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OLV Council 2061 Knights of Columbus of Sayreville recently held its annual “Citizens of theYear” Breakfast Banquet/Awards program at the K of C Hall on Washington Road. Pictured(l-r) Mayor Kennedy O’Brien; “Police Officer of the Year” Det. Russel Anderson; “SeniorCitizen of the Year” Michael “Mickey” Sedlak; “Firefighter of the Year” Jody Somers;“Emergency Medical Technician of the Year” Donna Grimshaw; and Assemblyman John S.Wisniewski. (Photo by Dr. John Misiewicz)

Sayreville DemsSworn In

Borough of Sayreville DemocraticCouncilmen, Dennis Grobelny and RoryZach were sworn in on New Year’s Day byBorough Clerk, Terry Farbaniec. The coun-cilmen now give the Democrats a 4-2 major-ity on the Council.

Zollinger ChosenCommander

Former Sayreville resident, U.S. ArmyCPT John J. Zollinger was recently

promoted to Commander of Headquartersand Headquarters Company 704th MilitaryIntelligence Brigade, Fort George G. Meade,Maryland.

Zollinger recently returned from a 10-month deployment to Iraq, where he man-aged Signals Intelligence Systems for theArmy Cryptologic Operations. While there,he visited with Major John F. McConnell ofSouth Amboy. CAPT Zollinger’s awardsand qualifications include the Bronze StarMedal, the Army Commendation Medal,the Army Achievement Medal, the MarineGood Conduct Medal, the Kosovo Cam-paign Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, theExpert Infantryman Badge, the ParachutistBadge, the Air Assault Badge, and the RangerTab.

CPT Zollinger is married to CPT BrendaZollinger who is currently serving in Iraq.He is a graduate of Our Lady of VictoriesGrammar School and St. Joseph’s HighSchool. His proud father is longtimeSayreville businessman, John M. Zollinger.Congratulations!

Great AmericanBake Sale

“Cakes for Kids”The employees of South Amboy

Foodtown are holding a bake sale on Janu-ary 21st & January 22nd 2006 from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. at Foodtown 611 BordentownAvenue, South Amboy. The employees arevolunteering their time and effort to bakingand selling these cakes to benefit needychildren. The funds will be donated to thethird annual Great American Bake Sale. It isan initiative presented by Parade and SOS,(Share Our Strength, an anti-hunger organi-zation). The money raised will go towardprograms in our state that help feed childrenthat are living without adequate food sup-ply. This year a portion will also go towardthe Gulf coast victims still struggling fromthe hurricanes.

S.A.F.A. Elects 2006 Officers

Trailers Donated ToBorough

Five trailers were recently donated tothe Borough of Sayreville by Gillette En-terprises. The plan is to assemble thetrailers into a permanent modular officebuilding on Dolan Street, near the MickeySedlak Recreation Center, behind the Bor-ough Hall on Main Street. The structurewill be 3,600 square feet.

Sayreville officials in Construction,zoning, and code enforcement will soonhave office space in the trailers, uponcompletion of the project. The trailers areapproximately 15 years old, and are ex-pected to last for another 20-30 years.

The Borough’s cost is estimated at$250,000 for transporting them from theirlocation at Gillette’s on Jernee Mill Roadto their new location, as well as the renova-tion and reassembly. A new building thissize could cost up to $750,000.

McCabe ChosenGrand Marshal

Retired South Amboy Police Chief, LeoMcCabe has been selected as Grand Mar-shal for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Paradein South Amboy. Claire Noble, a long-timeresident and very active in the community,is the Deputy Grand Marshal. World fa-mous baseball hero, Jack McKeon, whomanaged the Florida Marlins to the WorldSeries Championship in 2003 over the NYYankess, will return to South Amboy toserve as Honorary Grand Marshal. The IrishAssociation will also honor Anna MaeO’Connor.

Claire, Leo and Anna Mae will be pre-sented with their sashes on Jan. 20 at theAncient Order of Hibernians on StevensAve. All are welcome to attend, and theprice of $25 per person includes food, beerand entertainment. For tickets contact GinnyTierney-Inman at 732-721-5117.

St. Patrick’sParade-March 11

The South Amboy St. Patrick’s ParadeCommittee announced that this year’s pa-rade will be held on March 11, starting at 2p.m. with 22 marching bands scheduled toattend, along with 12 floats and countlessmarching groups. The committee in coop-eration with the South Amboy Police Dept.would like to remind everyone that there areno open alcoholic containers permitted theday of the parade.

Baby Jesus Returned To St. Stan’sBy Steve Schmid

Brian Seres (l) with Coach GeorgeKrzyzanowski (r) at the post game celebrationgiven in recognition of Brian scoring his1000th point. (Photo by Brian Stratton)

Seres Scores1,000th Point

By Tom BurkardSouth Amboy Guvs’ junior, Brian

Seres, became a member of the eliteHoffman/South Amboy 1,000 point scor-ing club by tossing in 14 points, as SAstopped East Brunswick Tech, 62-55.

Seres was shutout in the first half, butbounced back strong to score 14 points inthe final half. Seres’ monumental basketcame with 2:44 left in the fourth quarter.

Congratulations!

Parishioners of St. Stanislaus KostkaChurch are overjoyed the once stolen figureof baby Jesus has been returned to theSayreville church’s Nativity scene. At ajoyful ceremony at St. Stan’s School on Jan.6, third grade student, Emma Denby tookthe plastic figure and gently placed it on thered blanket in the manger. The 8-year oldgirl was excited to be selected do the honors.She won a drawing to participate in theceremony which was held on the day Chris-tians celebrate the Epiphany, when the in-fant Jesus is honored by the three wise men.Nine classes of students from the elemen-tary school participated by singing “Joy To

The World.” Church Pastor Rev. KennethMurphy said it was a happy occasion towelcome their baby Jesus back and returnhim to the crib where he belongs.

On Dec. 31, a St. Stan’s parishionerfound a 15-foot statue of Christ was torndown in the church cemetery. The samemorning, a caretaker realized the baby Jesuswas missing from the Nativity scene. OnJan. 2, Sayreville Police arrested 4 teenagersin connection with this incident. They areaccused of stealing more than 25 similarfigures from at least three local towns, andface theft and criminal mischief charges.

Members of the South Amboy First Aidand Safety Squad at the December 13 meet-ing held their elections for the 2006 Officersof the squad. The following positions andmembers are: President- Gary T. Cottrell,Vice President - James T. Ryan, RecordingSec.- William Parsons, Corresponding Sec.-Donna Lyons, Financial Sec.- Veronica

Steiner, Treasuer - Thomas Hoover, Trust-ees - Robert Sekerak, Edward Campbell,Micheal Geraltowski, John Kelly and JillShackelton, Sergeant at Arms - Greg Barna,Captain - Christopher Mader, Asst. Captain- Elizabeth Leveille, 1st. Lieutenant - JillShackelton, 2nd. Lieutenant – RobertSekerak and 3rd. Lieutenant – Greg Barna,Instructor Advisor – Lee G. Steiner, ChiefDriver - John Kelly, 1st. Asst. Driver –William Parsons, 2nd. Asst. Driver – Ed-ward Campbell, 3rd. Asst. Driver – ThomasParsons and Chaplain - James T. Ryan

New members are always welcome,stop in at headquarters on Main & Thomp-son Streets or call 732-721-1005(recorder)to obtain an Application for Cadet (16-18),Regular or Associate.

Our 2005 Fund Drive records indicatemany residences have not yet returned theirtax deductible contributions. Please sendthem back A.S.A.P. as these donations areextremely needed to offset our expenses.Thank you.

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Major John F. O’Connell, (r) is honored at the Christmas Party given by Mayor John T.O’Leary to thank all of the volunteers who helped benefit the City of South Amboy by servingon different boards and committees. O’Connell, who is serving in Iraq, keeps locals informedon life over there with his column, “Hometown Hero In Iraq” in The SA Times. Also picturedare Andy Rossman of South Amboy (l), who recently completed active duty at GuantanamoBay, and Mayor O’Leary (c). (Photo By Brian Stratton)

2 January 21, 2006 South Amboy-Sayreville Times

SOUTH AMBOYSAYREVILLE TIMES

P.O. BOX 3027 • SOUTH AMBOY N.J. 08879Tel. 732-727-0398

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Associate PublisherBrian Stratton

Feature WritersElaine Holton ScottVirginia Stillwagon

Teo WeberRuth Connors

Dr. Jorge L. Gonzalez-GomezPhil Rainone

Clem SkarzynskiDr. John Misiewicz

Bill McAndrewLenn Ambroziak

Steve SchmidMichael J. Elson

Terry Jankowski KellyPoet Laureate

Albert Gomolka Jr.Opinions and comments in printed articles do not necessarily reflect

the opinion of The South Amboy-Sayreville Times, c. 1991.This newspaper will not be liable for errors appearing in the editorial

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

South Amboy firefighter, William Leveille and his family present a check for $2,350 to LauraMoran, wife of the late James Moran, a fellow firefighter, who recently lost his fight with lungcancer. The proceeds were from a holiday fundraiser held at Leveille’s home for the JamesMoran Family Fund.A special thank you to everyone that gave a monetary donation for the family, and also toIndependence Engine Hose Co.; South Amboy Knights of Columbus; Progressive Fire Co.;Melrose Hose Co. #1; Mike Nowicki; Richard Johnson and Edward Campbell for their timeand generosity.

