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This year, let’s resolve to make a difference
Coda • • GREG BEAN I gave up making New Year’s resolutions a long time ago, because I never kept them, and I got tired of starting my new year with personal failure. But as our economy begins to heal and we feel the glimmer of optimism as a new decade begins, it might be…
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Stanley Stachowicz
Mr. Stachowicz, 94, of South River, died Dec. 3, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1981, he was employed as a chemical operator with National Lead Industries, Sayreville, where he worked for 26 years. His wife, Elsa Bernardi Stachowicz, died in 2006. Surviving are two sons, Joseph…
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Inspirational generosity made holiday special for many
As the coordinator of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Adopt-A-Family program, I would like to publicly thank all the wonderful people who contributed this year and made Christmas extra special for several needy families in our community. Some of the things we accomplished were to pay health-insurance bills and pay utility bills to…
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School family will never forget a remarkable little boy
On July 31, 2009, the family of St. Thomas the Apostle School, Old Bridge, was greatly affected. One of our students had passed away. Austin Reilly, a young boy ready to start first grade in a month, was a kindergartner at our Catholic elementary school. Recently, our school held a memorial service for Austin in…
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In praise of heroic soul who put his life on the line I
I wish to note the passing of a good friend and a great man, Ernest Bokor. During World War II, Ernest, a Jew, was living in Budapest, Hungary. Having what the Nazis considered the “Gentile” traits of blond hair and blue eyes, Ernest was able to acquire false papers and was living in relative…
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Many contributed to holiday program success I
I would like to thank everyone involved with this year’s Holiday Toys for Tots program — it was a huge success. The program was able to help 120 Sayreville children have a brighter Christmas. A very special thank you to Jim Gillette, Raritan Bay Federal Credit Union, Weichert Realtors, Old Bridge-Sayreville Rotary, Sayreville Soccer…
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Stella Pajaczkowski Bartko
Mrs. Bartko, 85, of South River, died Dec. 24, 2009, in Care One, East Brunswick. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a seamstress with Louis Brodsky and Sons, South River, where she worked for 25 years. Her husband, Michael, died in 1993. She also was predeceased by a sister, Jane Parks, and by…
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Marie Dabrowski
Mrs. Dabrowski, 63, of Miami, formerly of Sayreville and Highland Park, died Dec. 30, 2009, at home. She was predeceased by her father, Hugo Scheid. Surviving are her mother, Marie Scheid of Miami, and a son, Richard of Dallas. Cremation was private.
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Robert E. Booket Sr.
Robert E. Booket Sr. Mr. Booket, 69, of Matawan, died Dec. 21, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He was employed by the Aberdeen Township Road Department, retiring in 1998. Mr. Booket was predeceased by his father, Joseph J. Booket; and two brothers, Joseph J. and James P. Booket. He is survived by his mother,…
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