Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Helen M. Kucharski Capanna Dominiecki

    Mrs. Dominiecki, 83, of South River, died Dec. 9, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her first husband, Reginald Capanna, died in 1992, and a son-inlaw, Jude Zangardi, died in 2000. Surviving are her husband, John A. Dominiecki; two daughters, Caroline Zangardi of Dunmore, Pa., and Terry Capanna, and her companion, Patrick…

  • Balancing act

    PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above: Alyssa Purcell, 11, displays her skill on the balance beam during the annual sixth-grade gym show at Woodland Elementary School in Monroe Dec. 11. Below: Sara Kearney, 11, performs on the parallel bars.

  • Philip Joseph Grossweiler

    Mr. Grossweiler, 93, of South River, died Dec. 8, 2008, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a supervisor and pipe fitter with Hercules Inc., Parlin section of Sayreville, where he worked for 37 years. His wife, Sophie Osowski Grossweiler, died in May. Surviving are two sons,…

  • H.S. teens attend Young Women’s Conference

    Middlesex County girls learn about relationships, body image, cultural identity, etc. BY MADELINE PIZARRO Staff Writer MONROE — Young girls nowadays deal with a number of growing pains, but there is help out there for them. Teen girls from across Middlesex County assembled Dec. 2 at the Monroe Crowne Plaza for the fifth annual Young…

  • Tommaso Iadevaia

    Mr. Iadevaia, 86, of Ellicott City, Md., formerly of South River and Monroe, died Dec. 13, 2008, at home. He was the founder and owner of Tommaso Iadevaia and Sons Contracting Co., ultimately establishing the firm’s Monroe nursery that he operated for 37 years before his retirement in 1993. His wife, Antoinetta Posillco Iadevaia, died…

  • Michael Joseph Sabanos

    Mr. Sabanos, 76, of Barnegat, formerly of Spotswood, died Dec. 9, 2008, in Southern Ocean Center, Manahawkin. He was a former member of the Spotswood Zoning Board of Adjustment. Surviving are his wife, Norma Mason- Sabanos of Barnegat; a son, Michael C. Sabanos, and his wife, Carol, of Spotswood; four stepchildren, Roger Mason of South…

  • Proposal simply creates greater debt

    The plan to defer payments into employees’ pension systems on the local and county level and in the school system is currently in the state Senate budget committee. Proposed by Gov. Jon Corzine as a way to help avoid property-tax increases, it is a plan that will bring future headaches larger than those we now…

  • U.S. must redouble peacekeeping in Darfur

    The crisis in Darfur, Sudan, has been devastating, and civilians are suffering from the violence. Armed combatants in Darfur — including Sudanese government forces, the pro-government Janjawid militia and rebel groups — have subjected women and girls to sexual violence and other brutal assaults. According to Amnesty International, on Sept. 5 alone, five women and…

  • Sayreville plan is bad for taxpayers, bad for environment

    As one of the most visible redevelopment sites in New Jersey, the 430-acre National Lead site in Sayreville has enormous potential as a balanced brownfield redevelopment project, benefiting our economy while protecting human health and the environment. Located on the banks of the Raritan River and visible from the Driscoll Bridge on the Garden State…