Talk Of The TownsBy Tom Burkard

New ArrivalWalter & Connie Kozak, formerly of

South Amboy, are proud grandparents of anew baby girl, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Dorio,born to Joseph & Colleen Dorio on Nov. 19,2005 at Newport News, VA. Kaitlynweighed 8 lbs. 12 oz. and was 21 3/4 incheslong. Congratulations!Hansell Is Proud Grandfather

Daniel Hansell, formerly of SouthAmboy, recently became a grandfather of anew baby girl, Madison Rae Buelow, bornto Danielle & David Buelow on Nov. 15,2005 at Rockford, IL. Madison weighedonly 3 lbs. 7 oz., but is doing well now andeven made it home for Christmas. Dan wasthe President of the Student Council at St.Mary’s HS in ’67. Congratulations!In Memoriam

Pete Kirsch, 95, of Morgan died onDec. 10. He was the owner of Kirsch AutoRepairs for many years. Augustus Geant,73, of South Amboy died on Dec. 12. Hewas a Korean War veteran and worked for23 years at National Lead. Edward Creed,88, of Morgan died on Dec. 19. He workedfor 40 years at DuPont. Theresa Wist, 82, ofMorgan died on Dec. 24. She was an ama-teur golf champion, and won many titles atTamarack Golf Club. Paul Smeck Sr., 66,formerly of Morgan died on Dec. 24. Hewas owner/operator of Paul’s Auto Repairin Morgan for over 30 years. Clare Rathbun,79, of Morgan died on Dec. 26. She waspresident of Middlesex County AmericanLegion Ladies Auxiliary in 1979-80. WandaNawoj, 95, of Sayreville died on Dec. 27.She was a past president of St. StanislausKostka School PTA. Mary Ann Kennedy,60, of South Amboy died on Dec. 27. Shewas a fine and caring person who touchedmany lives in a positive way. Frances Welsh,80, of South Amboy died on Dec. 28. Shewas a kind-hearted lady and truly patriotic.William Lockwood, 82, of South Amboydied on Jan. 8. He was a World War IIveteran, and the founding member ofLockwood Boat Works Inc., of Morgan,which he owned and operated with his wife

and partner, Mary. The business is stillprospering and being run by their 10 chil-dren. Gloria Share, 81, of Parlin died on Jan.10. She was a past treasurer for OLVColumbiettes Council 2061. They will neverbe forgotten for their good works. GodBless.

Sacred Heart 40thReunion

The Sacred Heart School of SouthAmboy, NJ, Class of 1965 will be holding a40-year reunion on Sat., April 1, 2006. Theplanned, casual evening will be held atCagney’s Pub in Parlin. The cost will be $40per person, and include open bar and abuffet dinner. You can contact Kenny R. [email protected] or Lenny A. at 732-251-4648 for more info.

Pleasant Little TriviaBy Tom Burkard

1. President of the Morgan First AidSquad in 1974? a.Daniel Malik b.JosephDeliman c.Thomas Kirkman

2. Sayreville’s Borough Clerk in ’82?a.Margaret Hahn b.Patrycia Mazzocchic.Janice Sprague

3. She was selected to compete in the1985 Miss New Jersey Teen USA Pageant?a.Anna Cruschecki b.Michelle Zadlockc.Lisa Pavano

4. This bar was located at 200 S. StevensAve., South Amboy in ’84? a.Key Largob.The Dugout c.The Hillcrest

5. Morgan Lions Club president in 1973?a.Raniero Travisano b.James Adamskic.Andrew Pillar

6. Women’s clothing store at the MiniMall on Ernston Rd., Parlin in ’73? a.Suzie’sFashions b.Matchmaker c.The Finer Things

7. In ’77, he was hired as HoffmanHigh’s principal? a.Robert Bloodgoodb.Joseph DePasquale c.William Beattie

8. South Amboy’s Postmaster in ’76?a.Charles Mahoney b.Norman Kilcomonsc.Bernard Cohen

9. This business was located at 252 N.Stevens Ave., South Amboy in 1963? a.TheJug b.Prasnal’s Luncheonette c.Mike’s

10. In ’83, you could find this bar lo-cated at 1 Roosevelt Blvd., Parlin? a.JollyK’s b.Simko’s Pub c.The Rusty Roadster

11. This coin and stamp shop was lo-cated on Highway 9, Sayreville in 1977?a.Paper & Gold b.The Money Marketc.Hobby Time

12. This deli was located at 126 N.Broadway, South Amboy in ’88? a.C-KFamily b.Smiley’s c.M & M

Answers1c 2a 3b 4a 5c 6b 7b 8a 9b 10a 11b 12a.

BIC Charity BallSayreville Association for Brain InjuredChildren will hold it’s 11th Annual CharityBall on Sunday February 26, 2006To Be Held at the Grand Marquis, Rt. 35,Old Bridge, NJCocktain Hour: 12:00 - 1:00PMDinner & Music: 1:00 - 5:00PMDonation:† $75.00 per personPlace an Ad in our souvenir book.For further information or to make a reser-vationPlease contact Jim or Laurie@ 732-254-8530

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Business of the Month Ciro’s Italian-American Deli

Alison (l) and Ciro Napolitano, owners of the popular, new business, Ciro’s Italian-American Deli, stand behind the cold cuts counter at the store’s 3292 Washington Rd.location in Parlin. (Photo by Tom Burkard)

Ciro’s Italian-American Deli, locatednearby at 3292 Washington Rd., Parlin(Next to Rita’s Ice), features a vast arrayof outstanding foods, cold cuts and muchmore.

Owners Ciro and Alison Napolitanocelebrated Ciro’s Grand Opening in July2005, and in that short time have built agrowing, very-satisfied customer base inthe South Amboy-Sayreville area.

Ciro’s always provides top-gradeproducts such as a full line of Boars Headproducts, Antonio’s Pasta, fresh NewYork-Italian bread delivered daily, andManhattan Special beverages. The top-notch deli offers fresh cut meats, freshmozzarella, delicious subs, sandwichesand wraps, as well as party platters, partysubs and Italian specialties. In addition,you can pick up your milk, eggs and avariety of groceries at Ciro’s Italian-American Deli.

Ciro’s family has been in the ItalianDeli business for 30 years, and he hasreceived plenty of experience from work-ing with his dad in all of their Italian delis.He always wanted to be on his own, and

decided to start a business in Parlin. The food and products are outstand-

ing, plus you get fast and friendly servicein a warm and immaculately-clean atmo-sphere. The hard-working Napolitanosare very concerned about their custom-ers’ satisfaction, and always offer rea-sonable prices and coupon discounts.

If you’re getting ready for that spe-cial Super Bowl party, don’t forget thatCiro’s offers mouth-watering 2-6 feetlong subs, and party platters, so placeyour order today by calling 732-727-7700. One of the most popular menuitems is Ciro’s Hero, a tasty and fillingsandwich made with Prosciutto, freshMozzarella & roasted peppers. You canalso build your own subs!

Ciro’s Italian-American Deli’s hoursare: Tues.-Fri.: 9 a.m.-6 p.m; Sat.-9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun.-9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Mon.-Closed.

Ciro’s Italian-American Deli is oneof the area’s most outstanding new busi-nesses, and is growing in popularity eachday, especially after people taste the finefoods offered by Ciro’s at 3292 Washing-ton Rd., Parlin (Next to Rita’s Ice). Checkit out now! Try it, you’ll love it!

Winter Story TimeRegistration for the winter story time

session at Dowdell Library has begun! Chil-dren must be registered in person by a par-ent. Ages 3-4 will meet Mondays at 11amfrom January 23rd through March 13th.Ages 5-6 will meet Thursday s at 3:30 fromJanuary 26th until March 16th. All sessionswill last about 45 minutes and will includestories and a craft.

For further information please call thelibrary at 732-721-6060 or [email protected]

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Yearbook-Hoffman 1996By Tom Burkard

The title of the Hoffman yearbook was“Saving The Best For Last.” The Class of’96 dedicated it to Carol McDonnell andJoanne O’Brien. . .Robert Bloodgood wasprincipal, and some of his fine faculty con-sisted of D. Abadie, S. Farrell, Sheila Inman,C. O’Connor, R. Rim, and H. LaPoint. . .

The ’96 seniors were: Jennifer Al-Tawil,Kristen Al-Tawil, Valerie Aronsen, KellyAthineos, David Bouchard, NicholasCaputo, James Charmello, ChristineConnors, Ryan Cushing, Robert Delia, Jes-sica Dempsey, Stephen Dietrich, SalvatoreEsposito, Corinne Freyer, Jessica Gidaro,Jennifer Guerrero, Tammy Haak, MichelleHarenza,, Edward Healy, Sean Healy,Valentina Hickey, Constance Hulsart,Abbeygale Ikan, Jeanette Kuczbanski, Mar-tin Lane, Jason Mader, Shane Mason, ErinMcCarthy, Colleen McDonnell, MeganMcNamara, Mary Kate McQuade, JonMilochik, Cheryl Namowicz, MichaelNatusch, Dena O’Brien, Kristen Ross, FrankRowley, Margaret Rynkowski, Edyta Safin,

Edward Smith, Robert Smith, ShawnTominus, Fernando Torino, Gabriel Torino,Christine Travisano, Melissa Vargas, LisaVenezia, Dianne Walczak, Sylvia Was,Lourdes Zeballos. . .

