate the cause of the smoke. As we descended from…
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Bank should look elsewhere for branch site
It is disgraceful that Valley National Bank would consider demolishing an historic structure such as the Forney House in Milltown. The loss of such a building is a blow to the history and character of Milltown and the state of New Jersey as a whole. I find it reprehensible that Valley National would totally disregard…
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Katherine Klacik Potkulski
Mrs. Potkulski, 83, of East Brunswick, died Nov. 26, 2008, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Anthony P. Potkulski, died in 2006. Surviving are three sons, William Potkulski, and his wife, Lynn Ann, and Greg Potkulski, and his girlfriend, Michelle Amitrani, all of East Brunswick, and Ronald Potkulski, and his wife, Rosemary,…
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Adult responsibilities cannot always be measured by a person’s age
This letter is in response to Deborah C. Gumpper’s letter to the editor (“Adult Enough to Go to War but Not to Have a Drink”) in the Dec. 04, 2008, issue of the Sentinel. Ms. Gumpper pointed out some of the legal inconsistencies in using 21 as the legal age for alcohol consumption while using…
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David Michael Sowder
Mr. Sowder, 21, of Spotswood, died Dec. 5, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. He was a 2007 graduate of Spotswood High School. He worked at Raceway Park, Old Bridge, for seven years. Surviving are his parents, David and Lillian Sowder; a sister, Dana Sowder; his paternal grandfather, Lindsay Sowder; and many…
