Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Raymond Jaskowiak
Mr. Jaskowiak, 79, of Sayreville, died Jan. 1 at home. Born in South Amboy, he lived many years there and South River before moving to Sayreville five years ago. He was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church in South Amboy. He was predeceased by his parents, Barney and Theresa, of South Amboy, his sisters, Marie…
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Gladys M. Lauritsen
Mrs. Lauritsen, 80, of Sayreville, died Jan. 3, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to retirement in 1985, she was employed as a bookkeeper for 42 years, most recently with Drier Co., East Brunswick. Prior to that she worked for Meat City, also East Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband,…
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Hilda Otto Madden
Mrs. Madden, 80, of South River, formerly of Old Bridge, died Jan. 11, 2008. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a bookkeeper for the borough of South River Utilities Department, where she worked for many years. Her husband, Richard Madden, died in 2002. Surviving are two daughters, Connie Valenti, and her husband, Joseph,…
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Joseph P. Slezak
Mr. Slezak, 85, of Helmetta, died Dec. 29, 2007, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement in 1977, he was employed as a pipe fitter with Hercules Inc., Parlin section of Sayreville, where he worked for more than 40 years. He was predeceased by a daughter, Balbina, in 1955. Surviving…
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Library official responds to Jamesburg councilman
I cannot let the remarks of Jamesburg Councilman Otto Kostbar (“State bill would limit library funding hikes,” Sentinel, Jan. 10) pass without a response. First of all, the library is not swimming in money. Our entire budget is not more than the salary of two policemen in town. The majority of our staff barely makes…
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Time to focus more on the boro, less on politics
The spoils go to the winners, and in South River, the winners are enjoying their newfound control of the municipal governing body. Earlier this month, the Republicans took over the mayor’s seat as well as control of the Borough Council for the first time inmany years. The GOP’s sweep at the polls in November brought…
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Urges Assembly support for legislator’s plan
There’s hope, folks, to have our property taxes reduced substantially and to have a sensible method of funding education, thanks to Assemblyman Joseph Egan (D-17), who made a suggestion to fund education by income taxes. He made his comments recently at the New Brunswick Public Library. Let’s hope that other Assembly members see his suggestion…
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James J. McInerney Sr.
Mr. McInerney, 69, of South Amboy, died Dec. 22, 2007, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement, he was a banker withAmboy Bank, Old Bridge. He was predeceased by a daughter, Patricia, in 2003, and by a son, Daniel, in 2006. Surviving are a daughter, Kathleen Christian, and her husband, Joseph,…
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Marilyn Falk
Mrs. Falk, 84, of East Brunswick, formerly of Edison, died Jan. 4, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are a son, Steven L. Falk of East Brunswick; a daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Mark Henderson, also of East Brunswick; a brother, Paul Segal of Florida; and a grandson. Afuneral service was…