Social activities included the SeniorTrip, The Showcase of Talent, HalloweenHappening, Spirit Week, various clubs, andthe plays which were “Snow White & TheSeven Dwarfs,” and “You’re A Good Man,Charlie Brown.”

The talented senior athletes were: Chris-topher Chodkiewicz, Gary Colfer, StevenDarabos IV, April Elyea, Jessica English,Christopher Gulick, James Hicks, JosephHoehman, Charles Honimar, Heather Po-land, Joseph Salkiewicz, Robert Sekerak,Jorge Zeballos, Jason Read, Thomas Ehrlich,Keith Oshman Jr., Cara Toscano, MatthewDoyle, Jospeh Cross. . .

H. G. Hoffman High School’s Class of1996 was a fine group of talented youngsterswith bright futures on the horizon. . .

Weather ExtremesBy Al Gomolka Jr.

Times Poet Laureatec. 1996

Some may askDoes God have moods?As demonstrated by our weatherFrivolity of a snowfallHope of a sunrisePeace of a sunsetWrath in a hurricaneNecessity of the rainGod’s moods? Not soFree will of the earthAs with manAffected by environmental changesAffected by man’s manipulationYet, as always,God can intervene!

Afternoon At TheCasino

Cardinal McCarrick High School willhold an Afternoon At The Casino on Sun-day, Jan. 29th from 4-7 p.m. (Doors open at3 p.m.). Admission price is $25 ($30 at thedoor). Hors d’oeuvres, coffee, and dessertare included. Please contact the Develop-ment Office at 732-721-0748 ext. 5 for tick-ets.

Did You Know?Sayreville resident, Wayne

McCormack, a 1964 graduate of St. Mary’sHigh School, holds the prestigious positionof State Advocate for the Knights of Colum-bus. . .Vince Zebro, a ’67 graduate of St.Mary’s HS is a physical education teacher,and highly successful varsity baseball andvolleyball coach in Virginia. . .

ReunionsSt. Mary’s High School, Class of 1961

is in the planning stage of its 45-Year Re-union. For more information, contact ArleneRooney at [email protected].

St. Mary’s HS Class of ‘66 is trying todevelop plans for its 40-Year Reunion.Please contact Carolyn Lopes Millevoi at732-291-5038 or e-mail to [email protected].

Police AuxiliarySeeks Members

Sayreville Auxiliary Police Dept. andthe Office of Emergency Management arenow seeking new members to join the vol-unteer force. Applicants must be 18 years ofage or older, be able to pass a criminalbackground check and possess a valid NJdrivers license.

Send a letter of interest to: SayrevillePolice Dept., Att: Auxiliary Police, 1000Main St., Sayreville, NJ 08872.



St. Mary Elementary School’s HSA recently raffled off two train sets. Pictured are the luckywinners, Miss Quirk and Ms. Sofia, and also principal Mrs. Donna O’Boyle, students, and ofcourse Santa Claus! (Photo by Tom Burkard)

This beautiful Christmas village and train set was constructed by St. Mary ElementarySchool’s maintenance staff of Cliff Connors, Kevin O’Connor, and Roger Cannon. The artwork was by Nicholas Galetta. The village/train set was on display in the showcase on thefirst floor of the school. (Photo by Tom Burkard)

Christmas VillageBrings Joy

By Tom BurkardThe St. Mary’s Elementary School

maintenance staff wanted to do somethingextra special for the students this year duringthe Christmas season, so they built a com-plete Christmas village with a train, and somuch more in the showcase on the first floorof the school.

Cliff Connors, Kevin O’Connor andRoger Cannon worked diligently and hadthe project finished after Thanksgiving. Theart work was provided by Nichloas Galetta.

The children were enamored with thevillage, as each day portions were added,and it continually looked different until itscompletion.

O’Connor said that, “The kids loved it!They knew everything on the layout.” Can-non observed that “The kids would concen-trate every morning on things they didn’t seebefore.”

The hard work and dedication of thethree maintenance workers and artist trulymade Christmas brighter for the studentsand faculty at St. Mary Elementary School.Congratulations guys on a perfect job! Ifthere was a contest for Christmas villages,you would have won the blue ribbon!

I’ll Be ComingHome Again

By Alex “Jocko” Jakimowiczc. 1973

I’ll be coming home againI can’t really tell you whenPlease just promise meThat you’ll always beWaiting for me whenI’ll be coming home againI don’t know the reason whyI am such a very lucky guyWhen I come homeI’ve got so much to gainWe’ll celebrate and drink champagneI’ll be coming home againI sleep at night and dream of youBut how it hurts when I awaken‘Cause my dreams are throughBut soon it will be a dream come trueAnd I’ll be coming home againVery soon, I’ll be homeAnd you and I won’t be aloneMy dreams will then come trueAnd I will be with youAnd then I’ll be home again.*Alex wrote this poem in 1973 for the U.S. troops in the Viet Nam War.He said, “I feel this poem will apply to ourtroops now regardless if they are in Iraq oranywhere else in the world, or even in theU.S.A.”

Message From Acting GovernorDear Friends,

Before I leave the Office of the Gover-nor and return to the New Jersey Senate fulltime, I want to thank you for the confidenceyou have placed in me and for your under-standing and support.

When I took office in November of2004, I was scared to death. I did not knowwhat to expect from the job or myself. Or,for that matter, what to expect from a publicwho had no clue who Dick Codey was. Ithought of my parents who always gave megood advice. They told me: “If you can keepyour sense of humor, stay humble, be true toyour principles, and do what you think isbest, you’ll come out okay.” I hope myparents and their parents can look down withsome satisfaction that I have at least par-tially re-paid the huge debt the Codey clanowes this state.

For me, I look back with dignity at thetime I served and take pride in our achieve-ments. My Administration took on somepretty difficult tasks, we made some toughchoices, but in the end New Jersey is inbetter shape than when we got here and thatis all we can ask.

I have told it like it is since the day I tookover, trusting the public with truth and theoptions. The public can handle a lot morestraight talk than people think, and theydeserve more than they have been given inthe past.

We improved ethics in New Jersey gov-ernment by passing the toughest ban on payto play of any state, anywhere in America.We made ethics training mandatory for ev-ery state worker, restored the Office of the

Public Advocate, and created the post ofInspector General. We banned junk foodand soda from schools, and persuaded theGiants and Jets to work together to build anew stadium at no cost to New Jersey tax-payers. We cut the New Jersey budget morethan anyone ever has before, and still foundthe money to expand health insurance forthe working poor, while finally raising aminimum wage that has lagged behind thatof our neighboring states.

Our schools are safer, our budget moreresponsible, and our residents better off thanthey were thirteen months ago. We havebrought a new respect and compassion forthe concerns of individuals with mental ill-ness, and have committed to, above all else,governing in a different way.

I wish all the best to the people of NewJersey. You have given me the opportunityto accomplish so much, and you have openedyour hearts and minds to the message mycourageous wife, Mary Jo, has delivered onthe stigma of mental illness and postpartumdepression. May we never again pretend theissues of mental illness do not exist in oursociety.

As I move forward in my public servicecareer, I will continue to fight for what Ibelieve to be right for the Garden State, itspresent, its future and its people. Thank youfor standing by me as I served as yourGovernor – it was an honor and a blessing.

With regards,Richard J. CodeyActing Governor


A local group of 24 enjoyed a 12-night Mediterranean cruise in October, visiting Venice,Dubrovnik, Athens, Santorini, Naples, Rome, Florence/Pisa, Monte Carlo/Monaco andBarcelona.Top row (l-r) Ron Burkshot, Steve Makwinski, Paul Bouchard, Clare Bouchard, JeanKoerner. Middle row (l-r) Julie Bosze, Dolores Burkshot, Shirley Makwinski, Mary Bouchard,Marge Tirolo, Carmen Rondesko. First row (l-r) Ann Marie Tauber, Lorraine Kennedy, DotFrench, Joan Ogorek, Denise Rybicki, Ann Marie McCarthy, Jean Hourahan. Missing-Sadieand Carmen Ruszala, Wanda and Ziggy Skok, Krystyna and Adolf Ciba.Dr. Dan Joins Staff

Dr. Dan Miller, Executive Director ofDMD IMAGES, is a well respected freelancephotojournalist, former high school athlete,and retired NYC school and college admin-istrator who joined the staff of The SouthAmboy/ Sayreville Times as New YorkSports reporter/photographer. He is an ad-vocate of public education and a proponentof children’s issues and the rights of studentathletes. Dr. Miller is the anchor of Focus onEducation, a segment on the popular weeklyradio show Real Talk with Jim Lisa. onWRTN 93.5FM, broadcast on Thursdayevenings at 5:00PM and the co-host of TheDance Master, where he also anchors Dr.Dan’s Hometown Sports Heroes, broadcaston Tuesday night at midnight on WRTN93.5FM in New York, Northern New Jerseyand Southern Connecticut. Dr. Miller writesstories about news, education and sports. Hecovers the New York Mets, the New YorkJets, The New York Giants and St. John’sUniversity Big East Men and Women Var-sity Basketball. He currently lives in Queens,New York with his Chocolate Lab, Cagney.

