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Happy 

THE 

SOUTH AMBOY Passover 

★★★★ SAYREVILLE 

Date: March 28, 2009 PRICELESS Vol. 18 Issue 6 

Vas Incdicted 

Assemblyman Joseph Vas was indicted 

by a state grand jury on March 11 on charges 

that he conspired with City of Perth Amboy 

employees to steal over $5,000 in funds from 

the city for his personal use. 

Vas withdrew as a candidate for the 

Democratic nomination for the Assembly in 

the 19th Legislative District. A three-way 

race for the two seats had been shaping up 

between longtime, popular Assemblyman 

John S. Wisniewski, Vas, and South Amboy 

Mayor John T. O’Leary. Wisniewski and 

O’Leary are now unopposed, and will get 

the Democratic Party’s endorsement. 

Sayreville Police To 

Get $40,000 

Police departments throughout the U.S. 

will be getting a little help this year from a 

$787 billion federal stimulus package, which 

was signed into law by President Barack 

Obama in February. 

Locally, the Borough of Sayreville 

Police Department will receive $40,180. 

The amount for each town was determined 

by its population and crime statistics. To 

qualify for the funds, the departments had 

to submit plans on how they were going to 

use the money. 

4 To Run In Sayreville 

Four candidates will seek to fill three 

seats on the Sayreville Board of Education. 

Running for office in the April election will 

be Incumbents Kevin E. Ciak and Jill Trapp, 

along with newcomers Helen Bruno-Raccuia 

and Laurie Esposito. Board member Leonard 

W. Zaleski chose not to run again. 

2 File In So. Amboy 

Lynn Kasics and Paula L. Taggart were 

the only South Amboy residents to file for 

three Board of Education seats in April’s 

upcoming election. Incumbents Thomas 

Reilly, Corey LaVigne, and Bernadette Beck 

will not seek re-election. 

Legion Gets Award 

American Legion Luke A. Lovely 

Post #62, South Amboy received a 90-year 

Service Recognition Award for Community 

Service from the American Legion Headquarters 

in Illinois. Post #62 received its 

charter on March 15, 1919. The American 

Legion now has 2.8 million members nationwide. 

Congratulations Legionnaires on 

an outstanding 90 years! 

Hall Induction-April 

25 

Sayreville War Memorial High School 

will hold its 2009 Hall of Fame awards 

banquet on April 25th starting at 6 p.m. at 

the VFW Hall on Jernee Mill Rd. 

The 2009 inductees will include: Gary 

Delena, class of 1970; George Elmasry, class 

of 1996; Dr. Donna Sedlak Hummell, class 

of 1972; Richard Kosmoski, class of 1964; 

Dr. Michael Saltzman, class of 1982; Bill 

Telepan, class of 1984. 

Tickets for the event are $50. For 

further information, call Elaine Kubacz 

732-727-0192. 

Parade Grand Marshal John M. Donnelly and family lead the South Amboy St. Patrick’s 

Day Parade on March 14, 2009. (Photo by Brian Stratton) 

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, 

March 14th got underway with the 

raising of the Irish flag at City Hall at 9 

a.m. A St. Patrick’s Mass at St. Mary’s 

Church followed at 11 a.m., and the lineup 

of parade entrants began at 12:30 p.m. on 

South Pine Ave. 

The weather was just right for this year’s 

33rd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The 

temperature was in the high 40’s, as the 

event kicked off at 2 p.m., and the sun played 

peek-a-boo with the clouds throughout the 

1 ½ hour spectacular. However, nothing 

could stop the enthusiastic crowd, which is 

believed to be the largest in local history, as 

it visited South Amboy to watch the best St. 

Patrick’s Parade in the state of New Jersey. 

Thousands of participants and marchers, 

came from local fire companies, emergency/ 

rescue squads, organizations, schools, businesses, 

and as far away as Sleepy Hollow, 

NY. In addition, 25 bands were on hand to 

entertain the parade-lovers. 

“The Pleasant Little City” was lined 

with wall-to-wall people along the parade 

route, including South Pine, Bordentown, 

Stevens, Main, and Broadway. Pre-parade 

predictions said that there would be 30,000 

people attending, but it seemed more like 

Largest Parade Ever 

By Tom Burkard 

40,000 turned out. It was mission impossible 

if you were looking for parking near 

the parade route, and if you found a spot 

within 5 or 6 blocks of the event, consider 

yourself lucky. Souvenir and novelty vendors 

were busy before and during the parade, 

hawking their bright green St. Patrick’s Day 

items which ranged from unique Irish hats, 

bracelets, air horns, yo-yos, and just about 

anything you could imagine, and of course 

everything was green! 

John M. Donnelly, a former Fire Chief 

of the South Amboy Fire Dept., and a member 

for 54 years, as well as a Korean War 

veteran and member of the John Basilone 

Detachment 190, Marine Corps League was 

the Grand Marshal. Thomas J. Noble, who 

served on the South Amboy Police force for 

30 years, and retired as a Detective Sergeant 

in 1995 was the Deputy Grand Marshal. 

The parade featured well-known and 

popular politicians including Governor 

Jon Corzine, Congressman Frank Pallone, 

Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski, South 

Amboy Mayor John T. O’Leary, all the 

South Amboy Councilmen, and Sayreville 

Council members. The parade was also a 

Sebban Honored With Monument 

By Steve Schmid 

On a cool, sunny morning at Raritan 

Bay Waterfront Park, March 17, over 200 

people gathered to dedicate a monument for 

a brave and courageous South Amboy man. 

Sergeant First Class Benjamin Sebban was 

killed on March 17, 2007 at the age of 29 

in Bagupah, Iraq. He sacrificed himself in 

order to save the lives of his fellow platoon 

continued on page 14 

South Amboy Councilman, Major John “Jack” O’Connell (l), who recently returned from his 

fifth tour of duty in Iraq visits with Barbara Walsh, mother of the late Benjamin Sebban, and 

her two sons David and Daniel in front of the new monument at Raritan Bay Waterfront 

Park following the dedication. Pictured on the right is the outstanding work of art which 

was designed by O’Connell. (Photo by Tom Burkard) 

members. According to his platoon leader, 

Sebban saw a suspicious Humvee driving 

in an unauthorized area. He left his safe 

position to confront the driver while warning 

his fellow soldiers to take cover. He was 

unable to disarm the terrorist and the bomb 


Lecki Dies At 61 

B. Judith Lecki, 61 of South Amboy, 

died on Feb. 23. She was an elementary 

school teacher with the Perth Amboy Board 

of Education for 30 years, retiring in 1998. 

Lecki was a member of the South Amboy 

Redevelopment Agency for nearly 20 years, 

serving first as a member, and later as 

longtime chairperson, and since 2008, was 

Executive Director. Judy was largely responsible 

for Broadway’s beautiful renaissance, 

through the Broadway Façade Program, and 

was also an integral part of South Amboy’s 

successful redevelopment, which will benefit 

the community for decades to come. 

A press release from the Agency said, 

“Her commitment to the Agency and the 

people it serves; her tireless dedication 

as a volunteer; and her painstaking attention 

to even the tiniest detail will long be 

remembered.” 

Judy was also elected as a Democratic 

Committeeperson in her ward. 

She was held in such high esteem by 

the city for her outstanding efforts, and on 

October 7, 2005, the City dedicated a bridge 

on its Waterfront walkway to her, the “B. 

Judith Lecki Bridge.” 

Mayor John T. O’Leary said that, 

“She loved working for the city. She loved 

volunteering. The quality of her work was 

extraordinary. I think she lived her life to 

help make South Amboy a better place to 

live.” 

B. Judith Lecki will always be remembered 

for her love of South Amboy, and her 

willingness to help others in any way that 

she could. May God bless her! 

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March 8, 009 South Amboy-Sayreville Times 

Talk Of The Towns 


Promoted To Chairperson 

Jaclyn Tomaszewski of South Amboy 

was promoted to Chairperson of the English 

Department, and also selected “Teacher of 

the Year” for Iselin Middle School in the 

Woodbridge School District. She is the 

daughter of Ray and Joyce Tomaszewski of 

South Amboy. Congratulations, Jaclyn! 

Kardos Is Sports Editor At MCC 

Matthew Kardos, grandson of Mr. & 

Mrs. George Kardos of South Amboy is the 

talented Sports Editor for Middlesex County 

College’s school newspaper, “Quo Vadis.” 

One his most recent features titled, “Baseball: 

The Game of Shame?” is an outstanding 

piece of journalism that takes an in-depth 

look at the national past time, and the “A- 

Rod” controversy. Great writing, Matt! 

On Deans List 

Jeff Dingler of Parlin has been named 

to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2008 semester 

at Rutgers Univerity-Mason Gross School 

of the Arts. Jeff is a senior majoring in 

Music. He is a 2005 graduate of Sayreville 

War Memorial High School. Congratulations, 

Jeff! 

In Memoriam 

James Hollywood, 90, formerly of 

South Amboy died on Feb. 28. He was a 

flight engineer in World War II, and owned 

Hollywood Sales Co. in South Amboy. Jim 

is the brother of Margaret “Peggy” Hollywood 

of South Amboy. Barbara Zach, 88, 

of Sayreville died on March 2. She was 

a 63-year member and past president of 

American Legion Post 211 Ladies Auxiliary, 

Sayreville. Marilyn Gawenus, 84, of 

South Amboy died on March 5. She was a 

past president of the South Amboy PTA, a 

post she held for 2 years. Betty Lee Kurtz 

Marcinczyk, 77, formerly of Sayreville died 

on March 9. She was a former Sayreville 

Board of Education member. 

May God grant them eternal peace and 

happiness in heaven! 

Pleasant Little 

Trivia By Tom Burkard 

1.A Sayreville establishment, Big Ed’s 

Bar & Grill was located where in ’79? 

a.MacArthur Ave. b.Cecelia St. c.Main St. 

2.This bar was located at 114 N. Feltus 

St., South Amboy in1977? a.The Edge 

b.Club 500 c.John’s Joint 

3.President of the Sayreville Emergency 

Squad Inc. in ’82? a.William Miara b.Mary 

Jane Eberle c.John Hickey 

4.President of the South Amboy Lions 

Club for 1975-76? a.Greg Havlusch b.Bob 

Pawlik c.Ray Tomaszewski 

5.Sayreville’s Fire Chief in ’73? 

a.Robert Waitt b.Andrew Cross c.Ronald 

Grobelny 

6.This South Amboy politician attended 

John F. Kennedy’s inauguration in 1961? 

a.William “Doc” O’Leary b.Richard Schultz 

c.J. Thomas Cross 

7.This employment agency was located 

on Ernston Rd., Parlin in ’76? a.Work Force 

b.McCarthy c.McNertney 

8.President of the South Amboy PTA in 

1963? a.Mrs. Tingle b.Mrs. Wood c.Mrs. 

Clayton 

9.Chief of the President Park Ind. Fire 

Co., Inc. in ’80? a.Richard Kosmoski b.Jack 

Bogaczyk c.John Cooney 

10.Where was Check’s Tavern located 

in Melrose? A.Scott Ave. b.Oak St. c.Route 

35 

11.Sayreville Lions Club president in 

’75? a.Raymond Rupp b.Stephen Gorka 

c.Paul Hill 

12.In 1987, this South Amboy resident 

graduated from the Police Academy? a.John 

Brennan b.Richard Schnyderite c.Michael 

Deitche 

Answers 

1a 2c 3c 4a 5b 6b 7b 8a 9c 10a 

11b 12b. 

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade was probably the largest in South Amboy history. Enjoying the 

great day marching and waving to the crowd were (l-r) Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski, 

South Amboy Mayor John T. O’Leary, Governor Jon S. Corzine, South Amboy Councilman, 

Major John “Jack” O’Connell, and Congressman Frank Pallone. (Photo by Tom Burkard) 

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Brian Stratton 

Feature Writers 

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Teo Weber 

Henny the DJ 

Clem Skarzynski 

Dr. John Misiewicz 

Steve Schmid 

Bill Garnett 

Poet Laureate 

Albert Gomolka Jr. 

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copy or advertising beyond the cost of space occupied by error.

★ Business of the Month ★ 

Sciortino’s Harbor Lights 

Lou Seminski (l) owner of Sciortino’s Harbor Lights in South Amboy, and his daughter 

Sheri Seminski (r) who is the manager, take a moment for a photo at one of the most 

popular establishments in the area. (Photo by Tom Burkard) 

Lou Seminski is a third generation 

member of the Sciortino Family, who 

currently owns and operates Sciortino’s 

Harbor Lights in South Amboy. 

