• Jon F. Bolk

    Mr. Bolk, 49, of South Amboy, formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died July 10, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as art director for E.F. Brennen Co., South River. He was predeceased by his parents, Albert and Nancy Porter Bolk. Surviving are his…

  • John William Grau Sr., D.V.M.

    Dr. Grau, 81, of Old Bridge, died June 7, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1997, he practiced small-animal medicine for many years at Aspen Veterinary Clinic, Manalapan. Surviving are his wife, Gloria Erceg Grau; a son, John William Grau Jr., and his wife, Susie, of Millstone;…

  • Denise A. Bastek

    Ms. Bastek, 59, of East Brunswick, died June 14, 2010, at home. She was a substitute teacher for the East Brunswick Board of Education, where she worked for several years. Surviving are her mother, Ellen Bastek of East Brunswick; a brother, Alexander Bastek, and his wife, Jeannine, also of East Brunswick; three aunts, Peggy Sictha…

  • Leonard S. Blaszka

    Mr. Blaszka, 68, of Sayreville, died July 1, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by E.I. DuPont Photo Products, Parlin section of Sayreville, where he worked for 30 years in the shipping department. After that, he worked for Middlesex County Courts and Amboy National Bank,…

  • Rita “Bunny” A. Scirrotto

    Mrs. Scirrotto, 83, of East Brunswick, formerly of the Colonia section of Woodbridge, died June 26, 2010, in Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Surviving are a son, Jeffrey of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; a daughter, Dawn Kovacs, and her husband, Edward, of East Brunswick; and two grandchildren. Arrangements were under the direction of…

  • Richard J. Garcia

    Mr. Garcia, of South Brunswick, formerly of Milltown, died June 25, 2010, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1991, he was a school psychologist for 37 years with Woodbridge Township. A son, Richie Garcia, died in 1992. Surviving are his wife, Carolyn Doty Garcia; two daughters, Deby and Jennifer; and four grandchildren. A memorial…

  • Helen Iannotta Besecker

    Mrs. Besecker, 88, of South River, died July 5, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles E. Besecker; four sisters, Agnes, Mary, Margaret and Jennie Iannotta; and two brothers, James and Pasquale Iannotta. Surviving are three sons and two daughters-inlaw, Louis and Nancy Besecker of South…

  • Respect needed for other people and their property

    Recently someone removed the 25-mph speed limit sign and holder from our front lawn. There has been a sign reminding drivers that the speed limit is 25 mph there since 2004. This is the second sign removed by someone. The first was a cardboard sign on a stick … easily replaced. This latest sign was…

  • Avoid another oil tragedy, look to renewable energy

    The tragic explosion at BP’s offshore-drilling facility in the Gulf of Mexico, and its devastating aftermath, underscores the need for America to reduce its reliance on gasoline and other fossil fuels and embrace clean-energy alternatives. Regulation and oversight is one part of the equation. Congress must pass meaningful legislation, not only to prevent future offshore-drilling…

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