Attention AllMarines

This is a notice concerning the forma-tion of a new Marine Corps League Detach-ment in the Central Jersey area. It will be avery active detachment, with a very differ-ent direction and set of goals. The newdetachment will be looking for Marines whoare willing to be on active duty in the orga-nization, and not just to join and allow othersto do all the work. Contact Hank at 908-616-4100 or Fred at 732-254-2142.

Spirit Week ASuccess

Once again Spirit Week was a hugesuccess at South Amboy Middle/HighSchool. A week filled with theme days andcompetitions saw students and faculty work-ing together to build school spirit. Funny hatday, Hawaiian Summer Day, Red White andBlue Day, Sports day, Purple and Gold daychallenged the student body’s wardrobe ona daily basis.

Spirit Week also included a scavengerhunt that had students, teachers and parentsout in the community looking for all type ofitems from an Aladdin pencil to a tandembicycle and the highlight of the week SpiritOlympics. Cablevision was on hand for thethird year in a row to tape the competitionand will air it on Cablevision Channel 14during the month of January, check yourlocal listings.

A toy drive that benefits Toys for Totsand a food drive that benefits local foodbanks are also held as part of the competi-tion. The Marines filled their truck to thebrim with toys and the St. Vincent DePaulsociety in South Amboy had their shelvesstocked.

Great job by the Student Council andtheir Advisor Octavia Zampella who orga-nize and run sprit week. Also, congratula-tions to the 8th grade and 12th grade forwinning the overall Sprit Week competi-tion. Students and Staff are counting downthe days to the next spirit week.

8 January 21, 2006 South Amboy-Sayreville TimesRemember When?. . .

1959-Sacred Heart CYO held its Athletic Banquet. Pictured sitting (l-r) Mary Szarejko,cheerleader coach; Rev. James Ferry of Cliffside Park, guest speaker; Rev. Walter Urbanik,pastor; Richie Regan, freshman basketball coach at Seton Hall, principal speaker. Standing(l-r) Jim Inman, CYO basketball coach; Jim Phillips, baseball coach; Louis Subjack, baseballcoach; Louis Komosinski, president, Mom & Dad’s Club; Ed “Lefty” Zebro, coach of thechampionship Babe Ruth League baseball team. Missing from photo: Joseph Kuran, coachof the city championship senior basketball team; Rev. John Szymanski, CYO moderator.


Curt Wood

Wood, LovelyRemembered

By Tom BurkardCurt Wood, 55 of South Amboy died on

Dec. 31. As a junior in 1967, he became thefirst 1,000 point scorer in Hoffman HighSchool basketball history, and also the firstto accomplish the feat in either of the SouthAmboy schools. He was also an All-County,and All-State selection in baseball and bas-ketball. Wood was a highly-respected busi-nessman in auto sales, and was the owner ofWood Chrysler/Plymouth in the Melrosesection of Sayreville from 1989-1996.

In the South Amboy Little Fellas Leaguein the early ‘60’s Curt was bigger than theaverage kid, but was also blessed with atremendous athletic ability, and could pitchbetter than anyone in the League. Man, hecould throw hard! I only felt the wrath ofWood once in my life (Thank God!) In the’62 playoffs against Lions, our EnglishSunoco team had its work cut out for them.I pinch hit late in the game, and could barelyget the bat off my shoulder against him andstruck out on three pitches. In the Babe RuthLeague, I was blessed to be on Coach JoeMcCarthy’s legendary Mechanicsville FireCo. team, which featured Wood leading usto titles in 1964-65 his last two years in theleague. (We won in ’66 as well). I alsoplayed on Coach Danny Lewis’ Mid-Countyand Carlton League championships teamsin 1966 and 1967 with Curt. He dominatedalmost every team he pitched against withhis blazing fastball and assortment of threeor four other pitches. By the time he got tohigh school, he had the most baseball/over-all athletic ability of anyone in South Amboy.I will always believe that with a couple ofbreaks, he would have made it to the majorleagues, and many other people who playedwith or followed him feel the same way.

In ’65 when Mechanicsville won itssecond straight title, Coach McCarthy told

Curt Wood’s OnlyInterview

June 20, 1991By Tom Burkard

I was fortunate to have the opportunityto interview Curt Wood at his WoodChrysler-Plymouth car dealership nearly 15years ago, when he was on top of the world,working in a business that he really enjoyed.

*This is the only, one-on-one newspa-per interview Curt ever granted in his life-time.

TB: You were Hoffman’s first 1,000point scorer in history. What was that like toyou? Do you remember the big game?

CW: How could I forget? I aimed forthe 1,000 point goal, reached it, and now canpass it on to other kids to shoot for. I enjoyedthe competition. We had a lot of goodplayers.

TB: You were a standout all through theSouth Amboy Youth Leagues. What aresome of your fondest memories?

CW: Pitching no-hitters, scoring a lot

of points, hitting home runs and winning alot of games. There were a lot of excellentathletes back in those days in Sayreville,South Amboy, and South River.

TB: Hoffman always had such excel-lent teams in baseball and basketball back inyour high school days, but never won a statechampionship. Why?

CW: Everything has to be right at thatparticular time. We should have won. Wereally were champions and always will be inour hearts.

TB: Who were your five best team-mates in basketball?

CW: Billy Clayton, a good friend, BobKeegan, Greg Havlusch, Billy Keegan, DonBaranowski, and Eddie Witkowski was agood ballplayer. These guys were atHoffman. I also played with Joe Theismann,Brian Taylor, Drew Pearson, Lucius Will-iams, Jay Ziznewski, Tom Kelly, BruceTaylor, John Somogyi and Jerry Paluch, allvery fine players.

TB: What teams psyched you up themost?

CW: The rivals, St. Mary’s champion-ship games, Perth Amboy and the Taylors,Sayreville. They were all very competitive.

TB: Out of all your great games, whichone means the most to you?

CW: When I pitched against JimmyMartin at Johnson Park in 90 degrees heat. Ipitched a 16-inning no-hitter, struck out 18,and lost on a catcher’s balk.

TB: You are undoubtedly one of thegreatest all-around athletes in HoffmanHigh’s history. Do you think you couldhave made it to the majors?

CW: Yes, without a doubt if I chose to.I had scouts from the Yankees, Phillies andTwins who were very interested in signingme, but I had other more important prioritiesand responsibilities at that time.

TB: Who taught you how to play base-ball and basketball?

CW: Probably my older brother Den-nis. We lived near Vets, and were alwaysthere or at the tank playing.

TB: As a youngster, who was yourhero?

CW: Mickey Mantle. He was the great-est!

TB: Who were some of your coachesthroughout your career?

CW: John Zdanewicz, “Butch”Tomaszewski, Danny Lewis, Joe Kelly,Frank English, Joe McCarthy, JohnKovaleski and Frank Jankowski.

TB: If you could change anything inyour life, what would it be?

CW: I love selling cars, and this busi-ness. I really enjoy working with people,and I’m very pleased when my customersare satisfied. I’ve enjoyed being around carssince I was a kid, and I wouldn’t want to doanything else.

TB: Do you have any collections?CW: I collect antique cars. I buy them,

fix them up, and like to drive them. I’mgoing to start taking them to shows.

TB: Where would you like to go on avacation?

CW: I don’t even think about vacations.I’m so busy running my business that Ireally don’t have any time right now.

TB: Did you play any ball after highschool?

CW: No, I didn’t have the time. I hadmy own general contracting business, andseveral other businesses.

TB: How do you remember your highschool coach and teacher, the late JohnZdanewicz?

CW: He was a great man, an under-standing teacher, and a knowledgeablecoach. He was the nicest man in the world.

TB: What were some of your greatesthonors in sports?

CW: Being the first ever in Hoffman toscore 1,000 points. It’s like ChristopherColumbus being the first to discoverAmerica. Other proud moments for mewere making the All-County and All-Stateteams in baseball and basketball.

TB: What is in the near future for CurtWood?

CW: I’m looking forward to having afirst class, top-notch car dealership, servic-ing the public in every aspect with new andused cars at Wood Chrysler-Plymouth.

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“Inky” Norek: 90 Years Of Serving TheCommunity

By Tom Burkard

Frank Norek was born on Raritan St. inSouth Amboy on October 13, 1927. A weeklater, he was baptized, and a party was heldat the Mechanicsville Fire House. “I neverreally left the fire house,” he joked. “Myfather was one of only 20 members at thetime.”

When Frank was a youngster growingup in Mechanicsville, he received probablythe most well-known nickname in SouthAmboy, “Inky.” When he was around 5 or6, he used to hang around Kurtz’s store onRidgeway Ave., and helped stock the shelves.He broke a bottle of ink, and Andy Kurtzstarted calling him “Inky,” and “It stuck forabout 75 years,” Norek said.

He recalled his love-affair with singingbegan in the 7th or 8th grade. “I loved to singin church.” As a freshman in high school, heauditioned for the school play, and everyboy that auditioned for the lead part sang“Don’t Fence Me In.” Frank chose to bedifferent and sang “God Bless America.”Everyone thought he’d get the lead but hewasn’t chosen. Despite his outstanding vo-cal gift from God, he never won the lead inany high school plays, but did sing in thechoruses. He also sang at “Senior Night” forhis St. Mary’s High School Class of 1945.