Sciortino’s has a most interesting and 

outstanding history. Sciortino’s has the 

distinction of being one of the first five 

pizzerias to open in New Jersey, and one 

of the first 15 in the United States. Paulo 

and Frances Sciortino, grandparents of 

owner Lou Seminski, founded the business, 

founded the business over 90 years 

ago. They came to the U.S. in 1918 from 

Palermo, Sicily, and initially started a coal 

oven bakery and butcher shop, which also 

sold their brick oven tomato pies. 

Eventually, after a great acceptance, 

and a demand for their famous brick oven 

tomato pies, Sciortino’s became a pizzeria 

in 1931. Not just any pizzeria, they 

received praise and acclaim throughout 

the country and state, and when people 

came from other states and counties to 

visit, they all wanted to try Sciortino’s 

famous pizza. 

Sciortino’s award-winning pizza took 

“The Best of the Best” award in Home 

News Tribune for four consecutive years, 

and was previously named second tastiest 

pizza in the state by New Jersey Monthly 

magazine. 

The Col. D.B. Kelly Pipes & Drum from Middlesex County Div. #1 AOH march down Stevens 

Ave. during the South Amboy St. Patrick’s Day Parade. (Photo by Brian Stratton) 

Szkodny To Retire 

Sayreville Police Department’s Detective 

Sgt. Ray Szkodny, 58 will be retiring on 

March 31st after 31 years as a law enforcement 

officer in the borough. Ray’s brother 

Edward is Sayreville’s chief of police, and 

another brother Bobby is a retired deputy 

chief in Bridgewater. Brian Szkodny, Ray’s 

son, 29 is a borough police officer currently 

stationed in Iraq. His other son Nicholas, 26 

is a police officer in Bloomsburg, Pa. Great 

job Sgt. Szkodny! Enjoy your retirement! 

Lou, a third generation member of the 

original Sciortino Family, along with his 

children (Fourth generation pizza makers) 

continues the generosity the family 

has been known for. In fact, Sciortino’s 

has made donations to over 150 local and 

state church, school, youth and community 

organizations since it was established 

in South Amboy nearly six years ago. 

Sciortino’s also gives a generous annual 

scholarship to a selected local resident of 

South Amboy graduating from the 

local high school. Sciortino’s 

also has nearly 40 part-time 

and full-time employees from 

South Amboy and Middlesex 

County area. 

For the finest pizza 

around, stop in at Sciortino’s 

Harbor Lights, 132 South 

Broadway, or call for your 

order at 732-721-8788. 

Trip To Casino 

The OLV Senior Group is sponsoring a 

trip to the Hilton Casino on Tuesday, April 

28, 2009. There will be a show featuring 

the Duprees at 2PM. The price of the trip is 

$25.00. There will be a $15.00 cash voucher 

and a $5.00 food voucher. The bus will leave 

from the lower parking lot of the church at 

11AM and return approximately 9PM. For 

information or to make a reservation please 

contact Jack Floersch at (732)254-7263. 

South Amboy-Sayreville Times March 8, 009


Our Lady of Victories School recently held a Variety Show. Pictured are OLV teachers 

performing “It’s A Hard School Life,” their spoof on Annie’s “It’s A Hard Knock-Life.” (Photo 

submitted) 

Yearbook-Sayreville 1979 


Henry Counsman was the Superintendent 

of Schools. Some popular teachers were 

Elyse Gelsinon, Laura Long, Ellen Shur, 

Bruce Brindza, JoAnne Pooley, Barbara 

Albanir, Dr. George Marotta, Kevin Corrigan, 

Susan Maurer, Susan Jaysnovitch, 

Steve Cserr, Elena Leone. 

The yearbook was dedicated to James 

& Irene Todd. John Klein and Jacqueline 

Saltzman were Editors-In-Chief of the 

yearbook. Debbie Richel was 1978 Homecoming 

Queen. Mary Jane Briody was 

Student Council President; VP-Karen Brent; 

Sec.-Gina Guerrieri; Treas.-Kathy Russo. 

Senior Class officers were President Grace 

Pohl; VP-Debbie Richel; Sec.-Karen Frezzi; 

Treas.-Mary Lynn Sollecito. 

Social events included the school play, 

“Prisoner of Second Avenue,” and “Beatlemania” 

with The Rubber Soul Band. 

On the sports scene, the girls cross 

country team was a perfect (12-0), and the 

boys (14-0) and 2nd place in the county under 

Coach Gerry Carney. The winter track team 

was (11-2); girls basketball (16-6) under 

Coach Judy Sunski; girls gymnastics (7-2); 

girls tennis (17-8). 

On the national scene, the top movie was 

“Apocalypse Now.” The Susan B. Anthony 

dollar flopped. ’79 was the first year for 

using male names for hurricanes. Frederic 

and David were nasty ones. 

Some of the seniors selected randomly 

included: Greg Aich, Judith Adams, John 

Bartlinski (The outstanding D.J. Johnny 

B.), Thomas Birmingham, Bob Brand, 

Charles Breitweiser, Robert Burke, Jody 

Caputo, Maria Cannata, David Carney, Ken 

Chance, Gary Cohen, Alison Canci, Jeanne 

Coman, Darleen Coyle, George Coyle, Mark 

Coyle, Robert Cuomo, Robert DeLucia, 

Josh Delgado, John Devlin, Stephen Dix, 

Anthony DiPoalo, Jim Domino, Joanne 

Farley, Glenn Farfel, Timothy Fee (Super 

drummer), Rob Flanagan, Susan Fleming, 

Denise Grabowski, Ed Gorczynski (Successful 

local businessman), George Gulick, 

Lisa Jankech, Jeff Kabat, Kim Kedzierski, 

James Kenny, Susan Kiernan, Sue Knast, 

Jeff Kutz, Tom Lakomski (Successful local 

businessman), Joe Lenahan, Rob Lockwood, 

Mary Lytkowski, Denise McGrath, Robert 

Malik, Theresa Malik, Michael Marcinczyk, 

Janise Meyertons, Christine Moe, James 

Moran, Lauren Mills, John Mytnick, Dennis 

Nowak, Sue Nieto, Lisa Patskanick, Jim Phillips, 

Donna Prusakowski, Lisa Ruszczyk, 

Veronica Riveria, Thomas Ryan, Nancy 

Sedlak, Vince Servedio, Joe Shereyka, Kyle 

Smith, Laurie Spiecker, Neil Trainer, Timothy 

Triggs, Scott Unkel, Loretta Weinman, 

Joseph Weber, Richard Weinman, Deborah 

Williams, Jane Witkowski, Lisa Worden. 

In a poll taken, seniors said “Mork & 

Mindy was their favorite TV show, and “Up 

In Smoke” their favorite movie. 

Around Graduation ’79, “Reunited” 

by Peaches & Herb, and “Hot Stuff” by 

Donna Summer were 2 of the biggest hits 

in the U.S. 

Dan Luther was Valedictorian and Jo 

Ann Mulcahy the Salutatorian. Sayreville’s 

Class of ’79 was super fine! 

NOVENA TO ST. ANTHONY 

Oh Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints, your love 

for God and charity for his creatures made you worthy 

when on earth to possess miraculous powers. Miracles 

waited on your word, which you were ready to speak 

for those in trouble or anxiety. (Make request). The 

answer to my prayer may require a miracle. O gentle 

and loving St. Anthony whose heart was ever full of 

human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears 

of the sweet infant Jesus who loved to be folded in 

your arms and the gratitude of my heart will be yours. 

This novena has never been known to fail. Say Our 

Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be. B.T.S.. 

NOVENA TO ST. ANTHONY 

Oh Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints, your love 

for God and charity for his creatures made you worthy 

when on earth to possess miraculous powers. Miracles 

waited on your word, which you were ready to speak 

for those in trouble or anxiety. (Make request). The 

answer to my prayer may require a miracle. O gentle 

and loving St. Anthony whose heart was ever full of 

human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears 

of the sweet infant Jesus who loved to be folded in 

your arms and the gratitude of my heart will be yours. 

This novena has never been known to fail. Say Our 

Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be. B.T.S..

South Amboy firefighter, William Leveille along with daughters Nicole, Allison, and Christina, 

presented a $1,145.00 check to Christian McCarthy, a fellow firefighter who is currently 

battling cancer. The proceeds were from a holiday benefit in December at Leveille’s home. 

Special thanks go out to Progressive Fire Co, Morgan Hose & Chemical Co. No. 1, South 

Amboy Knights of Columbus, Donnie Shots Foundation, Ron & Betty Leveille, Richard 

Garsick, Richard Johnson, and Ed Campbell.(Photo submitted) 

Club Pray and Play 

The OLV Women’s Club is sponsoring a 

Pray and Play Day on Sunday, April 26, 2009. 

All members and participants will attend the 

10:30AM Mass at Our Lady of Victories 

Parish. After the Mass the group will carpool 

to the Jackson Outlets for an afternoon of 

leisurely shopping. On the return trip home, 

the group will dine at one of Freehold’s local 

restaurants. For further information contact 

Barbara at (732) 727-7639. 

PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN 

(Never known to fail) Oh, most beautiful flower of 

Mt. Carmel, Fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, blessed 

Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist 

me in my necessity. Oh Star of the Sea, help me and 

show me, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, 

Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humbly 

beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me 

in this necessity. There are none that can withstand 

your power. Oh, show me herein you are my mother. 

Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have 

recourse to thee (3 times). Holy Mary, I place this 

cause in your hands (3 times). Say this prayer for 3 

consecutive days. You must publish it and it will be 

granted to you. Thank you. -B.T.S. 

10th Anniversary 

The Friends of the Sayreville Public 

Library will be celebrating their 10th Anniversary 

on Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 

1:30PM in the Sayreville Public Library 

conference room. A short program will be 

presented highlighting the accomplishments 

of the group. All residents of the town are 

invited to attend this momentous occasion. 

Light refreshments will be served. For 

further information, contact Elaine at (732) 

727-0192. 

A PRAYER FOR HEALING 

Lord, you invited all who are burdened to come 

to You. Allow your healing hand to heal me. Touch 

my soul with Your compassion for others. Touch 

my heart with Your courage and infinite love for all. 

Touch my mind with Your wisdom, that my mouth may 

always proclaim Your praise. Teach me to reach out 

to You in my need. Help me to lead others to You by 

my example. Most loving Heart of Jesus, bring me 

health in body and spirit so that I may serve You with 

all my strength. Touch gently this life which you have 

created. Amen -T.B. 



Station Gets Boost 


Construction work is moving along smoothly on the South Amboy train station project. 

(Photo by Tom Burkard) 

The South Amboy train station project 

is getting an additional $475,000 thanks to 

the passage of the $410 billion Congressional 

omnibus spending bill signed into law by 

President Barack Obama. The additional 

money will help fund the final phase of the 

3- year $23 million station improvement 

project. Construction workers are building 

an elevated platform that will have elevators 

and a stairwell, and will connect to the 

pedestrian overpass connecting Broadway to 

Mason Ave. The new station will be compliant 

with the Americans Disability Act and 

will feature a ticket office, restrooms, and 

a climate controlled enclosed waiting area. 

Passengers will be able to know when the 

next train is coming with message signs and 

a new public address system. 

Closed circuit security cameras will be 

utilized to improve safety for passengers. 

Work crews have already realigned the tracks 

and installed concrete ties expected to last 

50 years. The waiting area and platform 

should be completed by November. The new 

station is expected to take cars off the road 

and help the area’s air quality, and reduce 

traffic congestion. 

South Amboy St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Photo – Left Deputy Grand Marshall Thomas 

J. Noble and his wife Mary with family following proudly march during the parade. Photo 

Right – The South Amboy Irish/American Association’s Irishman of the Year Todd Norton 

gives the thumbs up to the crowd. Todd lead the Melrose Blackhawks through the parade. 

(Photos by Brian Stratton) 

OLV Women’s Club 

The OLV Women’s Club is sponsoring 

two drives during the Lenten season to 

benefit local organizations. Manna House 

is a transitional women’s shelter for women 

and their children who are leaving abusive 

situations. The Women’s Club is hoping to 

create Easter Baskets for the children aged 

newborn through 8 years old. We are also 

accepting non-perishable food donations or 

monetary donations for the shelter. We are 

also accepting diapers from sizes 1 -6, toys, 

coloring books, crayons, and books. 

