Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Helen R. Wistuba Albin
Mrs. Albin, 86, of Sayreville, died Jan. 30, 2008, in Care One at East Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 1970, she was co-owner, with her late husband, of Albin’s Food Market, Sayreville. Her husband, Joseph S. Albin, died in 1995. Surviving are a daughter, Janice Smith of Las Vegas; a son, Joseph Albin, and…
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Red State/Blue State
Today’s question: What will Bill Clinton do next? DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN 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’m giddy as a schoolgirl…
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Stella Radziewicz Starodub
Mrs. Starodub, 86, of South River, died Dec. 28, 2007, in Golden Living Center, Old Bridge. Her husband, John, died in 1985, and a son, Leonard, died in 1979. Surviving are a daughter, Mary S. Donofrio, and her husband, Michael, of South River; three sisters, Florence Gardner of Old Bridge, SophieMurranka of the Whiting section…
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John D. Bergeron
Mr. Bergeron, 60, of Monroe, formerly of Sayreville, died Jan. 25, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. He was a self-employed accountant. He was predeceased by his father, Albert Bergeron. Surviving are his wife,Marlene Csaranko Bergeron; a daughter, Christine Bergeron, and her fiancé, James Swenson, of Old Bridge; a brother, Albert Bergeron…
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Incumbents responsible for mess in gov’t
If you have watched television recently, you were probably privy to the State of the County speech by Middlesex County Freeholder Director David Crabiel and then the State of the Township speech by East Brunswick Mayor William Neary – each one giving us a lot of talk about nothing. Both the county and the township…
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Harold Borsuk
Mr. Borsuk, 80, of the Forked River section of Lacey, formerly of South River, died Jan. 27, 2008, at home. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a chemical operator with National Lead, Sayreville, where he worked for 32 years. After that, he worked as a courier for 15 years with Blackstone, East Brunswick.…
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Coda
It’s time for lawmakers to ignore casinos’ lobbyists GREG BEAN Back in 2002, Mark Rosman, who is the managing editor of Greater Media’s publication the News Transcript, wrote a column about Monmouth County developer Anthony Spalliero headlined, “Whatever TonyWants, Tony Gets in Marlboro.” It was Rosman’s point that nearly any new development proposal put forth…
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Judith Joswick Sarisky Gargiulo
Mrs. Gargiulo, 63, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Jan. 27, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 2003, she was an English as a second language teacher and a speech therapist with the Sayreville Board of Education, where she worked for 35 years. Her mother, Dolores…
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Raising tolls is not the answer to New Jersey’s financial problems
Gov. Jon Corzine’s plan to dramatically raise tolls to help repay New Jersey’s debt is just very poor public policy. Raising tolls on the more efficient toll roads will only encourage people to use less efficient back roads and alternate roads. A driver can reach almost any point in the state using free roads. From…
