• Marie Perrotta

    Mrs. Perrotta, 88, of Little Egg Harbor, formerly of Sayreville, died May 1, 2010, in Leisure Chateau, Toms River section of Dover. She was predeceased by her husband, Louis Perrotta, and by a daughter, Phyllis Pohl. Surviving are a daughter, Pamela Piscitelli, and her husband, Nicholas, of Little Egg Harbor, with whom she lived; a…

  • Julia Vass Yarusinsky

    Mrs. Yarusinsky, 83, of South River, died May 5, 2010, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, John F. Yarusinsky, died in 1985. Surviving are a daughter, Elaine Yarusinsky of Lakewood; a son, John S. Yarusinsky, and his wife, Darlene, of South River; a brother, Alex Vass, also of South River; a brother-in-law,…

  • Charles William Lengel Jr.

    Mr. Lengel, 71, of Helmetta, formerly of Milltown and East Brunswick, died May 6, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 2004, he was employed as a shipping clerk with White-Westinghouse, Edison, where he worked for more than 40 years. Surviving are his wife, Margene Russell Lengel; two…

  • Community deserves praise for generosity

    The Spotswood High School Octagon Community Service Club would like to thank the many people and organizations who supported our annual Volleyball Game to Fight Multiple Sclerosis (MS), which this year raised $5,630 for MS research. And checks continue to arrive each day. For our community to open its heart with such generosity in economic…

  • Restoring tax is not the answer to school-aid woes

    In his recent letter to the editor, “Renew ‘Millionarie’s Tax,’ Save Aid to Public Schools” (Sentinel, May 6), William Flynn, chairman of the Old Bridge Democratic Party, espouses a method of taxation, the so-called “millionaire’s tax,” that recalls the expression popularized by Karl Marx, “From each according to his ability, to each according to his…

  • Will new law keep young drivers any safer?

    This letter is in regard to the article about Kyleigh’s Law, “State Transportation Head Tells Teens About New Law,” that appeared in the April 8 issue of the Sentinel. This is only my opinion and is not intended to disrespect the memory of Kyleigh D’Alessio in any way. As a parent, I feel I must…

  • In my day, sonny, we got numbers in a book

    CODA GREG BEAN If the phone company stops printing and delivering residential white pages, as Verizon has asked regulators permission to do in New York and New Jersey, what am I going to use as a doorstop, or to raise my computer monitor an extra 3 or 4 inches? On the one hand, Verizon’s request…

  • Annual exhibition

    Nate Bajar of East Brunswick shows his photo, “Chalkboard Mind Part 1,” to Fernanda Mero of Metuchen during a reception for the Middlesex County College Visual, Performing and Media Arts Department’s annual exhibition of student work. The exhibition, which runs through May 28 in the Studio Theatre on the Edison campus, is free and open…

  • Memorial fund a tribute to an inspirational boy

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Those who knew him best say Michael Damato touched more lives in his short span on Earth than some do in an entire lifetime. Michael Damato The 12-year-old boy, who passed away unexpectedly in January, was known for his infectious smile, warm personality, determination and kindness, according to his father,…

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