In addition, the Women’s Club is collecting 

donations of new, small toys to be 

donated to ST. Peter’s Pediatric Oncology 

Unit. Children from infant to 18 years old 

would be able to use these toys while waiting 

for and undergoing difficult and painful 

chemotherapy and radiation treatments. 

Anything that you can do to help will be 

greatly appreciated. Please contact Barbara 

(732)727-2208 or Teri (732)727-7639 or further 

information or donation information. 

Pancake Breakfast 

The Sayreville Lions Club will hold its 

Annual Spring Pancake Breakfast on April 

5th at the Sayreville Middle School Cafeteria, 

800 Washington Rd., from 8 a.m. to 

noon. Tickets are $6 for adults, and $3 for 

children. Tickets are available at the door 

of the Middle School Cafeteria on the day 

of the Pancake Breakfast. 















granted to you. Thank you. -B.T.S. 















granted to you. Thank you. -B.T.S.

New Courses At McCarrick 

Rising Seniors at CMHS are excited 

about the prospect of enrolling in a wide 

variety of on-line courses to be offered in 

September 2009. The high school recently 

announced to students in the class of 2010 

that they can choose from more than 15 

electives and 5 AP virtual classes. CMHS 

is partnering with on-line course provider 

Educere to begin a pilot program next year 

that will enhance the schools academic curriculum 

by including topics such as Mandarin 

Chinese, Marine Science, American Foreign 

Policy, and Number Theory as well as AP 

Computer Science, Government & Politics 

and Art History, to name a few. Principal 

Jean Kline explained that “These courses 

and others will offer our students the opportunity 

to investigate new areas of study 

for which we otherwise may not have teacher 

expertise or broad student interest. Current 

research predicts that as many as 1/3 of all 

high school classes will be offered virtually 

within 10 years. CMHS wants to be on the 

cutting edge of that trend. We will use the 

data gathered from the group of students 

enrolled in this pilot program to continue 

to expand our on-line offerings in future 

years.” For more information about Cardinal 

McCarrick HS, please access our web site 

at www.cardinalmccarrick.com. 

Honors Program For Incoming Freshmen 

A new interdisciplinary Humanities 

Honors Program for high-achieving members 

of the Class of 2013 has both students 

and faculty equally excited at Cardinal Mc- 

Carrick HS. Starting in the fall, freshmen 

enrolled in the traditional Honors English 

and Honors World History classes will also 

be taking a newly formed Honors Religion 

course. While curriculum content for each 

course will remain as academically challenging 

as always, the three teachers are 

working together to create cross-curriculum 

projects that encourage critical thinking 

and more in-depth study. They are very 

School Trip To New York 

Cardinal McCarrick High School's "Lyceum" 

- the school's academic and cultural 

program designed for its elite upperclassmen 

- traveled to New York City on March 4th to 

visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art and 

the Frick Collection, two of the greatest 

museums of fine art in the world. Students 

were provided with guided tours at each 

venue, and learned about the great paintings 

and sculpture of Western Civilization from 

various periods and styles. Prior to the muse- 

enthusiastic about having the opportunity 

to explore innovative teaching methods and 

add field trips and guest lecturers to the curriculum.. 

According to Assistant Principal 

for Academics, Arleen Morey, “Our goal in 

creating this program is to continually challenge 

our top students by combining these 

academic disciplines in an effort to create 

a more meaningful learning experience 

for them.” CMHS plans to continue and 

expand this new Honors Program in future 

years. For more information about Cardinal 

McCarrick HS, please access our web site 

at www.cardinalmccarrick.com. 

um visits, moderators Anthony Corcione and 

Ken Imbriale used PowerPoint presentations 

to help students become familiar with various 

masterpieces of Western art. Students were 

interested and engaged throughout the day, 

and had a wonderful experience. With so 

many students showing such appreciation 

and gratitude, it certainly will be an annual 

Lyceum event! 

South Amboy-Sayreville Times March 8, 009 

CMHS Cheerleaders took their spirit on the road to Chittick Elementary School in East 

Brunswick, as the featured performers at the “Read Across America”assembly on March 

12. Following the assembly the girls spent the morning reading to students in Grades 3-5. 

Squad captain Jackie Chartier, speaking for the entire group summed up this experience 

as “both a lot of fun and rewarding to share our talents with these students.” 

(Photo Submitted) 

The Cardinal McCarrick Cheerleader’s having a great time on their float during the South 

Amboy St. Patrick’s Day Parade. (Photo by Brian Stratton)

8 March 8, 009 South Amboy-Sayreville Times 

Father Dennis Weezorak 

Father Dennis In 

Rome 

Photo/story by Tom Burkard 

St. Mary’s Pastor, Rev. Father Dennis 

Weezorak has been on a sabbatical in Rome, 

Italy since February 2nd, and will return at the 

end of April. Father Dennis is studying five 

days a week at North American College in 

Rome. He said that, “Professors are brought 

in from all the large Papal Universities in 

Rome. There’s a lot of update-liturgy, every 

branch of Theology, Moral Theology, Bio- 

Ethics, and all different subjects. There are 30 

priests studying, mostly from the Midwest, 

and also a priest from Philadelphia and one 

from Hartford.” 

120TH 

ANNIVERSARY 

DINNER 

All Alumni, Family, Parishioners, and 

Friends of Our Lady of Victories School are 

invited to celebrate the 120th Anniversary 

of Our Lady of Victories School on Friday, 

May 15, 2009. This special event will take 

place at St. Clement’s Reception Hall, 172 

Freneau Ave, Matawan from 7PM-12-AM. 

The evening will feature a five-hour open 

bar, cocktail hour, and four-course dinner. 

A DJ will provide music for dancing and 

entertainment throughout the evening. A 

photographer will be available for portraits 

of this memorable event as well. Tickets 

are $75 per person (ages 21 and older), $65 

per person (ages 14-20). To reserve your 

tickets or for more information, please call 

Joe Kabara (732) 257-4351. Anyone with 

pictures, newspaper articles, mementos, or 

any item related to OLV School is asked to 

contact Joe at the above phone number or 

at olvalumni@yahoo.com. 

Yard Sale 

St. Bernadette’s Youth Group is sponsoring 

a Yard Sale on Saturday, April 18th 

from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church parking 

lot on Villanova and Princeton Roads. $20 

per space, and you bring your own table. 

For reservations call 732-727-4343. 

Senior Group 

Meeting 

The OLV Senior Group will hold their 

monthly meeting on Friday, April 3, 2009 at 

1:30PM in Monsignor Dalton Hall. At the 

monthly meeting plans will be discussed 

for the May crowning in May and the end 

of the year party. Please come dressed in 

your spring finery. All seniors are asked to 

donate non-perishable food for St.Vincent 

de Paul Society. Any questions contact Teri 

at (732) 727-7639. 

Tricky Tray 

OLV’s 5th Annual Tricky Tray sponsored 

by Our Lady of Victories Church will 

be held on April 17th, doors open at 5:30pm, 

prizes announced promptly at 7:30pm at 

Monsignor Dalton Hall, Main Street, Sayreville. 

Tickets are $15. To purchase tickets 

call 732-257-0077. For more information 

go to www.olvsayrenj.com 

Father Dennis, who will mark his 15th 

anniversary at St. Mary’s in May is looking 

forward to personally celebrating Mass while 

in Rome. Also very high on his priority list 

of things to do while on sabbatical is meeting 

Pope Benedict XVI. One of the requirements 

is that you get a chelabit from your 

bishop that allows you access to places the 

average tourist cannot go to. Father Dennis 

said, “They did say there was going to be 

an audience with the Pope, but that might 

mean 2,000 people. I think it will be a lot 

of fun! 

In an exclusive interview on February 

1st prior to his departure, the pastor spoke 

about his upcoming trip. “It’s a great opportunity, 

not just for me, but when you come 

back home, you’re sort of updated and have 

a new outlook and new approach. When 

you’re with other priests, you’re going to 

get ideas and approaches, and a particular 

manner of doing something you may not have 

thought of. A lot of things they’re doing in 

the Midwest might be new here. They’re 

sort of in the forefront out there. I see this as 

a great opportunity to see where the church 

in the United States is going.” 

Father Kevin Duggan, said that, “St. 

Mary’s is a wonderful parish, and I’m 

honored to have the opportunity to be the 

administrator while Father Dennis is in 

Rome. Whatever I can do, I just want people 

to know I’m here for them.” 

Breakfast With 

Easter Bunny 


The South Amboy Knights of Columbus 

Council 426 is holding Breakfast with the 

Easter Bunny Sunday April 5 from 9-11 a.m. 

at the Council Home, 308 Fourth St., South 

Amboy. Enjoy a hot breakfast and bring a 

camera to take pictures of your children with 

the Easter Bunny. Cost is $6 for adults, $3 for 

children aged 2-12, and FREE for children 

under 2. For reservations please call Steve 

or Cheryl at 732-727-1707. 

Golf Outing-May 4 

The South Amboy Youth Activity Advisory 

Committee (Y.A.A.C.) will be holding 

its 3rd Annual Children’s Charity Classic 

Golf Outing on May 4 at Knob Hill Golf 

Club in Manalapan. The event is a major 

fundraiser for Y.A.A.C. and provides it with 

components for furnish many opportunities 

for the Committee and community, such as 

the annual Christmas Party, trip to Dorney 

Park, and support for a School Incentive 

program. 

Y.A.A.C. strives to make a difference in 

the lives of children, and also to help them 

recognize the reality of the happy, successful 

future in their grasp. Anyone interested in being 

a sponsor for the golf outing or donating 

gifts for door prizes (such as gift cards/certificates, 

services, products, etc.), call Jamie 

Stratton at 732-721-1831 ext. 13. 

MUSIC THROUGH 

THE AGES 

Imagine four generations of live musical 

entertainment with something for 

everyone! 

Saturday, April 18, 2009 ~~ 7:30 p.m. 

O'Dea Hall at St. Bernadette Church 

20 Villanova Road ~~ Parlin, NJ $8.00 

in advance ~~ $10.00 at the door. 

Dessert and Beverage included. Proceeds 

benefit church renovation fund. 

No one under the age of 13 permitted. 

For tickets and information call: 732-721- 

2772 

Trip To Dutch Apple 

The OLV Women’s Club will be sponsoring 

a trip to Dutch Apple Dinner Theater 

in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to see the “Wedding 

Singer” on Sunday, August 23, 2009. 

The bus will leave the OLV lower parking 

lot at 9AM and return approximately 7PM. 

The cost of the trip is $75.00 and includes 

the bus, lunch, and show ticket. The deadline 

to make a reservation is August 1, 2009 For 

further information or to make reservations 

for the trip, please contact Gerri at 

(732)257-4351.

SWMHS student Christopher Amat is being recognized by state Senator Joseph Vitale in 

Trenton where he was presented with a Senate resolution. Chris was honored for being 

awarded first prize for a poem he wrote titiled "Without Open Eyes I Realize". It was submitted 

by SWMHS counselor Joseph Schlailine to the high school division of the Speak Up Creative 

Expression Contest to address the issue of school violence. It was indeed a very moving 

experience when Chris read his poem in the Senate chambers. Everyone felt a deep sense 

of pride and appreciation for this young man and his award winning poem. (Photo Submitted) 

detonated, mortally wounding him. Sebban 

continued to help other wounded soldiers 

despite his injuries. 

South Amboy Mayor John T. O’Leary 

said, “This crowd that turned out today says 

a lot about Benjamin. This is a very special 

dedication. When members of the American 

Legion came to plant a tree, this grew into 

a wonderful memorial for Ben. He died, so 

others could live.” 

Middlesex County Freeholder Director 

Pete Dalina said, “I’m honored to attend 

this event because it gives me a chance to 

honor his bravery. Raritan Bay Waterfront 

Park is a beautiful place for reflection.” 19th 

District Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski 

noted of Sebban’s character, “Words can’t 

say enough for his valor. He learned values 

from his family and local community. He 

gave his life so others could live.” 

Wisniewski presented an executive 

order from Governor Jon Corzine to the 

Sebban Honored 

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Sebban family. Benjamin’s mother, Barbara 

Walsh said she couldn’t talk about her son 

two years ago. “So much was done for Ben 

in this freezing-cold weather. It’s been an 

awesome time,” she said. 

