Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • James L. Bunce

    Mr. Bunce, 81, of Old Bridge, died May 18, 2008, in Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He was a charter member of the planning board for Woodmere and Crescent Park senior housing, Spotswood. Surviving are his wife, Junetta McKalip Bunce; two sons, James R. Bunce, and his wife, Joanne, of Hillsborough, and Jeffery Bunce, and his…

  • Richard P. Gfrerer

    Mr. Gfrerer, 77, of Edison, formerly of East Brunswick, Monroe and Jackson, died May 17, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was a former Republican committeeman in East Brunswick. His wife, Rita Gfrerer, died in 1992. Surviving are three daughters, Diane Berry of Edison, Denise Boucher of Boston and Janice Steigler…

  • Make Al Gore happy and leave your trees alone

    DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: I was listening to National Public Radio Sunday morning when…

  • Combat global warming: stop mowing your grass

    GREG BEAN Coda There’s a house I pass onmy way back and forth to work where the grass hasn’t beenmowed during the entire administration of GeorgeW. (Shrub) Bush. The grass at this place might not have been mowed for longer than that, but I can’t say for certain, since I’ve only been driving by every…

  • 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,…

  • 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,…

  • YMCA feeding at the public trough

    What in heaven’s name has Dave Crabiel and the duly elected freeholders of Middlesex County so interested in the goings-on of a south county YMCA that they’re going to provide county taxpayer money to the tune of $3 million toward a planned $4.5 million expansion project? Why is this YMCA so special that it gets…

  • 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.…

  • Linda Kathleen Mika

    Ms. Mika, 57, of Plainfield, formerly of Spotswood, died May 9, 2008, in Cedarbrook at Hartwyck, Plainfield. She was predeceased by her parents, Louis Mika and Joan Legaster, and by a brother, LouisMika. Surviving are her stepfather, Joseph Legaster of Spotswood; two sisters, Debra Agugliaro, and her husband, Anthony, of Monroe and JoAnn Nelson, and…