He was vice-president as a freshmanand sophomore, and treasurer in his juniorand senior years at St. Mary’s. “In my senioryear, my teacher Sister Helene turned mearound. She took me under her wings,” saidNorek. He was also a fine athlete for theEagles, and mentioned the following team-mates: Bob Fleming, George Harkins, ChrisTriggs, Danny Fuller, Red Connors, ReggieCarney, Norman Kilcomons.

In the 40’s and 50’s the late and belovedAlfie O’Connor and “Inky” sang at most ofthe weddings at St. Mary’s Church. “If hedidn’t sing, I sang,” said Norek.

Through the years, Frank has sung atMemorial Day services for veterans, PoliceMemorial services, the State First Aid Me-morial service, and many other events. Someof his most memorable engagements weresinging at the groundbreaking of the DAVbuilding on George St., and also the dayPresident John F. Kennedy was assassi-nated. That day, he sang “The Star SpangledBanner,” and “Ave Maria” at a special me-morial service held by the DAV at the oldSouth Amboy City Hall.

Probably the most special moment ofall for Norek came when he went with theSouth Amboy Fire Dept. to Wildwood forthe convention in 2001, a few days after 9/11. “The parade was cancelled, but they hada big Memorial Service in Convention Hall,which was put together quickly,” he said.He volunteered to sing, and turned in anoutstanding version of “The Lord’s Prayer,”acappella in front of over 2,000 people.After he finished the song, he received astanding ovation. It was a great moment ata very somber time in U.S. history. Norekwas nearly overcome with emotion, and“had tears in my eyes,” after the crowdshowed its appreciation.

Frank “Inky” Norek points to one of his most memorable awards that he won during hisillustrious career of helping people. (Photo by Tom Burkard)

“Inky” became involved in helping thecommunity when he joined MechanicsvilleFire Co. right after serving in the Armyduring World War II. A few weeks later, hejoined the South Amboy First Aid Squad. In1953, he married Winnie Bauman, and inJanuary 1954 became a patrolman on theSouth Amboy Police Dept. He is still activeas a regular member with the fire depart-ment, and is a life member of the First Aid.Norek retired in 1979 after 25 outstandingyears with the police force.

His memories are outstanding, and sto-ries most intriguing. “Inky” recalled hisworst experience with the First Aid was atthe scene of the Woodbridge Train Wreck,when our locals were called to assist. “Wehad six of our members who went into theworst car of the wreck, laying on its side ona hill. We stayed 7 hours in the car, and mostof the 85 people who died were in that car.People were pinned down, and we had to getthe injured out. When we came back to thesquad afterwards, we just stared at the wallsin shock. They didn’t have counselors backin those days,” he said.

A braver man you’ll never meet, Norekhas saved several lives over the years, usingCPR, but one situation he faced when an-swering the call of duty as a policeman, willnever be forgotten. A man on a bulldozerturned over on a 40-foot hill at lower PortiaSt., and “Inky” was called to the scene. “Icould see half the guy’s body under there, soI crawled under the bulldozer and was thereabout 40 minutes, trying to get him to breathe.I put the positive pressure oxygen under-neath and dug a hole near where his stomachwas to try to get the oxygen in to him. Ithought he was dead, but wouldn’t give upuntil Dr. Hoffman came and pronouncedhim dead.” Brave indeed! If the bulldozerhad shifted 2 inches, one way or another inthe sand, Norek could have been killed.

He recalled a house fire at lower DavidSt. in 1954 that killed three babies. “It wasvery sad. It was a set of twins and anotherbaby.” “Inky” again displayed his trade-mark bravery by going into the burninghome (without any mask or pack, back inthose days) and pulling one of the babiesout, while the other firemen brought theothers out.

Another heroic call with the First Aidtook place when a pleasure boat blew upunder the train bridge, and they had to get thepeople up with cables, ropes and baskets.The SAFAS received the Don Luther Awardfrom the State First Aid Council.

One day, Norek was off-duty, and sawfellow policeman Bobby Kelly rushing downRaritan St. toward the Raritan Bay. Kellyasked him to come along to help, as a youngboy was drifting into the Bay near JerseyCentral on a raft. “Inky” swam out to savethe youth, pulling him safely back to shore.He received a special award for his heroism.

“Assisting people. That was my life.When I got a First Aid call, my blood startedand I thought ‘Can I do something for some-

body?’ I used to crawl inside of cars thatwere upside-down” (turned over) he said.

“One time a woman was going to com-mit suicide at the old “Minnie Ditch” and wewent out in the First Aid boat and draggedher 75-80 yards to the beach,” he recalled.

“Inky” mentioned that the toughest partof being a policeman, fireman or first aidmember was death. “When you work onsomeone for a half hour or 45 minutes,trying to rescue them by doing CPR, whenyour efforts more or less fail.”

As a police officer, it was also verytough breaking bad news . “When you had tonotify a parent that an accident happened inanother town, that a son or daughter waskilled. That’s sad,” said Norek.

He has also noticed many changes inSouth Amboy since he was a youngster.“Back in the ‘30’s, there was only one SchoolCrossing Guard in all of South Amboy. Hiscorner was in Mechanicsville and he wasemployed by the county. . . The fire equip-ment and the training today is 100% better.We didn’t have Scott Air Packs. We usedWorld War I gas masks, and they weren’tany good. Today, the equipment is greatwith resuscitators, defibrillators, jaws-of-life. It used to take us an hour to get someoneout of a car. The equipment on fire trucksand ambulances is incredible! . . . When Ijoined the police department, we only hadone police car, and now they have 6 or 7, anddo a much better job of patrolling.

When asked how he would like to beremembered, he said, “For what I’ve ac-complished and did on the job. I’d just liketo be remembered as a nice guy.” (Theydon’t come any nicer than this gentleman).

Norek Notes: “Inky” and his son Jamieare perhaps the first father and son to holdthe position of sergeant. . .The Norek Fam-ily is the first ever to have four generationsof First Aid Sqaud members: John NorekSr. (Inky’s father), Frank “Inky,” Jamie, andChris (Jamie’s son). . .”Inky” was the firstDeputy Grand Marshal in the history ofSouth Amboy’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade afew years ago. . .In 1937 or 1938 when hewas 10 years old and in the 5th grade at St.Mary’s Grammar School, he was shot in theneck by a stray bullet from a .22 rifle whilewalking home from school. He was taken tothe newly opened Roosevelt Hospital inEdison, and became one of its first patientsand had perhaps the first-ever operationperformed at the facility. Norek is the onlypatient from back then who is still alive.Hewas a patient at Roosevelt Hospital in Edisonwhen it first opened in 1937 or 1938, and isthe only patient from back then who is stillalive.

*A very special and sincere thank youfor your 90 years of combined service withthe (Fire Dept., First Aid Squad, PoliceDept.) of true dedication and caring for thelocal people. Everyone is very proud of you,and I’m truly blessed to have you as acousin!

This Honor Roll from World War II was located in the yard of Rose Maliszewski at the cornerof Ridgeway Avenue and Route 35.

South Amboy FirstAid Squad History

By John J. McCloud Jr. (1983)*Note: This took John McCloud two

years of intense research from 1981-83 towrite the history of the South Amboy FirstAid Squad. The original records could notbe found, and he was appointed to researchthe Squad’s history.

The South Amboy First Aid Squad wasincorporated in 1933. The papers weresubmitted on May 23, 1933 and certificatewas returned from the State of New Jersey,dated June 21, 1933, as an incorporatedorganization.The Early First Aid Timeline

July 12, 1932-Disastrous fire with fa-tality.

July 19, 1932-South Amboy Fire Dept.requests help to obtain special equipment.

Oct. 20, 1932-Plans get underway forsigning up people to take a first aid course.

Oct. 31, 1932-Aspirants for taking in-structions.

Nov. 1, 1932-Request for City CouncilChambers to train aspirants for First AidSquad.

Jan. 3, 1933-The start of First Aid classesat Mechanicsville Fire House.

Jan. 30, 1933-The first Chairman andSecretary are selected.

March 27, 1933-New headquarters onFirst Street.

April 27, 1933-First fund raising ven-ture.

May 14, 1933-Public inspection ofambulance. Fund drive starts.

May 15, 1933-Ambulance renders firstservice.

May 17, 1933-Common Council ap-proves 1-2-1 on Fire Alarm System.

May 30, 1933-A.M. participation inMemorial Day Parade.

May 30, 1933-P.M. dedication of am-bulance to serve South Amboy.

May 31, 1933-Common Counciladopted resolution for monetary help tosquad, as first

house to house canvas for fundsprogresses.

June 5, 1933-Squad participates in or-ganizing and handling the safety of newlydedicated beachfront.

June 25, 1933-Squad has first mater-nity call.

July 25, 1933-First disaster happened.Three young boys are killed on railroad.

Aug. 1933-Problems with alarm sys-tem.

Oct. 1933-First quarterly report shows91 assignments.

Oct. 30, 1933-First banquet held atBurlew’s Restaurant.

Dec. 1933-Six month report and elec-tion of officers for 1934.

Jan. 1, 1934-Mayor’s New Year’s ad-dress includes praise for squad, in its’ orga-nization and purchase of ambulance.