The beautiful monument was designed 

by South Amboy Councilman John “Jack” 

O’Connell who recently returned from his 

fifth tour of duty in Iraq. The memorial is 

truly a magnificent sight to behold. The 

limestone pad has bronze sculptures on it, 

depicting a pair of army boots, army automatic 

rifle, and an army helmet which is 

placed on the top of the creation. 

Benjamin Sebban was a combat medic 

who loved to help his fellow soldiers. He 

was in the U.S. Army 5th Squadron, 73rd 

Calvary Regiment 3rd Brigade Combat 

Team, 82nd Airborne Division. He was 

awarded the Bronze Star, Silver Star, and 

Purple Heart for his bravery. 

South Amboy-Sayreville Times March 8, 009 9


Erica Stolte of Sayreville displays her winning 

artwork for the month of July in the 2009 “How 

Alcohol Affects Middle School Students. 

Selected For 

Calendar 

Photo and Story By Clem Skarzynski 

(As told by Brian and Debbie Stolte) 

While in 8th grade in 2007-08, 

Sayreville’s Erica Stolte, now a freshman 

at Sayreville War Memorial H.S. submitted 

her original artwork depicting the dangers of 

underage drinking, and was selected for The 

Partnership for a Drug Free N.J. and The N.J. 

Division of Alcoholic Beverage Councils’ 

2009 calendar for the month of July. 

There were eleven other entrants artworks 

selected to fill the calendar year from 

other schools throughout N.J. 

The calendar’s theme “How Alcohol 

Affects Middle School Students,” has since 

been distributed to schools throughout the 

state to help bring the dangers and consequences 

of drinking and drug abuse to the 

students and their families. 

Congratulations Erica on a job welldone! 

(732) 

721.2121 

109 N. Feltus Street 

So. Amboy, NJ 08879 

www.raritanflag.com 

STAY TUNED, EVERYONE!! 

By Elaine Scott 

Remember when TV watching was 

free, funded by all of the advertisers? The 

higher a show had been rated meant higher 

fees charged for commercials, so there had 

been a constant competition between ABC, 

NBC and CBS to be #1 in the ratings. With 

only three major networks, it really had often 

been hard to choose one show over another. 

Competition had just meant quality programming, 

with shows getting better and better 

through the years. That was until the early 

‘80s when cable started to make promises 

for commercial-free TV and all of the many 

channels they’d provide for just a few dollars 

a month. Although the commercial-free TV 

never materialized, they had kept their promise 

about lots of channels. Unfortunately, 

choosing a program to watch in the evening 

has become harder than ever, and it’s not 

because of quality programming. With all of 

the many channels available, most of the time 

there doesn’t seem to be a darn thing worth 

watching. What’s worse is the knowledge 

that all of us pay for those shows in our 

monthly Cable, DirecTV or Dish Network 

bills, whether we watch them or not. 

It seems we’ve become a bunch of 

voyeurs, watching people fight, curse, throw 

temper tantrums, have cosmetic surgery, 

compete for dates, eat bugs, lose weight, 

swap wives, and raise children, usually, the 

more the merrier (at least to the parents who 

are cashing those royalty checks). While 

camera crews follow the people around, 

we’re led to believe this is all natural and 

the “real deal.” I think it’s rather a “raw 

deal” for all of us who long for the quality 

TV shows of days gone by. 

Being a “Baby Boomer,” I, along with 

everyone else of my generation, had been 

weaned on TV. In those early years of the 

1950s, when TV was in its infancy, during the 

daytime we had watched Zorro, Kukla, Fran 

& Ollie, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Hop 

Along Cassidy, Superman, Howdy Doody, 

The Lone Ranger, and, of course, the top 

show of all, I Love Lucy. In the evenings, 

with our parents, we had watched: Milton 

Berle (Uncle Miltie), Jack Benny, The Phil 

Silvers Show, Name That Tune, You Bet 

Your Life, Dinah Shore, Dragnet, Route 66, 

Father Knows Best, The Ed Sullivan Show, 

Inner Sanctum, Outer Limits, The Real 

McCoys, Red Skelton, Perry Como, The 

Nelson Family, and Lawrence Welk always 

beginning his show in a haze of bubbles. I 

can also remember The $64,000 Question 

before it was suddenly taken off the air for 

being rigged. 

The end of the ‘50s was the beginning 

of the cowboy shows: Rawhide, Wanted 

Dead or Alive, Maverick, Wyatt Earp, Bat 

Masterson, Johnny Yuma, Sugarfoot, Have 

Gun Will Travel, The Lawman, and The 

Rifleman, just to name a few. The decade of 

the ‘60s brought us Candid Camera, Bonanza, 

The Fugitive, Ben Casey, Dr. Kildaire, The 

Untouchables, The Roaring ‘20s, 77 Sunset 

Strip, I Spy, Get Smart, Gunsmoke, McHale’s 

Navy, F Troop, Laugh-In, Leave It To Beaver, 

The Donna Reed Show, and, every kid’s 

favorite, The Twilight Zone. 

As time passed, TV kept “growing 

up,” as we grew up with it. In the ‘70s, we 

had watched hit shows like Mash, Streets 

of San Francisco, McMillan & Wife, The 

Carol Burnett Show, Little House on the 

Prairie, The Jeffersons, Columbo, Magnum 

P.I., Barnaby Jones, and also the new “Made 

for TV Movies,” and “Mini-Series,” like 

The Thornbirds. Then, in the early ‘80s, 

the first ads from the cable company about 

“commercial-free TV,” started to appear. 

None of us had known then that the end of 

an era was coming. 

Free TV viewing is now a memory, 

and so, too, are all of those classic shows 

we used to enjoy. Instead, for our monthly 

payment, we’re left with cheap to produce, 

scriptless programs, with cameras following 

people’s every move, no matter how 

boring and irritating those people usually 

are. With a mediocre show like Jon & Kate 

Plus 8 a current hit on the TLC Network, 

bringing loads of money and star status to 

the family, what in the world will pass as 

TV entertainment next? Could it possibly 

be a show about a mentally disturbed, single 

mother of 14 children, who has no job, lives 

with her parents in a small house going into 

bank foreclosure, and spends her Welfare 

checks on plastic surgery and manicures? 

Stay tuned, everyone!! 

(Elaine “Holton” Scott may be contacted 

at siteseein526@bellsouth.net.) 

Pet Corner 

Spike, an American Pit Bull from Sayreville, 

takes the “dog days of winter” in stride as a 

late season storm blanketed the area with 

5 to 8 inches of snow on March 2 and 3. 

Weather conditions forced school closings 

and made driving messy for area residents. 

(Photo by Jerry Smith) 

The children of Sacred Heart School have collected about 50 pounds of aluminum pop 

tabs for the Ronald McDonald House Collect a Million Club. That is approximately 46,550 

tabs! The tabs will be recycled for cash to help the families staying at RMH. As a special 

thank you, Ronald McDonald himself paid a visit to the school to cheer the students on and 

present an assembly about building good character. The children were very excited, and 

will continue their efforts to help this worthy cause. (Photo Submitted)

Long, Long Ago 

Oath of Office-1959-South Amboy’s elected City officials taking the oath are (l-r) Councilman- 

At-Large James Harrigan, Councilman-2nd Ward-James Van DerVeer, Mayor Joseph 

Charmello, City Clerk John Triggs, and Councilman-3rd Ward-John Howley. 

Lancaster Trip 

The OLV Senior Group is sponsoring a 

trip to Lancaster, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, 

April 22 – Friday, April 24, 2009. The 

price of the trip is $339.00 per person. This 

price includes the bus transportation, lodging 

for two evenings, 4 meals (two breakfasts 

and two dinners). There will be a guided tour 

of Lancaster, including the Amish country, 

admission to “The Amish Experience,” 

Behold the Lamb Show at Sight and Sound 

and Sound Millennium Theatre, Abraham 

and Sarah – A Journey of Love at the Living 

Waters Theatre and much more. For 

information and reservations please contact 

Jack Floersch at (732) 254-7263. 

POW/MIA FLAG 

At 9:00 A.M. on April 2, the POW/MIA 

Flag will be raised over St. Stanislaus Kostka 

School in a special flag raising ceremony by 

the American Legion. There will be a full 

color guard, and our National Anthem will 

be played. Our students will learn about 

this powerful symbol of our national commitment 

to America’s POW/MIA’s during a 

short presentation followed by a moment of 

silence. The new flag will then be blessed 

by our Pastor, Fr. Kenneth R. Murphy, and 

raised by a rifle salute. 

Kids Party Day 

South Amboy Arena, located at 270 No. 

Stevens Ave. will hold a Kids Party Day on 

Sun., March 29 from 1-4:30 p.m. The day 

will feature puppeteers, magician, face painting, 

fun & games. Admission is $5-children, 

$7-adults. All children will receive a $5 

Funbuck Coupon Book as they leave. 



Winter Memories-The Final Chapter 

We sure hope you enjoyed our great “Winter Memories” photo series. If you didn’t 

get a chance to search through your old photo albums over the last 3 months, you’ll have 

all Spring, Summer and Fall, to do so and find your favorite winter pictures for next year’s 

series. That’s plenty of time, so no excuses, please! 

February 1983-This ’77 Plymouth, owned by Jim Gray of South Amboy was snowed under 

on Fifth Street after a pretty big snowstorm. (Photo courtesy of Jim Gray) 

February 2003-This beautiful winter wonderland was taken in South Amboy following a 

3-inch snowfall. (Photo by Tom Burkard) 

On March 7th 2009 - The weather was a spring-like 74 degrees. With snow still on 

the ground and a perfect consistency for packing snow we made our "Ready for Spring 

Snowman". From (L-R) Michael & Chase (the baby) Cannan, Diane Buckalew, Robyn 

Haydu, Brody & Valerie Cannan (Photo Submitted) 

Inaugural Pub 

Crawl 

The South Amboy Irish-American Association 

is holding their first Pub Crawl on 

April 25th at 1:00 PM. Ted’s Bar, Monaghan 

House, The Landmark, Lagoda’s, Todd’s 

Dugout. Food at first and last pub. Drink 

Specials, 50/50’s, Door Prizes, 333 Winner 

Announced. $20.00 donation in advance 

includes tee-shirt. $25.00 donation on the 

day of the Crawl. See your bartender for 

details or call 732-673-8512. 

Tricky Tray 

A Tricky Tray (Chinese Auction) will 

be held on April 25 at East Brunswick H.S., 

Cranbury Rd., East Brunswick to benefit 

Animal Rescue Force. General Admission 

is $5. Doors open at 6 p.m. Ticket-pulling 

at 7:30 p.m. Numerous prizes include 

32” Flat Screen Color TV, Portable DVD 

Player, Digital Camera, GPS Navigational 

System, Vacuum Cleaner, Gift Certificates, 

Gift Baskets, 50/50 Raffles, and much more. 

For more info call 732-257-7559.

Library’s 95th Anniversary 

Photos by Tom Burkard 

The Sadie Pope Dowdell Library in South Amboy recently held its 95th Anniversary 

celebration. The winners for the Bake-Off competition were Mary Bouchard (l) and Kathy 

Smith (r). Mary won 1st place for Best in Show; 1st place-Cookies; 1st place-Cakes. Kathy 

was Runner-Up for Cakes. Congratulations! Judges for the event were Beth from Bake & 

More, Ron Behren from Raritan Bay FCU, and South Amboy residents Breanna Brerton, 

Serpil Can, Linda Garnett, Dennis Rager, Michael Soluri, Kalyani Vadlamani. Sponsors 

for the celebration were Bake & More, the Rosedale Band, Gail & Joe Tanski Photography, 

Wal-Mart. 

Local photographers Gail (l) and husband Joe Tanski (r) presented a photographic exhibition 

that was a huge success. 



Local youngsters who attended the Sadie Pope Dowdell Library’s special “Prom Night 

Fantasy” program. (Photo by Tom Burkard) 

Mother And Father 

By Al Gomolka Jr. 

Times Poet Laureate 

c.1992 

Mother-life, love, 

Heart of the family 

The most beautiful word 

Father-life, love, 

Head of the family 

The most beautiful word 

Mother and father 

With respect 

You are equally 

God’s importance 

The head cannot work without the heart 

The heart cannot work without the head 

Mother and father 

The most beautiful words! 

