Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Dorothy May “Little Dot” Tucker Stankowitz

    Mrs. Stankowitz, 79, of the Toms River section of Dover, formerly of Old Bridge, died Dec. 30, 2007, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, John Stankowitz; a daughter, Linda Law Eisinger; a grandson, David Richard Eisinger; and a sister, Bernice Romatowski. Surviving are three daughters, Christine Kovolesky, and her husband,Anthony, of Little Egg…

  • Redistricting expected to ease overcrowding

    Students being moved to new school in September BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer MONROE – The Board of Education has introduced a plan to redistrict students in light of the new elementary school slated to open in September. Moving students to the newly constructed Oak Tree Elementary School, on Applegarth Road, will help to alleviate…

  • Jesse A. Korab

    Mr. Korab, 75, of New Bern, N.C., formerly of East Brunswick, died Jan. 11, 2008, in Durham Regional Hospital, Durham, N.C. Prior to his retirement in 1991, he was an industrial engineer with Carborundum Co., Keasbey section ofWoodbridge, where he worked for more than 30 years. Surviving are his wife, Jean Giovannetti Korab; two daughters,…

  • Residents have brushes with two rabid animals

    E.B. woman’s dog kills rabid fox that approached her BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer The year’s first two cases of rabies in Middlesex County involved a raccoon in one case and a fox in the other. In Monroe, an unidentified resident contended with an antagonistic raccoon on Jan. 15; and in East Brunswick, Becky Blumig,…

  • Florence M. Marczak Thomas

    Mrs. Thomas, 90, of SouthAmboy, died Jan. 9, 2008, in Briarwood Care Center, Sayreville. Prior to her retirement, shewas employed as a photo operator with E.I. DuPont, Parlin section of Sayreville, where sheworked for 40 years.Her husband, Arthur, died in 1976. She alsowas predeceased by two brothers, Adrian and Arthur Marczak, and two sisters, Catherine…

  • Lawmakers pass new school-funding formula

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Lawmakers in the state Senate and General Assembly narrowly passed a bill that would radically alter the way that state aid is apportioned to local school districts, after a tooth-and-nail struggle that, as one assemblyman observed, fell mostly along geographic lines. The bills, S-4000 and A-500, respectively, are the result…

  • Charles E. Suydam

    Mr. Suydam, 76, of Marlboro, died Jan. 19, 2008, at home. He was a carpenter with Carpenters Local No. 1006, Milltown, for 57 years. He was predeceased by a daughter, Kelly Suydam. Surviving are his wife, Jean Conover Suydam; six daughters and five sons-in-law, Gail and Dennis Finnerty of Pine Bush, N.Y., Patti and Robert…

  • Students learn horrors, challenges of injuries

    Two men share advice on avoiding spinal cord injuries BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Sam Spencer (r), of Brick, uses a model to show the children what Tom Spadaro’s spine looks like. Spadaro has been unable to move his limbs since he was 11 years old, when a friend accidentally…

  • Programs for students’ day off planned in E.B.

    The East Brunswick Public Schools Department of Community Programs will sponsor two programs for East Brunswick Public Schools students from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 15 (a district-wide staff development day and no school for students) at Frost Elementary School, 65 Frost Ave. Students in second-sixth grades are invited to choose from “Super…