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Freddie A. Brembor
Mr. Brembor, 60, of Old Bridge, formerly of Sayreville and Perth Amboy, died Sept. 1, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement in 2009, he was the owner of Freddie’s S.A. Pub, South Amboy, for 15 years. Prior to that, he was employed as a welder for Jersey Central…
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Eileen G. Hiler Lecorchick
Mrs. Lecorchick, 72, of South River, died Sept. 5, 2010, at home. Surviving are her husband, Charles Lecorchick; seven children, Gail Goedeke of Old Bridge, Michele De Paola, Daniel Lecorchick and Charles Lecorchick, all of South River, Jeffrey Lecorchick of the Browns Mills section of Pemberton, Alfred Lecorchick of Middletown, N.Y., and William Lecorchick of…
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Matthew Ashton
Mr. Ashton, 24, of Richmond, Ill., formerly of East Brunswick, died Aug. 31, 2010, at home. Surviving are his parents, Earle Ashton III and Kathleen Walker Ashton of East Brunswick; a brother, Chris, and his wife, Veronica, of Tewksbury; a sister, Marie Cortsen, and her husband, Derek, of Edison; his maternal grandparents, Russell and Mary…
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Parents may face dilemma in dealing with children’s manners
In the Sept. 9 issue of the Sentinel, Greg Bean wrote an entertaining piece about the current complexities involved when addressing a woman as ma’am. He sets the stage by telling us about his upbringing and the way in which manners were taught. All young children, and presumably older men, were to use the word…
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County Dems should make restitution for ad
The Middlesex County Democratic machine has had a stranglehold on the people of Middlesex County, raising taxes and driving out ratable businesses. Now the county Democratic machine was caught filming a campaign ad using public employees and equipment paid for by the taxpayers. They pulled the political ad after it became public that the Democrats…
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A pattern of dirty tricks in race for 12th District seat
There’s a pattern of dirty tricks in the race between longtime incumbent Democrat Rush Holt and Tea Party-endorsed Republican challenger Scott Sipprelle in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District. I’ve been writing about dirty campaign tricks for over 30 years, so I shouldn’t be surprised. But it came as a shock to be the victim of…
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Rutgers U. enrolls largest first-year class in its history
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, expects a record enrollment of more than 56,400 undergraduate and graduate students on its three main campuses this fall. Rutgers will welcome the largest first-year class in its history, with an estimated 7,300 first-year students expected university-wide. Preliminary figures show first-year enrollment has increased more than 3 percent from last year…
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Concert will benefit Community House
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer With the recent recession ravaging big corporations and financial stalwarts, it’s easy to overlook the nonprofit organizations that have suffered as a result of the troubled economy. One such group is Old Bridge’s own Community House at Saint Thomas, Bentley Avenue, a group home for people with physical disabilities. The…
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E.B. Scouts hike 50 miles, reach heights of 10,500 feet in N.M.
EAST BRUNSWICK — A crew of nine boys from Boy Scout Troop 223 and four adults recently spent seven days trekking through the backcountry of New Mexico at Philmont Scout Ranch. Led by crewmember Vince Buccigrossi, the group hiked over 50 miles, traversing paths of varying terrain at elevations ranging from 6,000 to nearly 11,000…
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