Composting 

Workshops 

Middlesex County is sponsoring FREE 

Composting Workshops! Middlesex County 

residents will learn how to reduce waste and 

improve their soil by composting their yard 

waste and kitchen scraps right in their own 

backyards. A second workshop will be held 

to explain/demonstrate vermicomposting 

(composting with worms). The backyard 

composting will be held Sat., Mar. 28 starting 

at 10 a.m. The vermicomposting workshop 

will be held on Wed., Apr. 1 starting at 6:30 

p.m. Both workshops will be held at the 

Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension 

EARTH Center at Davidson Mill Pond Park, 

42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick, and last 

about 2 hours. Pre-registration required by 

calling Division of Solid Waste Management 

732-745-4170 or e-mail: solidwaste@ 

co.middlesex.nj.us. 

Directors Banquet 

The Middlesex County Federation of 

Holy Name Societies will hold its Annual 

Spiritual Directors’ Banquet on Thurs., April 

23 at Sacred Heart Memorial Hall, Washington 

Ave., South Amboy starting at 7 p.m. 

The Banquet will be held to honor all 

County Federation Spiritual Directors. All 

Holy Name members, their wives or guest 

are invited to attend. The price per ticket 

is $18 and can be purchased from Parishes 

Holy Name Presidents. Additional tickets 

and information can be obtained from County 

Federation President and Banquet Chairman, 

Jason Zjawiony at 732-991-0545. 

Largest Parade 


very special homecoming for South Amboy 

Councilman, John “Jack” O’Connell, who 

returned from his fifth tour of duty in Iraq. 

Jack was greeted warmly by spectators as he 

marched through town. He is a Major in the 

U.S. Air Force and New Jersey Air National 

Guard. The Parade Queen was 21-year old 

Megan Paris-Brown of Sayreville. 

Following the parade, revelers could 

be found at all of South Amboy’s fine 

establishments, also the AOH, and South 

Amboy Knights of Columbus Hall, where 

delicious corned beef and cabbage was the 

most popular food of the day. 

Congratulations to all participants on 

a fine performance, and a special, hats off 

tribute to Mickey Gross, Parade Organizer, 

who as always worked very hard to make 

the South Amboy St. Patrick’s Day Parade 

an overwhelming success once again! 

“YOU DON’T REMEMBER ME, BUT I 

REMEMBER YOU” 

By Henny the DJ 

Just the other day I was walking down a 

cluttered aisle in the Dollar Store, and from 

their mysterious overhead speakers I clearly 

heard the introductory “Woo oo oo, ooo ooo 

ooo ooo” phrasing from a song that has 

been ingrained into my sub-conciousness 

and has followed me around my whole life. 

It was the so sad and oh so torturous lament, 

“You don’t remember me, but I remember 

you” of Little Anthony and the Imperials 

and their magical, “Tears On My Pillow.” 

Of course I instinctively, but silently sang 

to my self, “Twas not long ago, you broke 

my heart in two.” It sounded so good that I 

was dying to sing along with it, but I kept 

my mouth shut out of respect for any of the 

other penny pinching, DooWop lovers who 

also might be in the store listening like me. 

Then, not too much 

I am going to become 

a Doo Wop Dee 

Jay and share this 

music with everybody! 

to my surprise, from 

the enigmatic aisle 

next to me I heard 

a woman teasingly 

crooning along with 

Little Anthony. Of 

course, I couldn’t’ 

contain my curiosity 

about who she 

was and what she 

looked like and I 

zipped down to the end of the row and made 

a quick turn to catch the lady in the act, and 

as I turned into her aisle I almost crashed into 

her carriage. I quickly got myself together 

and swung past her avoiding all eye contact, 

of course, but sized her up with a furtive, 

sideways glance as a woman roughly my 

age who probably shot me down when I 

asked her to dance at Colonel Coopers 100 

years ago, so I made my way to the check 

out counter with my “Heavy Duty” (yeah, 

right) 9 volt batteries thinking I was leaving 

the song and the DooWop songs and 

reminiscences behind. 

But little did I know how important that 

chance musical encounter would be to me! 

As fate would have it, the great Scorcese 

movie, Goodfellas was on cable that day and 

on the soundtrack were the DooWop classics, 

Speedo, by The Cadillacs: Sincerely, by The 

Moonglows; and my all time favorite, Can’t 

We Be Sweethearts, by the Cleftones. It must 

have been an All Scorcese Day” on Turner 

Classic Movie channel, because next came 

another of his masterpieces, “Casino” with 

the DooWop songs: Love is Strange, Mickey 

and Sylvia; Slippin’ and Slidin’, Little Richard; 

Let’s Start All Over Again, The Paragons; 

The Glory of Love, The Velvetones; 

Ain’t Got No Home, Clarence ”Frogman” 

Henry; and Workin’ in the Coal Mine, Lee 

Dorsey. I loved hearing these great songs that 

were representative of the music that means 

the most to me, DooWop, and I also sensed 

some kind of change happening within me, 

but I couldn’t, at this point, tell what it was. 

Maybe if the Scorcese tribute ended there, 

my strange feeling would have remained 

just that: a tease, a 

germination, a whim, 

a petty kind of useless 

thought, but on came 

the greatest Scorcese 

DooWop film of them 

all, Mean Streets, with 

the best Doo Wop 

classics of them all: 

Desiree, The Charts; I 

Met Him On A Sunday, 

The Shirelles; You, 

The Aquatones; Be My Baby, The Ronettes; 

Those Oldies But Goodies, Little Caesar And 

The Romans; Florence, The Paragons; and 

Please Mr Postman, The Marvelettes. 

Half way through that movie, Mean 

Streets, that petty, minor whim had become 

a major change in me and has led me to a 

major decision: I have decided that I am not 

going to spend the rest of my life waiting to 

hear these wonderful Doo Wop songs, the 

music that I love the most only at the whim 

of some two bit radio station, or being lucky 

when I walked into a Dollar Store or on the 

sound track of a Martin Scorcese movie, or 

hunched over my computer all by myself 

with ear phones on …… 

I am going to become a Doo Wop Dee 

Jay and share this music with everybody! 

NEXT TIME: PART TWO, A MODEST 

PROPOSAL

Dr. Kathy: On A New Mission 

Photo and Story By 

Tom Burkard 

Dr. Kathleen Therkelsen, of South 

Amboy always knew she wanted to help 

people. When she was 15 years old her 

brother Richard, who was studying at Palmer 

College of Chiropractic in Iowa, saved his 

money from delivering newspapers, and 

for her birthday, paid for her to come to 

the school and visit. It was the wide-eyed 

teenager’s first plane trip and first vacation. 

“Dr. Kathy” as she is affectionately known 

by her patients, said that while there, “I sat 

in on classes, and it’s then that I knew I was 

going to be a chiropractor. Everything they 

said fit the way I felt. I never had a drug in 

my life, and that includes penicillin, antibiotics, 

Aspirin, Tylenol, Advil or any of that. 

It’s all because of my brother Richard that 

I became a chiropractor.” 

After 21 successful years of caring for 

thousands of patients, Dr. Kathy will be facing 

a new challenge. She has decided to move 

on, and in April, will be leaving her South 

Amboy practice, Therkelsen Chiropractic, 

and heading to a new residence in Florida. 

Initially, she and her fiancée, Edson, also a 

chiropractor will be kept busy with lots of 

outdoor activities and traveling. She said 

that “At the end of the year, I’m going to the 

Philippines for two months, where I plan 

on going to remote areas and adjust people 

in Bagios. Chiropractic is expensive over 

there, and only wealthy can afford it.” A 

true humanitarian, she is going to help the 

needy and less-fortunate, and also plans to 

go back in 2010 for a longer stay. 

Dr. Kathy said that “It’s very sad to leave 

South Amboy. I love this town. I love the 

people. I’ve often said to my patients, I don’t 

have children. You’re all my children.’ 

South Amboy means home to me. It’s 

a great place to grow up! Great friends! 

Growing up on Weber Terrace, we had so 

many kids and had so much fun! It is a 

great place to grow up and a great place to 

be grown up. It’s a great place to practice! 

Dr. Kathleen Therkelsen 

She has many wonderful memories of 

her illustrious career, but one of her greatest 

is as follows, “I always wanted to be a Pediatric 

Chiropractor. Sammy, a 4-year old girl 

came in with her mother, and was going to 

have tubes put in her ears. Her parents gave 

me two weeks to help her because she was 

scheduled for surgery. Within two weeks, she 

got well, never had the surgery, and is 16 ½ 

now, and doing just great. After chiropractic, 

she never had any earaches.” 

Dr. Therkelsen is most proud of being a 

chiropractor. “I think of chiropractic as being 

a way of life. Stay mobile, be independent 

as we get older, and we won’t become a 

burden to other people. Mobility is the key 




The young and very talented Rosedale band provided terrific entertainment for the Sadie 

Pope Dowdell’s 95th Anniversary celebration. Pictured (l-r) Skyler Lutz, Carnel St. Louis, 

and Mike Lofton. (Photo by Tom Burkard) 

#1 Country Hits- 

March 28 

1996-You Can Feel Bad-Patty Loveless 

1989-New Fool At An Old Game-Reba 

McEntire 

1974-There’s A Honky Tonk Angel-Conway 

Twitty 

1966-Waitin’ In Your Welfare Line-Buck 

Owens 

1954-Wake Up, Irene-Hank Thompson 

One Hit Wonders 

40 Years Ago 

1969-Cinnamon-Derek; The Worst That 

Could Happen-The Brooklyn Bridge; Hot 

Smoke & Sassafrass-Bubble Puppy; Gimme 

Gimme Good Lovin’-The Crazy Elephant; 

Oh Happy Day-The Edwin Hawkins Singers; 

Love (Can Make You Happy)-Mercy; 

Morning Girl-Neon Philharmonic; More 

Today Than Yesterday-The Spiral Staircase; 

Israelites-Desmond Decker & The 

#1 Pop Hits-March 

28 

2001-Butterfly-Crazy Town 

1994-The Sign-Ace of Base 

1985-Can’t Fight This Feeling-REO Speedwagon 

1970-Bridge Over Troubled Water-Simon 

& Garfunkel 

1962-Hey! Baby-Bruce Channel 

1955-The Ballad Of Davy Crockett-Bill 

Hayes 

CHEERLEADERS SOAR TO GREAT HEIGHTS 

Engagement 

Music Trivia 

Girls Names 


1.__Lucille a.Randy & The Rainbows 

2.__Barbara b.The Hollies 

3.__Carol c.The Monkees 

4.__Susan d.Little Richard 

5.__Sara e.Jan & Dean 

6.__Valerie f.Boyce & Hart 

7.__Carrie Anne g.The Temptations 

__Jean h.Starship 

9.__Denise i.Oliver 

10._Anna j.Henry Gross 

11._Alice Long k.The Buckinghams 

12._Linda l.Chuck Berry 

13._Shannon m.The Beatles 

Answers 

1d 2g 3l 4k 5h 6c 7b 8i 9a 10m 11f 12e 13j. 

Aces; Black Pearl-Sonny Charles & The 

Checkmates, Ltd.; In The Year 2525-Zager 

& Evans; Color Him Father-The Winstons; 

My Pledge Of Love-Joe Jeffrey Group; 

Quentin’s Theme-Charles Randolph Grean 

Sounde; Polk Salad Annie-Tony Joe White; 

Get Together-The Youngbloods; Tracy-Cuff 

Links; Jealous Kind Of Fella-Garland Green; 

Baby It’s You-Smith; Smile A Little Smile 

For Me-The Flying Machine; Na Na Hey 

Hey Kiss Him Goodbye-Steam. 

During the past month, the CMHS Competition 

Cheerleading Squad epitomized 

Eagle Spirit with their accomplishments at 

several competitions and their service to an 

area school. On 2/21 the squad took first place 

at the Jersey Shore Cheer Challenge and a 

week later became National Champions at 

the “Reach the Beach” competition in Ocean 

City, Maryland, where the Stunt Group also 

took 3rd place. This win qualified the team 

members to participate 

in the U.S. Finals in Las Vegas on 

April 17-18. Cheering coach Jeanmarie 

Romanella was ecstaticas she praised the 

girls for their accomplishments this year. 

“This group of girls has worked very hard 

since August and to see them perform at 

this level is very rewarding for all of us!” 

(Photo Submitted) 

Chet and Judy Meinzer of Hendersonville, NC announce the engagement of their daughter, 

Krysta Leigh Meinzer to Lucas Lamoine Lovelace, son of Beau and Donna Lovelace of 

Hendersonville, NC. 

Krysta graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne College in May, 2008 with a BA degree in Communication 

and a minor in Psychology. She is the former Miss Hendersonville 2007 and is currently 

employed by the American Red Cross as a Donor Recruitment Representative. 

