Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Alice Lezniewicz Martishewski
Mrs. Martishewski, 76, of Old Bridge, died Oct. 19, 2007, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. Prior to her retirement in 1996, she was employed with ITT Continental Baking, East Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, Albert Martishewski. Surviving are a son, Brian Martishewski of Spotswood; a daughter, Karen Lopez, and her…
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Mario M. Masitti
Mr. Masitti, 85, of East Brunswick, died Oct. 22, 2007, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are his wife, Juliet Timo Masitti; three sons, Joseph Masitti, and his wife, Robin, of Englishtown, Michael Masitti of East Brunswick and Frank Masitti, and his wife, Cindy, of Plumsted; a daughter, Debbie Parente, and her…
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Mary Talaber Fabian
Mrs. Fabian, 75, of East Brunswick, formerly of the Somerset section of Franklin, died Oct. 22, 2007, at home. Prior to her retirement, she was employed at Johnson &J Johnson, New Brunswick. Surviving are a daughter, Mary Knapp of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick; two sons, Paul Fabian of Manville and Joseph Fabian…
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Coda
More money than sense in 12th District Senate race GREG BEAN More money than sense in 12th District Senate race As I write this, the general election in New Jersey is six days away and the winner in the highly contentious 12th Legislative District Senate race between incumbent Democrat Ellen Karcher and Republican challenger and…
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Rita Hunnemeder
Mrs. Hunnemeder, 85, of Cape May, formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Oct. 24, 2007, in Shore Memorial Hospital, Somers Point. Her husband, Kenneth, died in 1993. Surviving are four sons, Kenneth of Gurnee, Ill., Richard of Pennington, Paul of East Brunswick and Gregory of the Rio Grande section of Middle Township; two…
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Joseph J. DeStefano Sr.
Mr. DeStefano, 88, of East Brunswick, died Nov. 11, 2007, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. A son, Thomas DeStefano, died in 1967, and a daughter, Christine Nail, died in 2001. Surviving are his wife, Catherine Marcinczyk DeStefano; a son, Joseph DeStefano Jr. of East Brunswick; four daughters, Barbara May, and her husband,…
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Obituaries
Ronald S. Dutka Mr. Dutka, 66, of South Brunswick, died Oct. 12, 2007, at home. He was a landlord for several properties in the New Brunswick area for more than 20 years, retiring in 2001. Surviving his wife, Rosemarie Grippo Dutka; two daughters, Christine Green of Old Bridge and Victoria Brinkerhoff of Spotswood; a son,…
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In prison, 22 months is no easy walk in the park
GREG BEAN Coda So, our old friend John Merla, the corrupt former mayor of Keyport, was sentenced to 22 months in federal prison last week. And just in time for Halloween, too. If you’re a Keyportian, you couldn’t ask for a better addition to your Fright Night goodie bag. Much better than a toothbrush, or…
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No off-year election for Middlesex towns
No doubt, fewer voters will go to the polls next week, as there are no federal or gubernatorial races to be decided. But those who do pull the levers on Nov. 6 will have that much more say in who takes the reigns of their local government for the next four years. In addition to…