July 24, 1934- Resolution from Com-mon Council to squad.

Sept. 1934-A letter was sent to Com-mon Council requesting assistance in pur-chasing a new Cadillac ambulance.

Dec. 1934- Election of officers for 1935.April 1, 1935-Serious accident on Old

Route 4, in which two people died.


Governor Harold G. Hoffman

Hoffman’s 110th BirthdayBy Tom Burkard

Many local historians know that Febru-ary 7th is the date that Governor Harold G.Hoffman was born 110 years ago in 1896.

Hoffman had a most interesting, highly-diversified life, and literally put SouthAmboy in the national news on more thanone occasion.

A brief look at the following timelinewill give you an idea of his many outstand-ing accomplishments.

1913-Graduated from South AmboyHigh School. Began work in the newspaperfield. 1917-Enlisted as a private in Com-pany H., Third Regiment, New Jersey In-fantry, and served overseas as a captain.1919-42-He was an executive with SouthAmboy Trust Co., and also rose to bankpresident. 1920-25-City Treasurer of SouthAmboy. 1923-24-State Assemblyman.1925-26-Mayor of South Amboy. 1927-31-Member of the U.S. House of Representa-tives. 1931-35-Motor Vehicle Commis-

sioner of NJ. 1935-38-Governor of NewJersey. 1938-42-Director of the State Un-employment Compensation Commission.1942-46-Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel inthe military, and was discharged with therank of Colonel in ’46.

1946-54-Director of State Unemploy-ment Compensation Commission.

Hoffman Notes-The South Amboy HighSchool on John Street was re-dedicated andnamed Harold G. Hoffman High Schoolsomewhere around 1935-37. Do any read-ers know the year of the first graduatingclass as Hoffman High?. . . In ’35 as Gover-nor, he had doubts as to the guilt of con-victed Lindbergh kidnapper, BrunoHauptmann, but was unable to convinceother members of the Court of Errors to re-examine the case, and Hauptmann was ex-ecuted on April 3, 1936.

June 4, 1954-He died in New York Cityat 58 years old.

A Few Miles Down The HighwayBy Elaine Scott

Taking a drive to the country was afavorite pastime years ago. In the mid-‘50s,when Dinah Shore was singing, “See theUSA, in your Chevrolet,” for her TV show’ssponsor, and gasoline was well-below 30cents a gallon, a ride to the countryside was aninexpensive way to pass a little time duringthe summer. Besides, it was just a few milesdown the highway.

Getting on Route 9 South, we’d pass theSayre Woods Shopping Center in Parlin.Built only a short time before, it was the firstshopping complex of its kind in the area.Having lots of stores, like Kreseges, Grants,and Kinneys all clustered together, and witha parking lot the size of a small town, it hadseemed exciting back in the ‘50s.

Traveling a few miles further down thehighway, as Route 9 narrowed into two lanes,one coming and one going, my father hadoften taken a detour to visit with his brotherand his family. Turning left onto CottrellRoad in Matawan, we’d pass an old black-ened barn on the corner, and a few housesalmost hidden from view, before turning intomy Uncle Percy’s dirt driveway. Nestledbetween tall, old trees, the house looked upona wheat field across the road, and had a“natural” backyard that extended “forever”to the next street.

This was the place where I had watchedmy “big cousin,” Billy Holton, as he fed a tinybunny, found abandoned in the field, with ababy’s bottle, and where he had demon-strated the art of killing wood ticks by throw-ing them into a roaring outside fire. This waswhere I had explored alone and made theexciting “discovery” of an old outhouse ontheir property, covered with brambles andsurrounded by a sea of poison ivy bushes.Billy’s home was also where I had watchedmy uncle chop off a chicken’s head on awooden block on the side of his house, and Istill remember how that chicken ran in circlesafterwards, with my screams filling the air.To a little girl from Mechanicsville, this hadlooked and felt like the countryside to me, butit wasn’t. The “real” country was still a fewmiles down the highway.

Getting back on Route 9 South, we’dtravel through Old Bridge, with nothing tosee except dense trees lining both sides of theroad. Back then, lots of deer lived in thosewoods, and often could be seen standingalongside the highway. I’d always look up tosee all the squirrel nests, big ones and small

ones, packed amidst the branches. Therewere so many of them that I used to think ofit as a city for squirrels in the sky. Onwards,my family’s car would go, passing throughMorganville and Marlboro Township untilwe reached Manalapan, where the farmlandbegan, and which extended a few more milesfurther into Freehold.

To area residents, this was “the country-side.” This was where the farmers had workedin their fields, from one generation to thenext, many since before the American Revo-lution. This was the place where they hadplanted their crops in some of the richest soilin all of America. This was where the,seemingly, endless rows of sweet Jersey cornand Jersey tomatoes had grown on either sideof the highway and as far as the eye could seein the distance. This, then, was the country-side, where everyone from the area went tobuy the freshest produce sold from the home-made stands which had lined the road.

When Route 9 South began to be wid-ened in the late ‘60s, everything was bull-dozed. The thickets of trees, home to birds,deer, squirrels, and other small creatures forthousands of years, just disappeared. Keep-ing pace with the road construction, develop-ment of the land had begun and soon, ahousing development in Old Bridge abuttedthe highway. In just a few years, farmers,who had lost parts of their land to EminentDomain, eventually sold the rest of theirfarmland to the developers, who made houses,strip malls and small business establishmentscrop up faster than the vegetables had evergrown. Very little remained, from ruralMatawan, where my cousin had lived, allthrough Freehold, and beyond.

To area young people of today, it wouldbe almost impossible for them to believe thatcentral Jersey had been filled with farms,dense trees, verdant fields, abundant wildlife,and open spaces. Having been born into a“concrete jungle,” they should be told how itused to be by those of us who remember it, forwhen we are gone, our living memories willall be gone, too. Let them know that not solong ago, before there were such things asmalls, fast food places, and video stores, all ofus rode the two-lane Route 9 South to go tothe countryside, just a few miles down thehighway.

(Elaine Scott may be contacted [email protected].)


Off-Broadway play producer, Alexis Kozak (r) goes over the script for “The Black Bird Returns,”with actors Barbara Panas (l) and David Walters (c).

Let’s Talk TechBy Michael J. Elson

Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician

So you received that shiny new com-puter this holiday season. Now you need toprotect it so that it stays running like the dayyou unpacked it from the box. Before youeven connect to the internet, be sure youhave some anti-virus software installed.Most new computers come with at least atrial version that will get you through 30-60days before you have to purchase some-thing. If your computer has no antivirussoftware, you first step is todownload AVG Anti-virus(http://free.grisoft.com).This is a top-notch anti-vi-rus software program thatcan stand toe-to-toe with thebig boys and best of all, it isfree. If you have some otheranti-virus software, be sureto get the latest updates be-fore surfing.

Your second stop onthe web should be Microsoft Windows Up-date. This will ensure that you have thelatest security patches and system updatesfor your computer. This will also check tobe ensure that you have Service Pack 2installed. New computers should have thispre-installed, but stop by just to be sure.This will also set your firewall to protectyour computer.

While you are at Microsoft, grab a copyof Windows AntiSpyware. Nothing willslow down a new computer quicker thanspyware and adware. An ounce of preven-tion as the saying goes. You can also headon over to http://www.lavasoft.com/ and getthe free edition of Ad-Aware. I also recom-mend getting Spybot (http://www.safer-networking.org/) for some extra coverage.Often what one program misses another willcatch. Be sure to get the latest updates forthese as well.

Once you have these critical programsinstalled, your last step should be to make abackup of your system. Most new comput-ers have some software to make this easy.Windows has backup software installed aspart of the system as well. I would recom-

mend backing up to CDs or DVDs. Whilethis step may take a while, it is certainlyworth it if you ever encounter a major prob-lem. You will always have a full backup tomake your system like new again.

You might also consider getting rid ofall the pre-installed software that new com-puter manufacturers put on new PCs. If thesoftware is not something you are going touse, get rid of it. Why leave it on your

system taking up valuablespace and resources? Most ofthe software is only a trial, sotry it out. If you do not seeyourself using it, uninstall it.

Now that your computeris protected, it is time to goonline and surf. I wouldhighly recommend MozillaFirefox (http://www.mozilla.org/) as a re-placement for Internet Ex-

plorer. If you have not already switched,now is the time.

That is about it for this issue, but if youhave any questions, please email them to

[email protected] and I will trymy best to answer your questions. Happycomputing!

South Amboy Resident Turns Off-Broadway Producer

Alexis Kozak, a South Amboy resi-dent, is producing his original play TheBlack Bird Returns off-Broadway.

“It’s like having a second full time job,”says Kozak, who teaches drama and Englishat Middletown High School South. “After afull day of teaching, it’s a challenge to findthe energy to work on a play,” he says.

“I did a workshop production of theplay in September. A producer saw it andthought that it might make it off-Broad-way,” says Kozak. “It’s like a dream cometrue. There are people who dream of thistheir entire lives.”

The Black Bird Returns is the story ofthe mythic search for the love of one’s life.The play stars David Walters as Cliff, co-author Barbara Panas as Kat, Julie Jensen asAmanda, and Douglas Lally as Roger. Kozakdirects the play.