Luke graduated from Brevard College in December, 2008 with a BS in Mathematics. He is 

employed as a manager for Lowe’s Corporation and coaches baseball for East Hendersonville 

High School in Hendersonville, NC. They will be married on May 30, 2009 and plan a 

honeymoon to the Dominican Republic.

St. Mary’s Cops OLV Tourney 

You have heard it said numerous times 

that the third time is the charm. Well, in this 

case, the fourth time is the charm. 

After 3 hard-fought losses (1 in OT), to 

a powerhouse squad from St. Bart’s of East 

Brunswick, the St. Mary’s 5th-6th Grade 

girls basketball team turned the tables in the 

finals of the Our Lady of Victories Tournament 

with a final score of 22-18. 

The Eagles jumped out to a quick 4-0 

lead and stayed ahead throughout the first 

half, as the teams traded baskets. 

St. Bart’s opened the scoring to start 

the third quarter and had the game all tied 

up at the end of 3, setting up a classic fourth 

quarter. The teams fought back and forth 

with St. Bart’s holding a 3-point lead with 

2:23 to play. Amanda LaVigne hit a 3-point 

shot to tie the game at 18-all. The Eagles 

employed a full-court press that denied St. 

Bart’s any good shots. LaVigne drilled another 

3-pointer and Beth Ann Kudelka sank 

a foul shot to secure the 4-point victory. 

St. Mary’s (29-5) record also returned 

the favor to OLV by eliminating them by 10 

Eagles Fall In Final 

Coach Joe Lewis’ Cardinal McCarrick 

Eagles boys basketball team (20-6), were 

eliminated by a powerful Trenton Catholic 

(24-3), 70-51 in the boys Non-Public B 

South final. Senior superstar, Julio Rosario 

played perhaps his finest game for the Blue 

& Gold, as he poured in 34 points, grabbed 

7 rebounds and added 3 blocks. He hit on 

6-for-12 on trey attempts. Craig Thomas was 

the only other CM player in double figures 

with 10 points. 

Trenton Catholic, one of the best hoops 

teams in the state, featured 3 starters who 

scored over 1,000 points in their career. TC 

made an unbelievable 67% of its floor shots, 

while the Eagles hit 34%. Rosario fouled out 

with 3:00 left, and the Trenton Catholic fans 

gave him a rousing standing ovation, for his 

superb, final schoolboy performance. 

Lewis’ club played its final 4 games of 

the year, without rebounder-deluxe, Dominic 

Appiah, who was regarded by most as the best 

board-crasher in the county. Appiah was on 

the DL because of a pinched nerve. 

Congratulations Coach Lewis and 

Eagles on a terrific (20-7) season! 

Congratulations to Julio Rosario on being 

named the Home News Tribune’s Boys 

Basketball Player of the year. Julio is a Senior 

at Cardinal McCarrick High School. 

(Photo by Brian Stratton) 

Lady Eagles Bow 

The Cardinal McCarrick Lady Eagles 

of Coach Lynn Ust, were eliminated by a 

strong Bishop Eustace, 62-59 in the girls 

Non-Public B South semifinal. Eustace led 

by 1 point with less than a minute to play, 

and then connected on 7 of 8 free throws with 

0:25 left to seal the victory. Blue & Gold 

superstar, Krissy Keir closed out a brilliant 

schoolgirl career with 21 points. Sydney 

Ransom and Maggie Presnal split 18 points 

and 14 rebounds. 

Congratulations Coach Lynn Ust and 

The Lady Eagles on a super (24-3) campaign! 

By Bill Garnett 

points in the semifinals. The Vikings upset 

the Eagles in the St. Bart’s tourney a week 

earlier. Congratulations to all the girls on 

St. Mary’s for a fine and quite memorable 

season! 

Boys Basketball 

Cardinal McCarrick (20-7) The coaching 

genius of Joe Lewis led CM to another 

20-win season. Julio Rosario was far and 

away the superstar, as he cracked 1,000 

points for his career, and was the county’s 

scoring champion. Dominic Appiah the top 

rebounder, was out for the last 4 contests, 

and Taylor Snider had a career-game in the 

state semis against St. Rose, as he hit for 

eight 3-pointers. Brenton Widgeon also 

excelled for the Eagles. Coach Lewis has 

a career mark of an unbelievable (249-115) 

at St. Mary’s/Cardinal McCarrick 

Sayreville (17-8) Hot shooters throughout 

the year were Javon Hodges, Glenn 

Cannon, Rob Pizzi, David Langan, James 

DeMild, Paul DeLaCosta and Lavone 

Graham. 

South Amboy (6-18) Rookie Coach Joe 

Szaro’s club was paced by the talented Joe 

Charmello, who finished #3 in the county 

in scoring. Matt Richmond, Matt Reagan, 

Dan and Luke O’Connor also contributed 

for the Purple & Gold. 

Girls Basketball 

Cardinal McCarrick (24-3) It was another 

outstanding season for Coach Lynn Ust 

and the Lady Eagles. Chrissy Keir was the 

team leader and got plenty of support from 

Olivia Gorczynski, Maggie Presnal, Sydney 

Ransom and Jen Shereyka. 

Sayreville (15-11) Jessica Kitrys was the 

top player on Coach Tara Currie’s club. She 

received lots of help from Lanie Andrews, 

Jacquie Ciak, Heather Roy, Cheyenne Grant, 

Tanasia Wilson and Keira Williams. 

South Amboy (10-12) Rookie Coach 

Katie Adams relied on top-scorer Courtney 

Hulsart and Margarita Galanos to light up 

the scoreboard throughout the season. 

Wrestling 

Sayreville (21-5) Coach John Denuto 

guided the Bombers to another stellar season, 

with 6 district champions and 8 district finalists. 

The District 20 champs are: 103-Gary 

Siriday (34-7); 112-Anthony Geiger (34 

wins); 119-Dan Bergfeldt (25-13); 130-Noel 

Santiago (28-11); 140-Patrick Ronan (21- 

12); 152- Ramon Santiago (41-1). 

Other records: 125-Chris Ronan (13- 

10); 135-Chris Pearson (23-14) 171-Alex 

Yanuzzelli (11 wins) 189-Nick Richiusa (9 

wins); 215-Chris Raub (4 wins); Heavyweight-Tyler 

Carlock (20-12); Gino Schifano 

(15-11). 

Boys Bowling 

Sayreville (20-1) Under Coach Mike 

Weinert captured its second successive 

TOC title and NJSIAA state championship. 

Top bowlers were Brian Nicholas, Camryn 

Nieves, Eric Applegate,Glenn Sauer, and 

Matt Wasielewski. 

South Amboy (8-5-2) Eric Oppenheimer 

was the club’s top scorer and one of the best 

bowlers in the county. 

Cardinal McCarrick (6-11) Vince Bath 

was the leading bowler and Erik Leonhard 

was #2. 

Girls Bowling 

Cardinal McCarrick (14-4-1) Nicole 

Baginsky was outstanding throughout the 

season, and won the GMCT championship. 

Sayreville (7-9-1) Top bowlers were 

Stephanie Bisaha, Kristy Bebert and Tracy 

Karpinski. 

South Amboy (6-10-1) Alexa Hess and 

Mary O’Connor topped the Lady Guvs. 

Boys Swimming 

Sayreville (0-3) Alex Ratajczyk was the 

leading boys swimmer. 

Girls Swimming 

Sayreville (1-4) Maureen McKenna, 

Shannon McKenna and Rachel Lutz were 

the Bombers top swimmers this season. 

School Sports 


Bombers Win TOC 

South Amboy-Sayreville Times March 8, 009 1 

(As of Feb. 19) 

Coach Mike Weinert’s truly amazing 

Sayreville boys bowling team defied all odds 

and rolled its way to a second consecutive 

Tournament of Champions and NJSIAA 

bowling championship. 

In the Group III sectional, the Bombers 

gained sweet revenge on the Woodbridge 

machine, beating them easily by a 3,306 

pin count to 3,160. Camryn Nieves had a 

career night by firing a 789 series to set a 

Group III record. 

Sayreville stopped Brick Memorial, 3-1 

in the TOC semis, and in the championship 

contest bested Wall 3-1. 

The Bombers received contributions 

from the entire roster throughout the season. 

The top bowlers and their averages for 

Ratajczyk Second 

Sayreville’s swimming standout, Alex 

Ratajczyk finished second place in both the 

50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle 

at the NJSIAA Swimming Championships 

which were held at the Gloucester County 

Institute of Technology. In the 50, he swam 

in 21.19, only .14 seconds behind the winner. 

In the 100, his showing was 46.63. Way to 

go, Alex! 

Santiago Downed In Final 

In a battle of unbeatens, Sayreville’s 

Ramon Santiago (41-0) lost in his bid for 

the 152-pound state wrestling championship 

by dropping a heart-breaking 8-4 decision to 

Steve Santos (42-0) of Brick Memorial. 

Santiago became the school’s first District 

champion since 1975, and also set the 

Bombers’ all-time record with 130 victories, 

(130-20) and most pins with 66. His 41 

victories also set a new mark for the most 

in a season. He was the second wrestler in 

school history to make it to the State Finals. 

Heavyweight Jim Kirk was the runner-up in 

1992. Great season, Ramon! 

the year were Brian Nicholas 222; Nieves 

210; Eric Applegate 210; Glenn Sauer 209; 

Matt Wasielewski 200; Mike Savarese 195; 

Andrew Siarkiewicz 190; Michael Chuntz 

188. Wayne Bebert and Phil Bailey should 

have bright futures in the Bombers first-class 

bowling program. Coach Weinert has guided 

the Blue & Gray to a phenomenal (63-3-1) 

record over the past 3 seasons. Congratulations 

Bombers on your superb accomplishments! 

The Borough of Sayreville is proud 

of its Champions! 

Athletes Honored 

Home News Tribune selected Sayreville 

wrestling superstar Ramon Santiago as its 

“Wrestler of the Year,” and also 1st Team 

All-Area in the 152-lb. class. 

Gary Siriday was a 1st Team All-Area 

choice in the 103-lb. class. He was also 

tabbed as “Freshman of the Year.” Anthony 

Geiger was picked as “Sophomore of the 

Year.” 

Sayreville’s Alex Ratajczyk was selected 

Boys “Swimmer of the Year,” and 

also was a 1st Team All-Area for the 50-yard 

freestyle and 100-yard freestyle. 

Sophomore Maureen McKenna of 

Sayreville was a 1st Team All-Area choice 

for the 100-yard backstroke, and the 50freestyle. 

Bombers’ Chantel King was a 1st 

Team All-Area selection for girls track in 

the 400. 

Congratulations to all! 

Frosh Phenom 

Sayreville freshman Gary Siriday won 

the 103-lb. District wrestling title, becoming 

the first Bomber frosh to accomplish the 

feat. He took 2nd place in Region 6, and set 

a new record for freshmen with 34 victories, 

finishing (34-7). Way to go, Gary! 

Colleen Thomas Scores 1000 

Colleen, a Junior at Wesley College (Dover, DE) daughter of proud parents Kathy & 

Jay Thomas and niece of Mary Lou DeBlis reached the 1000 pt. milestone on March 7 in 

an ECAC South Region Semifinal at Manhattanville College Purchase, NY. She scored 17 

(5-8 3 FG) in Wesley’s (#7 seed) 70-66 win over #3 seed Manhattanville. Wesley College 

lost in the final the following day vs. # 8 seed Juniata, 72-52 where Thomas reached another 

milestone with a 3 FG at 4:08 into the 2nd half. Her 93rd 3 FG for the season gave her 

Wesley’s single season record for made 3 FG. The 3 FG eclipsed a record standing since 

2001. She finished with 14 for the game. 

With the loss, Wesley finished the season 17-13, 4th in The Capital Athletic Conference 

and ECAC South runners up. Thomas had impressive season statistics: 

3 FG made 93, led conference, led team, 3rd nationally in 

Women’s Division III 

3 FG pct .386, 3rd conference, 32nd nationally 

3 FG/game 3.1, 4th nationally 

Pts./game 14.1, 7th conference, 2nd team, top 250 nationally 

FG pct .409, 14th conference, top 250 nationally 

Steals 53, 10th conference, 2nd team 

Rebounds 133, 2nd team 

Minutes 999, 2nd team


Heart Health 

By Ronald G. Rios 

Middlesex County Freeholder 

According to the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, heart disease is the 

leading cause of death in the United States. 

