Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Carol Ann Kish Mandia
Mrs. Mandia, 60, of Monroe, died April 14, 2008, in Overlook Hospital, Summit. She was a rental agent for Colony House, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her father, William Kish, and by two brothers, William Jr. and Richard. Surviving are her mother, Leona Kish of Monroe; a son, Joseph A. Bodnar of the Kendall…
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H.P. “Bill” Bailey
Mr. Bailey, 80, of Monroe, formerly of East Brunswick, died April 24, 2008, in University Medical Center at Princeton. Surviving are his wife, Carol L. Bailey; two daughters, Sharon Bailey of East Brunswick and Denise Vogel, and her husband, John, of the Morganville section of Marlboro; a son, Dean M. Esposito, and his wife, Julie,…
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Ida Rubin Pollack
Mrs. Pollack, 91, of Old Bridge, formerly of New York City and East Brunswick, died April 23, 2008, in Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge. Her husband, Alexander Pollack, died in 1998. Surviving are a son, William Zucker, and his wife, Ruth, of East Brunswick; three grandchildren, Lori Hadley, Ellen Gazzola and Michael Zucker, and his…
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Frances M. Clark
Ms. Clark, 81, of the Rossmoor adult community in Monroe, died April 17, 2008, in University Medical Center at Princeton. Surviving are a sister, Kay Marquart of East Brunswick; a sister-in-law, Ave Clark of Hyde Park, N.Y.; two nephews,Matthew Clark of Hyde Park and Andrew Clark, and his wife, Susan, of Bedford, N.Y.; four nieces,…
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Rose Sacino Mondi
Mrs. Mondi, 84, of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, died May 3, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Vincent Mondi, died in 2006. Surviving are a son, VincentMondi Jr. of Kearny; an adopted son, Theodore Christman; a foster son, Victor Alonso of Metuchen; a sister and brother-in-law, Lucy…
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Council to be credited for bold move on budget
The East Brunswick Board of Education had come through with the smallest tax increase in about a decade. For its proposed 2008-09 school budget, the board was asking voters to approve a tax rate hike of 6.9 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, which would have most homeowners paying $75 to $100 more in school…
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Alice Louise “Becky” Goodwin
Mrs. Goodwin, 86, of East Brunswick, formerly of Grand Island, N.Y., died April 11, 2008, in Sunrise Assisted Living, East Brunswick. Her husband, William Goodwin, died in 1997. Surviving are three children, Dr. Thasia Woodworth, and her husband, Warren, of England; Dr.W. Jarrard Goodwin Jr., and his wife, Sharon, of Miami; and Trish LaDuca, and…
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Borden decision leaves too many questions unanswered
GREG BEAN Coda If either the East Brunswick school district or longtime football coach Marcus Borden were hoping to get a clear opinion on the school prayer issue that has divided the community, they sure didn’t get it from the federal appeals court that recently released a decision on the case. I won’t bother going…
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At least the maid is happy at the McCain household
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 Greater Media Newspapers. Dear Greg: Twenty-five years ago, a newspaper reporter friend said something I’ve remembered ever since. It stuck…