Performances run through January 31st

at the 45th Street Theatre, 354 West 45th

Street. Show times are Sunday at 2pm and7pm and Monday and Tuesday at 8pm.Tickets are $15. For reservations, pleasecall 212-352-3101 or go online atwww.theatermania.com.

PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN(Never known to fail) Oh, most beautiful flower of

Mt. Carmel, Fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, blessedMother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assistme in my necessity. Oh Star of the Sea, help me andshow me, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary,Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humblybeseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor mein this necessity. There are none that can withstandyour power. Oh, show me herein you are my mother.Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who haverecourse to thee (3 times). Holy Mary, I place thiscause in your hands (3 times). Say this prayer for 3consecutive days. You must publish it and it will begranted to you. Thank you. -M.M.

A PRAYER FOR HEALINGLord, you invited all who are burdened to come to

You. Allow your healing hand to heal me. Touch mysoul with Your compassion for others. Touch my heartwith Your courage and infinite love for all. Touch mymind with Your wisdom, that my mouth may alwaysproclaim Your praise. Teach me to reach out to Youin my need. Help me to lead others to You by myexample. Most loving Heart of Jesus, bring me healthin body and spirit so that I may serve You with all mystrength. Touch gently this life which you have created.Amen -T.B.

Learn About BirdsCheesequake State Park will offer a

Basic Birding program on Feb. 26 at thepark starting 1 p.m. in the Interpretive Cen-ter. The program will teach about the keyidentifying characteristics of winter birds.Binoculars are suggested. The program isFREE for Ages 8 & up. For more info call732-566-3208.


St. Mary Elementary School held a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser on Jan. 15th.† Nicole Mish,(standing front left) organized the event.† Also pictured is principal Donna O’Boyle (standingrear left), as students Megan O’Donnell and Kelsey McCarthy (standing right) serve thesalads for the O’Donnell Family, as they await their delicious dinner. (Photo By Tom Burkard)

Sacred Heart School Catholic SchoolsWeek’s Theme:Character, Compassion, and Values

Sacred Heart School’s families willgather at a special Mass at 10:00 AM, onSunday, January 29, 2006, that will kick offthe exciting Catholic Schools Week. Chil-dren from Sacred Heart School will partici-pate in the Liturgy and students who won anessay contest will have the opportunity toread “What makes Sacred Heart Schooldifferent than any other school,” before theMass. An open house will be held, 11:30AM – 1:00 PM, with 50% off of the registra-tion fee for anyone deciding to enroll inSacred Heart School.

The events on Monday, January 30,Spirituality Day, will include an anti-bully-ing program set up by the New Jersey PoliceDepartment. The children will donate $2.00to purchase a bowl of soup and the proceedswill go to the missions. At the end of the day,a Prayer Rally is scheduled in the gym togive the children the opportunity to raisetheir voices in songs of praise to God. Theclasses with the most enthusiasm will beawarded at the end of the Prayer Rally.

Tuesday, January 31, involves the chil-dren dressing up as their favorite literary orhistorical character. A read-a-thon will takeplace during the day and the older studentswill read to the lower grades, dressed up astheir book characters throughout the day. Afamous author, “Princess,” and illustrator,Ann Schurmann (our Art teacher), of thebook “Pula” will meet with the children todescribe the work that goes into publishinga book. A Canine Demonstration by thePolice Department will take place in themorning.

Wednesday, February 1, showcases oursports programs with cheers, banners, andour team players’ trophies. Our third andfourth grade boys team is undefeated with arecord of 17-0. The 8th Graders will havethe opportunity for “teacher turn around” inthe last hour of the day. The teachers will beappreciated with a luncheon provided forthem by our Home School Association.

Thursday, February 2, is an invitationfor all Grandparents to join their grandchil-dren for a breakfast in the cafeteria. After thebreakfast, Grandparents who attended Sa-cred Heart School will reminisce with thechildren about their experiences at SacredHeart School when they were young. Aguest dance instructor will prepare our 6th,7th, and 8th graders for our upcoming Cotil-lion Ball. This will give them an opportunityto experience the atmosphere of a true ball-room setting. The Saturday before, theyattended Martini’s Restaurant to learn eti-quette table manners at a ball.

On Friday, February 3, Grades 5 - 8 willenjoy a morning at the Roller Rink. GradesK - 4 will enjoy games in the cafeteria. In theafternoon, Math races and Science QuizBowls will take place to display the highacademic value of Sacred Heart School’sMath and Science programs. The highlightof the evening for our Junior High Studentswill be their Cotillion Ball where they gatherat Memorial Hall in suits and gowns tocelebrate with schools throughout the Dio-cese their Catholic School identity of char-acter, compassion, and values.


Good Luck at StatesLocal gymnasts Melody Smith (left) and Meghan Larkin (center), along with teammate SarahContessa of Piscataway, accept individual All-Around awards for first, second and thirdplace respectively at the USA Gymnastics-NJ sectional meet held on December 18. Thetwelve-year-old girls will guide a strong contingent from Middlesex Gymnastics Academyinto the state championships on January 21 and 22. Photo courtesy of Rita Contessa

Cardinal McCarrickHigh SchoolCatholic SchoolsWeek

Cardinal McCarrick High School inSouth Amboy, New Jersey is a Catholichigh school who’s challenging academicprogram includes eight Advanced Place-ment courses and a variety of honors, col-lege prep, and basic courses in all liberal artsareas. A variety of elective courses, co-curricular activities, and a full spiritual pro-gram complete the excellent opportunitiesavailable to its students.

Cardinal McCarrick High School willcelebrate Catholic Schools Week from Janu-ary 30 to February 3. Activities will includean opening liturgy, Hallway DecoratingContest, Class Color Day, and Hat Day. ATeacher and Staff Appreciation Day willinclude special treats for all! Students willbe appreciated when ice cream sundaes area special feature of lunch! At the conclusionof the week a Winter Pep Rally will honorsports participants. A “Kiss the Pig”Fundraising contest, a Student- TeacherVolleyball Game and the announcement ofSpirit Week Winners will conclude the week.

The public is invited to an InformationSession about the opportunities at CardinalMcCarrick on February 2, 2006 at 7:00pmin the Little Theater. Call 732- 721- 0748 toregister to attend.

SAAD To Make ADifference AtCardinal McCarrick

SADD (Students Against DestructiveDecisions) a newly formed club at CardinalMcCarrick High School is determined tomake a difference in the school and thecommunity. Under the direction of teachersJim Kazanjian and Janet Sienko the club hasamassed 40 members to date. The club hasset an ambitious set of activities. Theseinclude Grim Reaper Day, the play BangBang You’re Dead, and a mock car crashand court case.

“ There are many choices students facein high school” said Kazanjian, “not only dowe need to make them aware of the conse-quences but also give them alternatives. Thenew administration has been very support-ive and we will make an impact in the schooland community”

Tony Rivera, the club president stated itwas an honor to be chosen to lead such apowerful club.

The clubs deals with issues facing teenssuch as drugs, alcohol, drunk driving, sui-cide, bullying, eating disorders, college de-cisions and other decisions teens face today.

Officers are: Tony Rivera – President,Jessica Vicidomini – Vice President, Tif-fany Gaidus – Secretary, Robert ClaytonTreasurer, Alexx Kennedy – Head of PeerGroup

correct measurement W 4.197 X 3.625 H

Sister DianeCelebrates 50th

Mercy Sister Diane Szubrowski recentlycelebrated her 50th Anniversary of the Pro-fession of the Vows. Sister Diane taught atSt. Mary’s Grammar School in the early1960’s and was well-liked and respected byall. Congratulations!



St. Stan’s School Celebrates CatholicSchools WeekCharacter, Compassion and Values

Parents looking for a progressive Catho-lic school with an emphasis on excellence inacademics and a strong program of faithformation are invited to attend St. Stan’sSchool annual Open House on Sunday, Janu-ary 22, 2006, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.Home School Association parents are look-ing forward to greeting new families, takingthem on a tour of our school and welcomingthem into our dynamic learning community.The Open House will include a display ofparish and school activities. Meet the tal-ented teaching staff. Registration formswill be available in the school office.

St. Stan’s is dedicated to providing thevery best in education to students in pre-school through grade 8. It is accredited bythe Middle States Commission on Elemen-tary Schools, and teachers are state certified.

St. Stan’s School is an AcceleratedReading, Math and Writing school. Thesecomputer-based programs from the Renais-sance Learning Corporation foster successin students. Technology is not limited to onecomputer period per week; it is integratedinto†the daily learning experience.

At St. Stan’s, children are preparedwith the skills that will enable them to reachtheir potential and experience success inhigh school and beyond. One strength†ofthe†a school lies in†a commitment to excel-lence in education in a Catholic environ-ment. A family atmosphere, where eachchild is an important and valued member ofour community, is fostered. St. Stan’s is aplace where children learn and grow in anatmosphere of harmony and dignity, andparents feel welcome and valued.

The modern facility provides spaciousclassrooms for each grade, a well-stockedlibrary, modern networked computer labwith cable modem and Smart Board tech-nology, large and comfortable cafeteria, andacres of grounds for sports and play.

The curriculum includes art, computereducation, English, Family Life, library sci-ence, mathematics, music, physical educa-tion, reading, religion, science, social stud-ies and Spanish language. Guidance ser-vices are also available to students.