About every 25 seconds, an American will 

have a coronary event. In 2009 an estimated 

785,000 Americans will have a new coronary 

attack and about 470,000 will have a 

recurrent attack. 

It is important for both men and women 

to learn more abut the risks and prevention 

strategies of heart disease. To raise awareness 

about heart disease, February is American 

Heart Month. During this month, I ask individuals 

to educate themselves about a healthy 

lifestyle and learn how to make choices that 

can increase your overall heart health. 

Giving up smoking, lowering high blood 

pressure, reducing high blood cholesterol, 

aiming for a healthy weight, becoming physically 

active and managing diabetes can help 

reduce your risk of heart disease. 

Other ways to get heart healthy include 

choosing foods low in saturated fat 

and cholesterol; lowering saturated fats in 

your recipes by substituting with low-fat 

or fat-free ingredients; and adding more 

fruits, vegetables and whole grains into 

your diet. You can also talk to your doctor 

about nutrition, exercise and target numbers. 

You should know your target numbers for 

blood pressure (less than 120 mmHg when 

the heart is beating and less than 80 mmHg 

when the heart is resting), cholesterol (less 

than 200 mg/dL), and triglycerides (less 

than 150 mg/dL). 

In September 2008 the Middlesex 

County Public Health Department launched, 

“Combating Obesity for a Healthier Middlesex 

County,” which educates residents about 

obesity and its affect on health. Instructional 

courses have been designed for the classroom 

and community settings to provide 

participants information about nutrition 

and fitness. 

Schools, faith-based organizations, 

employers and staff, health professionals 

and other community groups can participate 

in the FREE courses. Persons interested can 

call the Middlesex County Public Health 

Department Health Education Division 

at 732-745-8860. You can also view the 

program brochure and other tip sheets by 

visiting http://co.middlesex.nj.us/publichealth/hot-topics.asp. 

Everyone should be aware of heart 

disease and how to prevent it. You should to 

talk to your doctor about a healthy lifestyle. 

Lastly, be aware of your own medical history 

and your family history of heart disease. 

For additional information about 

heart disease please visit the following 

websites: 

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ 

http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/ 

http://www.americanheart.org 

Dr. Kathy 


to aging. I’m really proud of being Richard 

Therkelsen’s daughter.” 

As a farewell message, Dr. Kathy said, 

“I want to thank everybody. Thank you so 

much for getting well and referring patients 

to me. Thank you to the mayor, city employees, 

and everyone. I’d like to send a special 

thanks to Nancy for being a really wonderful 

employee, and my other employees through 

the years. Because of their support and what 

I believe in, we were successful.” 

Dr. Kathleen Therkelsen has certainly 

left a lasting impression with her many 

patients, by touching them not only as a 

chiropractor, and equally important as a 

wonderful friend. The patients became 

family to her, and they in turn felt that she 

was part of their families. They completely 

trusted her, and would confide in her. She 

was always there, ready to lend an open ear 

for any of their problems. 

Dr. Kathy will be missed for all she’s 

done for her patients and the City of South 

Amboy, but will never be forgotten for her 

kindness.

From The Sports Archives 

The Local Sports Memory Machine 

1942-The Hoffman Governors boys basketball team pictured top row (l-r) Leroy Kurtz, Mel 

Sprague, Harry Christiansen, Tom Gleason, Ken Rogers, Fred Dunham, Dick Letts, Harold 

“Red” Murphy, manager. Bottom row (l-r) Coach Eugene “Jimmy” Dobrzynski, Bobby Jonason, 

Walt Rogers, Ed Skarzynski, Jim Dawson, principal. Walt Rogers finished either #1 or #2 

in the county in scoring (news reports are hazy), and was also a 1st Team All-State Group 

I selection, and 3rd Team All-State, All Schools choice. (Photo courtesy of Ken Rogers) 

Brookdale Looks 

Tough 

A young Brookdale College baseball 

team, which is coming off of winning its 

7th straight GSAC championship with an 

outstanding (38-12) season in ’08, should be 

even better this year. The seven freshmen 

starters back from last year including South 

Amboy’s Brian Seres, will most definitely 

give the Jersey Blues fans some great games 

to remember. 

The coach said, “This will be by far the 

most talented team that I have ever coached. 

Brian Seres and Andy Vega had an outstanding 

freshman year, and should have a better 

season this year.” 

Mulvey Sharp 

Against Yanks 

Minnesota Twins pitching prospect, 

Kevin Mulvey faced the mighty New York 

Yankees in his first appearance at Spring 

Training, and help the Bronx Bombers 

scoreless with 2 hits in 2 innings. Mulvey, 

formerly of Parlin, struck out Yankees’ ace 

catcher, Jorge Posada. 

In another appearance 

against 

the Pittsburgh Pirates, 

he pitched 

one inning, allowing 

2 runs and 

2 hits. 

Pictured at the Florida Marlins’ Spring Training home is (r-l) South Amboy native Jack 

McKeon, who managed the Marlins to the 2003 World Series Championship, Bill Parcells, 

GM of the Miami Dolphins and former NY Giants Coach who guided them to 2 Super 

Bowl victories, South Amboy native Ron Kukulski, who is the former Sports Editor for The 

News Tribune, which is now the Home News Tribune, and Parcells grandson. (Photo by 

Kukulski’s godson Robert) 


Glory Days in 

Local Sports 

1944-St. Mary’s basketball team 

beat Perth Amboy St. Mary’s 33-27 

in the Catholic State Tournament. 

John Dowling led the way with 

12, and Reggie Carney added 

10. 1950-Carteret eliminated 

Hoffman 47-37 in the CJ Group I basketball 

semis. Charlie Koerner paced the Guvs with 

13 points, and John “Skeets” Skarzynski 

tossed in 12. Star guard, John Kovaleski 

was hospitalized with appendicitis and did 

not play. 1965-The Eagles nipped Mater 

Dei, 2-1 on a beautiful 3-hitter, 6 strikeout 

performance by Fran Fitzmorris. Freshman 

Tom Kelly blasted a long single off the right 

field fence at Vets Field to knock in the game 

winner. Billy Bulman ripped a single and 

double, and T.J. Kelly chipped in with 2 hits. 

1973-Sayreville’s baseball nine annihilated 

Wardlaw Prep, 19-0 in the MCCBT. Winning 

pitcher Billy D’Amico gave up only 1 hit, a 

leadoff single, and that was it, as he hurled 

his second straight shutout. Glenn Pearson 

rapped 3 hits and had 2 RBI, Ray Borup got 

3 hits and an RBI, John Andl drove in 2, and 

Wayne Kreiger stole 4 bases. 

1987-Kingsway stopped Hoffman, 7-1 in 

the state baseball semifinals. Jim McCabe 

singled and scored on a base hit by Wayne 

Olsen to give the Guvs and early 1-0 lead. 

1996-Sayreville’s softball team belted 

Metuchen 5-1 in the a 1st round GMCT 

game. Winning pitcher Diane Catalano fired 

a 3-hitter. Stephanie Allocco went 3-for 4 

with a double, and Renee Hode belted a 

double and had 2 RBI. 

2001-The South Amboy girls softball 

squad trounced St. Peter’s 11-0. Keryn 

Rosenberger fired a brilliant 5-inning nohitter. 

Stacey Connors clubbed a single and 

double, and Melissa Poulsen drilled 2 hits 

and knocked in a run. 

Wojcik Will Be Missed 


John Wojcik, 79 of Sayreville died on 

Feb. 26. He was one of the Borough’s true 

sportsmen/athletes, having played and excelled 

at just about every sport imaginable in 

his lifetime, and in later years was a big fan, 

especially of the New York Yankees. 

“Popeye,” as he was affectionately 

known by his close friends was an All-State 

pitcher in the late 40’s for the Bombers, a 

talented football player on one of the school’s 

undefeated football teams, and a fine basketball 

player. His talents were noticed by 

the pros, and he went on to play professional 

baseball briefly for the St. Louis Cardinals 

organization. John later went on to excel 

in bowling, darts, pool and golf. By all 

accounts he was an ultimate teammate and 

team player. 

He was a very special gentleman, loved 

and respected by so many. He was a gifted 

athlete, who imparted his knowledge and 

love of sports onto his children and grandchildren, 

as well as Sayreville youngsters that 

he coached in Little League Baseball, and 

the OLV basketball team. He was without 

a doubt the kind of role model kids need in 

their lives today. 

Wojcik was a warm, friendly and extremely 

popular guy, who always had a smile, 

and would make you feel like you were his 

friend the first time you met. He was very 

proud of his family and his hometown of 

Sayreville, which to him was the greatest 

place in the world. The townsfolk loved 

him, and it seemed like the entire Borough 

of Sayreville, and many South Amboy residents 

came out to pay their last respects at 

his wake and funeral. As I visited the funeral 

home, it occurred to me that he could have 

easily and appropriately been nicknamed 

“Mr. Sayreville.” 

T.H.E. 

Game 


Sport-Basketball 

Year-1952 

Teams-Hoffman (2-0) vs. Sayreville 

(0-0). 

Recap-The Guvs trailed 28-25 at halftime, 

but scored 9 straight points in the third quarter 

to take a 1-point lead. The Purple & Gold 

sparked by Ray “Butch” Tomaszewski’s 

standout play, outscored the Bombers 21-11 

in the fourth to give them a 65-54 victory. 

Tomaszewski accounted for 9 of Hoffman 

last quarter points on a field goal and 7 free 

throws. He was the game’s high scorer 

with 20 points, while Jim Inman chipped in 

with 16, and Bill Kurtz 11. Charley Kolb 

topped Sayreville with 16, followed by Joe 

Rudy with 12. 

Boxscore 

Hoffman 65 

Tomaszewski 20 Inman 16 Kurtz 11 Gary 

Stratton 9 Don English 8 Meszaros 1 Bob 

Munck 0. 

Sayreville 

Kolb 16 Rudy 12 Ritter 9 Stan Kojkowski 

8 Keenan 5 Herrick 2 Callahan 2 Bob 

Shorosky 0 Stan Marcinczyk 0 Hmieleski 

0 Kurczewski 0. 

MVP-Ray “Butch” Tomaszewski, Hoffman 

Governors 

County Scoring 

Champ 

1957-Sayreville superstar, Ron Kuran 

led the team to the best record in the county 

(18-3), while being crowned Middlesex 

County’s scoring king with 474 points and 

a 23.7 avg. 

He also became the first Bombers player 

to score 1,000 points, and finished his career 

with 1,230. Ron was a 1st Team All-County 

selection in The Evening News. Teammates 

Ted Salamon and Fred Salamon were 2nd 

and 3rd team choices respectively. 

John worked at DuPont for 30 years 

retiring as a foreman in 1985. He was also 

a Korean War veteran and an usher at Our 

Lady of Victories Church for 54 years. 

I was blessed to have known John for 

about 15 years, and can say that he was always 

honest and open with me, as well as happy 

to share his knowledge and facts about the 

Borough of Sayreville with The SA Times 

for the benefit of our readers. 

John “Popeye” Wojcik was an outstanding 

person, who touched so many lives, 

and he was a true treasure that will never 

be forgotten. He will be truly missed. God 

Bless, my friend John Wojcik! 

John Wojcik


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Fishing Flashes 

By Teo “Weebles Weber” 

Salt Water 

The Fluke regulations for 2009 are 6 fish, 

an 18inch size limit, with season to start on 

May 23rd to Sept 4th. It’s not the best but 

it’s better than New York which must take 

a shorter season and a 21 ½ inch limit due 

to overfishing???. Winter Flounder season 

starts March 23rd to May 21st. Some have 

already come out and have been caught but 

had to be returned. Striped Bass, are now 

open to bay fishing and is slow at local 

beaches as I have seen, but it should pick 

up at the end of the month. There has been 

decent Party Boat fishing for Ling and a few 

Blackfish on the wrecks at the Mud Hole 

recently. Due to the cold waters, I don’t 

expect any Mackerel to arrive until mid 

April. Far offshore special Sea Bass trips 

are doing well. A few Cod and Pollack are 

also caught on these trips. If you want Cod 

bad enough, there are special long range 

Cod trips by reservations out of Belmar and 

Brielle to Block Island off Montauk that are 

excellent. A friend of mine went there and 

loaded up on Cod. 

Fresh Water 

Ice is melting fast. This seasons Ice 

Fishing results with Pickerel and Perch were 

good. More Walleyes are being caught in 

the Delaware River. Trout fishing closes 

on March 23rd for stocking and reopens on 

April 11th. In the Passaic River near Fairfield 

off route 46, Northern Pike are taking 

live shiners. 

