Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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‘Concerned Citizen’ is still busy writing letters
Greg Bean Coda I’ve been getting a lot of letters from Concerned Citizen lately, and I wish he or she would just stop writing and save themselves the postage. In the nearly three decades I’ve been in journalism, Concerned Citizen has written me dozens, maybe hundreds of letters. And he or she even seems to…
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Walenty Dubicki
Mr. Dubicki, 80, of Old Bridge, died Feb. 18, 2007, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving is a sister, Emilia Burzynski of Linden. A Mass was offered at Holy Trinity Church, Helmetta. Interment was in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover.
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From saving salamanders to sizing the sycamores
East Brunswick residents have a luxury on their hands that some of them may not even realize. While most embrace their quality schools and the bustling business corridor, the community also has the benefit of a comprehensive array of programs and information when it comes to local science and nature. And that’s thanks to a…
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Michael Bachar
Mr. Bachar, 77, of South River, died Feb. 11, 2007, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He served as a Republican committeeman in South River. Surviving are his wife, Luba Uriwski Bachar; twin children, Nicholas Bachar of South River and Halina Bachar-Hayda, and her husband, Borys, of Rutherford; and a granddaughter. A service…
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Stella Sudnikovich DeGumba
Mrs. DeGumba, 90, of South River, died Feb. 18, 2007, in Care One, East Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 1982, she was employed as a seamstress for Berman’s, South River, where she worked for many years. Her husband, Gus DeGumba, died in 2002. Surviving are two sons, Michael, and his wife, Barbara, of Raleigh,…
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James E. Murphy
Mr. Murphy, 65, of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, died Jan. 29, 2007, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. He was a self-employed tile fitter. Surviving are his wife, Janice Bornemann Murphy; three daughters, Kelli Ann Niedziela of Brick, Shannon E. Murphy of East Brunswick and Jamie L. Murphy of Laurence…
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John G. Droppa
Mr. Droppa, 44, of Freehold Township, died Feb. 7, 2007, at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack. Born in Irvington, he had lived in Sayreville and Matawan before moving to Freehold Township in 1999. He was a letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service for 18 years in its Summit and Monroe locations. Mr. Droppa was…
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Robert W. Yock
Mr. Yock, 35, of Old Bridge, died Jan. 26, 2007, at home. His mother, Constance Baber, died in 2003. He was employed for the past 13 years as a water-utility operator for East Brunswick Township. Surviving are three children, Nicole and Casey Yock of South River and Sabrina Yock of the Fords section of Woodbridge;…
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Laura S. Barglowski Kizlinski
Mrs. Kizlinski, 94, of South River, died Feb. 16, 2007, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a seamstress for Berman’s, South River. Her husband, Alexander J. Kizlinski, died in 2006. Surviving are three children, Alex S. Kizlinski, and his wife, Ella, and Dorothy Hefner, and her…
