Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Helen Wroclawski McBride
Mrs. McBride, 84, died Oct. 29, 2008, at her daughter’s home in Monroe. She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Roland McBride; two sisters, Josephine Pagano and Pauline Kearns; and two brothers, Walter Wroclawski and Joseph Wroclawski. Surviving are a daughter, Susan Caputo and her husband, Anthony, of Monroe; and two grandchildren. Funeral…
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Family grateful for support of CF foundation
Sir Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.” On behalf of our family, I would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to the Raritan Bay Cougars Pop Warner football and cheerleading program for their coordination of Cystic Fibrosis Day on Sept. 7…
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Guy M. Dawson
Mr. Dawson, 45, of Monroe and formerly of Spotswood, died Oct. 20, 2008, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge. He was the owner of Thor Hardwood Floors, Monroe. He is survived by his parents, Helen and Fred Dawson of Florida; two daughters, Sarah and Samantha Dawson; their mother, Tricia, of Old Bridge; two brothers,…
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Vote as an American, not as part of a demographic
Every four years it seems to get sillier and sillier. The pundits, the pollsters and the media cite numbers and percentages based on white voters, black voters, Asian voters, Latino voters, evangelicals, Catholics, Jews, gender — ad infinitum. People who vote their particular demographic don’t seem to recognize what this is really about. I, for…
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Barbara M. Caserta Kennedy
Mrs. Kennedy, 68, of East Brunswick and formerly of Manalapan, died Oct. 25, 2008, at home. Surviving are her husband of 45 years, Jack; four sons, John J. Kennedy III and his wife, JoAnn of Jamesburg, Michael J. Kennedy of Englishtown, Brian J. Kennedy of San Diego, Ca., and Christopher J. Kennedy and his wife,…
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Let voices be heard against vaccine mandate
Last Thursday a group of people stood tall at the Statehouse to protest one of the most horrible pieces of legislation to come about in New Jersey — a flu shot mandate for preschoolers along with duplicative boosters. The flu is a bad thing. Deaths from it happen. Theoretically, a flu shot, if the right…
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Frank J. Medvec
Mr. Medvec, 82, a resident of East Brunswick for 51 years, died Oct. 27, 2008. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, he was a driver for Morey LaRue in Linden for 32 years before he retired in 1991. Mr. Medvec was predeceased by his wife, Anna (Bluvas) Medvec in 1986 and a sister,…
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In the News
Challenging times, but we look ahead MARK ROSMAN You may have read recent reports about the struggles the newspaper business is facing these days. Going back to the time before the present recession hit the United States, newspapers were facing a changing climate — one in which advertisers and readers were migrating to other types…
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Christine T. Schultz
Mrs. Schultz, 59, of South River, died Oct. 27, 2008, at home. Born in Poland, she moved with her family to the United States in 1960. Mrs. Schultz received an accounting degree from Rutgers University and was an active member of her husband’s public accounting firm. Her father, Konstanty Traskiewicz, died in 1990. Surviving are…
