Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Doubts Klemp’s ability to be ‘independent’
Donald Klemp announced that he would be running as an independent for mayor of East Brunswick this fall.H ow in the world can he even think he could be a mayor, when for 12 years as a Township Council member he was a yesman for Mayor Bill Neary? He never had a thought of his…
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Rose M. Sacca Mazur
Mrs. Mazur, 82, of Sayreville, died June 1, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a production worker at Insul-Coustic, Sayreville. Her husband, Edward F. Mazur, died in 1996, and a daughter, Frances, died in 1958. Surviving are two daughters, Edna Good, and her friend,…
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Now, more than ever, food banks need support
The cost of living seems to be the one thing that is able to consistently ignore the law of gravity, and at no time has this been more apparent than now. With gasoline rapidly approaching $4 a gallon and food prices expanding almost as fast, the simple costs of everyday living are slowly approaching the…
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Use of regressive property tax to fund education defies logic
Ihave to question the kind of reasoning, if any, that was used by our state legislators when they enacted some laws. If you were told that the funding of education was to be derived by taxing the poorest people at a higher percentage than the richest people, you would say that can’t be done. But…
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Walk to raise funds for cancer research
My husband, Steven, and I are registered for the Breast Cancer 3 Day. This is a 60- mile, three-day walk raising funds to fight breast cancer. It is a very emotional, uplifting journey benefiting a worthy cause. Beyond the minimum $2,200 each walker must raise is the physical commitment we make. We begin training six…
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Owners warned to keep pets safe from thieves
Members of the Domestic Companion Animal Council have seen an alarming rise in dog thefts in recentmonths and warn pet owners to be vigilant. In the first three months of 2008, the American Kennel Club has tracked more than 30 thefts from news and customer reports, versus only 10 for all of 2007. Media reports…
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Margaret Impellizzeri Aikens
Mrs. Aikens, 83, of South River, formerly of East Brunswick and Old Bridge, died April 30, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband,Albert J.Aikens, died in 2002, and a grandson, Kenneth Stolte, died in 2000. Surviving are a son, Richard E. Aikens, and his wife, Kathy, of Old Bridge; three sisters,…
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Madeline L. Douglas Barglowski
Mrs. Barglowski, 67, of South River, died May 11, 2008, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her parents, Arcadius and Viola Zajac Douglas. Surviving are her husband, Robert C. Barglowski; a daughter, Christine Barglowski of East Brunswick; a son, Joseph Barglowski, and his wife, Elena, of Old Bridge; a brother,…
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Mary E. Bostic
Mrs. Bostic, 77, of East Brunswick, died May 18, 2008, at home. Surviving are a daughter, Barbara Murphy, and her husband, John, of East Brunswick; a son, Paul, and his wife, Francine, of Freehold; and four grandchildren, Kevin and Andrew Bostic and Elizabeth and Jennifer Murphy. Services were held at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick.…