The Cold Truth 

With the safety and usefulness of cold 

medicines now in doubt for children under 

6, what alternatives can parents try? Old 

fashioned and natural remedies are poised 

to make a comeback. 

If your children are younger than 6, the 

U.S. Food and Drug administration says you 

shouldn’t give them over the counter cold 

medicine. That’s because in 2007 the center 

for disease control prevention reported about 

1,500 kids had complications from taking 

cold medicines in 2004-06. There were 

even some deaths. 

Colds are viruses. We don’t have 

many medicines that treat viruses. They go 

away by themselves in their own time. You 

don’t get colds from going outside without 

a jacket, or with wet hair. When we talk 

about treating a cold, we’re really talking 

about symptomatic relief. There are many 

ways you can make your child feel better 

without using medications. 

Clear the mucus out. Use a bulb syringe 

or a saline nose irrigation and it will make a 

huge difference. Keep a humidifier running. 

This keeps the mucus thinner and easier to 

cough up or blow out. Make sure it’s a cool 

mist and keep it clean. You can also add a 

few drops of menthol to the water, which 

can help the nasal passages feel more open. 

Elevate your child’s head. This helps the 

mucus run down, so mucus doesn’t get stuck 

in the back of the throat. Also, give them 

lots of fluids. You or your child doesn’t have 

to eat much, but you need to drink to make 

up losses for fever, and to keep the mucus 

moist. Give lots of water. 100% juices, and 

my favorite chicken soup. Avoid eating or 

drinking junk food and sugary snacks. 

Rest, rest, rest! A great number of 

kids and adults do not rest. It is important 

to allow the body to fight the virus and not 

expend a lot of unnecessary energy. Try 

natural remedies like Vitamin C to help the 

immune system. Chamomile Tea (caffeine 

free) can help with symptoms. 

Be sure to call your health care provider 

if your child has a fever of 102 or higher, a 

low fever that lasts for more than 2-4 days, 

has a bad cough or trouble breathing, seems 

sleepier than normal, or does not get better 

in 7-10 days. 

Remember that an ounce of prevention 

is worth a pound of cure!

W W W. ? 

All of The SA Times photo investigators should have fun with this one. This could be the 

toughest of all time. We’ll even give you two hints: It was known for ice skating in the 1930’s 

and 1940’s; You won’t pass this in your everyday travels in South Amboy or Sayreville. Do 

you know what it is? Be specific. Send your answers to: satimes@aol.com 

Winners 

The photo last month was an easy one 

for all of our local experts. Of course it was 

the Sacred Heart School in South Amboy. 

Congratulations to the winners who included: 

Marian Mills, W. Tom Kross, Anna Leathers, 

Carm Ruszala, the “Terrific Trio” of 

Roxanne Keegan, Kevin Kania and Dawn 

Roberts, Elaine Zonak, Dorothy Malik, Joan 

Fulham, Isabelle Sas, Judy Suchcicki, Mike 

Leonard, Eileen McGee, Colleen Toth, John 

Avagliano, Carolyn Eberle, Zachary Corby, 

Patricia Kuziemski, Mary Ann Matarangolo, 

Dear Editor, 

Yes I know the WWW.? picture. It is 

Sacred Heart School which I attended for 

8 years. Thank you for a great newspaper. 

Both Frank and I look forward to it all the 

time. We no longer live in town, but our 

hearts are always in South Amboy. 

Patricia Kuziemski 

Formerly of South Amboy 

Dear Editor, 

The SA Times is the best paper I 

read! 

Marie Lenahan 

Sayreville 

Dear Editor, 

I believe the picture in the WWW.? 

photo contest is Sacred Heart School next 

to the church on Washington Ave. I really 

enjoy your newspaper. Keep up the good 

work! 

Judy Suchcicki 

South Amboy 

Hi Tom, 

You have a wonderful product that 

brings back great memories of “The Pleasant 

Little City.” It’s nice to keep up with what’s 

going on since I now live out in the Phoenix 

area. I need a taste of what the real world 

is like. I have two boys that enjoy your 

newspaper, as they can see where I came 

from, and what a great place it was and still 

is. Do they still have Shanty Gaffs in the 

cardboard containers? Sure would taste good 

on a cool Arizona summer evening around 

110 degrees. Keep up the good work! 

Rich Krzyzanowski 

(Formerly of South Amboy) 

Phoenix, AZ 

Dear Editor, 

A copy of The SA Times came my way. 

What a nice surprise, in these trying-times 

it was a treat! 

Articles of local events and photos of 

happy faces, also informative to services 

available. 

You go SA Times!!! Enclosed is my 

check for $20 to become a subscriber. 

Yours Truly, 

Jackie Hills 

Parlin 

Paul Bouchard, Mary Agnes Morris, Rich 

“Ish” Ambroziak, Bob Leslie, Mr. & Mrs. 

Bill Scully, J. Straczynski, and Don Zrebiec, 

who said, “The school was built in 1895, 

and the first floor of this structure served 

as Sacred Heart’s School, while the second 

floor was the church. The building has a 

second cornerstone which reads, “Polska 

Szkola 1912” which must be when it was 

turned entirely into a school building following 

the 1907 completion of today’s current 

church building.” 

Hi, 

My name is Donna Smith. I’m very 

much interested in having the newspaper 

sent to my home in Monroe. My mother 

lives in South Amboy, and every time I go 

there I have her save me the paper. It’s a 

great newspaper, and I would love to have 

it delivered. Can you please let me know 

how much? 

Thanks Kindly, 

Donna Smith 

Monroe 

Hi Tom, 

It’s the super team of Kevin Kania, 

Dawn Roberts and Roxanne Keegan, and we 

know this month’s picture is Sacred Heart 

School. We pass it everyday on our way to 

the bank. We really enjoy the newspaper, 

and can’t wait for it to get here every month. 

Keep up the great work! 

Roxanne Keegan, Dawn Roberts, Kevin 

Kania 

Provident Bank 

South Amboy 

Dear Tom, 

You are doing a great job on the newspaper. 

We enjoy reading it. You report 

the “now” and combine the “old” in a very 

respectful way. 

Don and Lea Stratton 

(Formerly of South Amboy) 

Eatonton, GA 


Former South Amboy residents Don (l) and Lea Stratton are pictured riding on an elephant 

on a trip to Thailand in 2002, before the uprising. 

Where Have You Gone 

Don Stratton and Lea Fillhower? 

(Photo and story courtesy of Don & Lea Stratton) 

Hoffman High School graduates, Don 

Stratton (1951) and his wife Lea Fillhower 

(1952) lived in South Amboy for 32 years, 

and were very active in the First Methodist 

Church in South Amboy (Now Trinity 

Methodist Church off Bordentown Ave.). 

They left “The Pleasant Little City” in 1966, 

when Don who was with AT & T was sent 

on assignments in Michigan, New York 

and Atlanta. In ’88, he left AT & T for a 

promotion at Storagetek in Colorado. While 

there, he authored three books and lectured 

throughout the world on the subject of Quality 

Improvement. He was among the first to 

use Quality Improvement principles in the 

white collar area. 

While in Boulder, Colorado, Lea became 

President of the Boulder Community 

Hospital. There she coached volunteers 

and orchestrated enormous fund-raising 

activities. In 1995, at the age of 61, Don 

was recruited by Conner Periferals in San 

Jose, California as Senior Vice President and 

Chief Quality officer. The company was 

taken over a year later by Seagate, which 

led to his retirement. 

For the last 13 years, they have lived at 

Reynolds Plantation in Eatonton, Georgia 

near their two sons and five grandchildren. 

All five are good students and skillful 

athletes. 

In retirement, Don and Lea took a liking 

to cruising. Both are heart attack breast cancer 

survivors for which they are thankful. 

Concert At 

Sayreville 

The Perry Brothers (4 Piece Band) will 

perform at the Sayreville Senior Center, 

Main St., Sayreville on Thurs., April 2nd 

starting at 7:30. The concert is sponsored 

by the Cultural Arts Council of the Borough 

of Sayreville. Admission is FREE, with light 

refreshments. All ages are welcome. For 

more info call 732-257-6510.


Obituaries 

Baranowski, Carl C. Sr., 90, of Morgan 

died on Feb. 24. 

Boganski, Patricia, 60, of Sayreville 

died on March 2. 

Bonis, Sophie V. Lizura, 83, of South 

Amboy died on Feb. 20. 

Carbonaro, Charles, 58, of Parlin died 

on Feb. 27. 

Chmielewski, Angela Derent, 95, of 

Sayreville died on Feb. 23. 

Corr, Anna V., 81, of South Amboy 


Corsetti, Patricia, 65, of Sayreville died 

on Feb. 19. 

Crowley, Patricia A., 68, of Sayreville 


Dingman, Lucinda K. “Cindy,” Mc- 

Cloud, 53, of South Amboy died on Feb. 

21. 

Forson, Daniel, 70, of Parlin died on 

March 7. 

Garrick, Francis R. “Frank,” 44, of 

Sayreville died on Feb. 25. 

Gawenus, Marilyn “Nanny Joyce,” 84, 

of South Amboy died on March 5. 

Grenier, Joan, 74, of Parlin died on 

Feb. 25. 

Healy, Harriet F., 86, formerly of Sayreville 


Hickey, Florence, 84, of Sayreville died 

on March 17. 

Holton, Martha Primka, 93, of South 

Amboy died on March 10. 

Jensen, Elmer H., 84, of Sayreville died 

on Feb. 23. 

Kaczmarek, George M., 57, of Sayreville 


Lecki, B. Judith, 61, of South Amboy 


Letwenski, Louis, 73, formerly of South 

Amboy died on Feb. 23. 

Lewandowski, Claudia, 73, of Parlin 

died n March 19. 

Magielnicki, Catherine “Kitty” Pawlak, 

84, of Sayreville died on March 7. 

Marcinczyk, Betty Lee Kurtz, 77, formerly 

of Sayreville died on March 9. 

Murano, John M., 89, of Parlin died 

on March 9. 

Perhach, Anita J., 78, of Sayreville died 

on Feb. 24. 

Petruzzi, Anthony E., 84, of Parlin died 

on Feb. 19. 

Piazza, Joseph, 70, of Parlin died on 

Feb. 27. 

Rarus, Paul S., 82, formerly of Sayreville 


Rodziewicz, Loretta M. Halaszewicz, 

93, of Sayreville died on Feb. 24. 

Schmitt, Bernice, 86, of Sayreville died 

on March 6. 

Smaldone, Frances, 96, of Sayreville 


Smith, Thomas A., 44, of Parlin died 

on March 8. 

Synarski, Genevieve “Jean” Grabowski, 

78, of Sayreville died on Feb. 19. 

Szul, Julia P., 90, of Sayreville died 

on Feb. 22. 

Tait, Thomas G., 57, of Sayreville died 

on Feb. 18. 

Tennaro, Clement Sr., 48, of Parlin died 

on March 10. 

Tripona, Mary L., 75, of Morgan died 

on March 17. 

Wojcik, John J., 79, of Sayreville died 

on Feb. 26. 

Zach, Barbara, 88, of Sayreville died 

on March 2. 

Martha Holton, 93 of South Amboy was 

a Crossing Guard in South Amboy for 30 

years, and loved working with children. She 

was a charter member of the Mechanicsville 

Hose Co. Ladies Auxiliary and a member of 

several other organizations.

The Pete Kenny Association crowned their 2009 St. Patrick’s Day Parade Queen and 

Princesses recently at Scortino’s Harbor Lights. Pictured (l-r) Sarah Balon, 2008 Parade 

Princess, McKenna Noble, 2009 Junior Princess, Victoria LaVigne, 2009 Princess and 

Meghan Brown, 2009 Parade Queen. (Photo by Brian Stratton) 

South Amboy HS Student Peter Byrne (L) and Katelyn Marie Hall (r) the 2009 March of 

Dimes National Ambassador. Katelyn and her family visited the Middle/High School last 

month and during a school assembly the students learned about Katelyn’s story and how 

March of Dimes helped her. The students are once again preparing to walk for the March 

of Dimes this year, anyone interested in joining the team can contact the High School. 

(Photo by Brian Stratton) 

Coaches and players of the South Amboy Youth Athletic Association had a fun day marching 

in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. (Photo by Tom Burkard) 


March 8, 009 South Amboy-Sayreville Times

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