The school†day does not always end atdismissal. Students have the option of par-ticipating in a myriad of motivating after-school activities. This year we offer thefollowing clubs: drama, wiffle ball, studentcouncil, computers, middle school religion,yearbook and a very active AthleticAssoication with excellent sports programsfor students in all grade levels from kinder-garten to grade 8.

St. Stan’s is looking forward to wel-coming the public to the Open House onSunday, January 22, as well as the Class-room Open House on Thursday, January 26.There are many special activities plannedthroughout the week, as follows:

On Sunday, January 22, at 9:00 AM, theentire school community worships togetherat St. Stanislaus Kostka Church. Schoolchildren will attend along with teachers andstaff. Afterwards, there is a breakfast forstudents and their famiy and Open House atthe school.

On Monday, January 23, students cel-ebrate Sports Day as they participate in anOlympic-type forum with relay races andother sports activities, culminating in a com-petition between the 8th grade class andteaching staff.

Tuesday, January 24, is Student Appre-ciation Day. Students enjoy movies andrefreshments as well as a pizza lunch.

On Wednesday, January 25, a dynamicassembly, Bach 2 Rock, fosters music ap-preciation.

Thursday, January 26, is an Open Housein the classrooms from 10:00 AM - 11:00AM.† All are welcome to visit the class-rooms and enjoy an hour of student learning.

The week culminates on Friday, Janu-ary 27, with Teacher Appreciation Day,beginning with a Staff Rededication Cer-emony. Later in the morning, 8th gradestudents enjoy a “student” teaching experi-ence.

The public is invited to attend the OpenHouse at 10:00 - 12:00 PM†on Sunday,January 22, and also the Classroom OpenHouse on Thursday, January 26, at 10:00 -11:00 AM.

St. Mary OpenHouse Tours,RegistrationSt. Mary Elementary School, located at 301Second St., South Amboy, will hold OpenHouse Tours and Registration on the fol-lowing dates:Sunday, Jan. 29, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 31, 6 p.m.-7 p.m.Thursday, Feb. 2, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.For additional information, or to arrangeanother time for a tour, please contact theschool office at 732-721-1514.St. Mary Elementary School was establishedin 1853, and has been serving the area com-munities for over 150 years. The school’smission is to academically enliven, excite,and nurture each child to the teachings ofJesus through His Gospel message.Some of St. Mary’s many fine features in-clude:*Middles States Accredited*Full and Part-Time Pre-K Program forchildren 4 years of age by Oct. 31st.*Spanish Language Program*Computer Lab*Media Center*Art, Music, Gym, and Health Classes*Fully Air-Conditioned Classrooms*Before and After Care available*Spiritual and Community Programs*Summer School Program*Summer Camp Program

The SchoolPrincipalsCardinal McCarrick High School-JeanKlineOur Lady Of Victories School-Mrs.Jacqueline G. KrausSacred Heart School-Sister M. KateriHawleySt. Mary Elementary School-Mrs. DonnaO’BoyleSt. Stanislaus Kostka School-Mrs. HarrietSamim

OLV Student ExcelsAngelica Generosa, a 12-year old sev-

enth grader at Our Lady of Victories Schoolin Sayreville is quickly establishing herselfas one of the finest young dancers around.The talented student danced in front ofthousands of people each day during theRadio City Christmas Spectacular over theholidays, while experiencing something thatmillions of others can only dream about.

Generosa was chosen the Junior Fe-male Outstanding Dancer, and will tournationally until June. Congratulations!

Msgr. BrembosServed St. Mary

Way back in the 1960’s, Father GeorgeM. Brembos served at St. Mary Parish inSouth Amboy. Many people thought thathe would replace Msgr. Francis Sullivan aspastor when he retired, but Father Bremboswas reassigned to another parish.

Fast forward to 2006, and we find Msgr.George M. Brembos as the pastor of St.Elizabeth Parish, Far Hills, and also St.Brigid Parish, Peapack. He has served thepriesthood well, and

we congratulate him for touching somany lives in a positive manner!


School SportsBy Tom Burkard

(as of Jan. 14)

Boys BasketballCardinal McCarrick (8-3) Vincente

Rosario has been incredible with a 30 pointscoring average to lead the county. CarlosGarcia checks in with a 14.7 avg. Batistaalso puts points on the board.

Sayreville (5-3) Larry Pokrywa and KofiGenfi are the top scorers for the Big Blue.Also helping out are Tom Robinson, KacperWilusz, Bryan Champayne and GerardGreen.

South Amboy (6-6) The 1-2 scoringpunch of new 1,000 point club member,Brian Seres (18.8, #6 in county), and JoeBartlinski, who will enter the 1,000 pointclub any minute now, (18.7, #7 in county),have kept the Guvs in most games thisseason. Tom Szatkowski, Paul Tylek, LarryLenahan and Mike DeJoy have also madescoring contributions recently.Girls Basketball

Cardinal McCarrick (8-1) Coach LynnUst’s club is one of the finest in the county,and relies on the scoring of Jessica Pruiti andLauren Zarantanello, as well as the all-outhustle of Karen Guszkowski, KristenBabulak, Patty Langan, and freshmanChrissy Keir.

South Amboy (5-5) Katey Charmelloand Nicole Scarillo carry the bulk of thescoring for the Lady Guvs. Jen Braun andLindsay Polak also contribute big-time.

Sayreville (2-6) Holly Miara is the topscorer for rookie coach Tara Currie’s Bomb-ers, and they have received scoring help

from Erica Latz, Lauren Bednarz andHeather Miara recently.Boys Bowling

Cardinal McCarrick (9-6) The Eagleshave several outstanding bowlers includingBrian Hentz, Eric Poltrictzky, Matt Jones,Joe Halmi, Jamisen Ruiz, Ricky Whalen.

South Amboy (1-9) Joe Bloodgood andEric Oppenheimer are the top bowlers. GregKasics and Kyle Dabkowski are also rollingwell.Girls Bowling

South Amboy (2-6) Top bowlers areShannon Cohoon, Samantha Seaman, LynnBloodgood, and Shawn Cohoon.

Cardinal McCarrick (3-13) Leadingbowlers are Tina Berlingieri, Jenny Wilkins,and Kelly Johnson.Wrestling

Sayreville (7-3) Quickest pins recently-125-Eric Tsang 0:24; Heavyweight-HerbieNieves 0:35; 160-Mike Knight 0:49.Boys Track

Sayreville (1-1) Top performers-AaronAmpaabeng, Peter Piatek, Morales, Martinezand Chick.Girls Track

Sayreville (1-1) Top performers-LynnMayer, Priscilla Senya, Chantel King,Saccone, Alberta.Co-Ed Swimming

Sayreville (1-3) Top swimmers recently:Alex Ratajczyk, Brian Libretti, Ryan Behr,Paul Ratajczyk, Ingrassia, Behr.

All-Area FootballThree Sayreville Bombers football

standouts were selected to The NewsTribune’s All-Area 1st Team: BobbyWoods-kicker; Herbie Nieves-offensiveline; Shaune Thomas-punter. Congratula-tions!

All-MiddlesexSoccer

The Star Ledger selected Sayreville’sJessica DaRold to its Girls Soccer All-Middlesex 1st Team , and Lamin Sidibeh ofthe Bombers to the Boys All-MiddlesexSoccer 1st Team. Congratulations!

In The CollegesSayreville grad, Samir Sanu is having a

terrific basketball season at William Pater-son. Although not a starter, he is #2 on theteam in scoring with a 9.6 scoring avg. Hehad his career high of 18 points in a 89-69victory over Manhattanville.

The Rosario Quest(As of Jan. 14)

Cardinal McCarrick’s phenomenal jun-ior guard, Vincente Rosario has been rap-idly moving up the St. Mary’s/CardinalMcCarrick Eagles All-Time Scoring list.

The SA Times will keep its sports fansinformed each month on Roario’s progress,as he passes so many Eagles legends alongthe way in his quest for the top spot, whichhas been held by the great GeorgeKrzyzanowski (Currently South Amboy HSbasketball coach), for 35 years with 1,592points.

Rosario started his junior year with 541points, and has been on a tear. In 11 gamesthis season, he has 333 points, bringing hiscareer total to 874. (#12 All-Time)

Rosario recently passed the following:#27 Ross Hull 701 points, #26 Mark Bratus701, #25 Jim Byrne 702, #24 Bob “Don”“Pep” Bennett 710, #23 Joe Jankowski, #22Bill Wagner, #21 Mark Clark 734, #20 EdMcCabe 746, #19 Luke Lenahan 748, #18Jim McCloud 763. #17 Donnie Reid 777,#16 Leo Cannon 787, #15 Rick Ragula 807,#14 Jay Derent 812, #13 Jack Kreiger 847,#12 Jerry Gorczyca 871.

*If he continues at this pace, he shouldfinish the season at #2 behind Krzyzanowski.

Rosario also has a chance to break theschool record for most points in a season,best average for a season, and don’t rule outKrzyanowski’s 1game mark of 50 points.

Super Bowl Facts*The first Super Bowl was billed as

“The AFL-NFL World ChampionshipGame.” *Kansas City played Green Bay inthe first game, and Max McGee scored thefirst points ever, when he caught a 37-yardtouchdown pass from Bart Starr, who waschosen MVP.

*The Packers carried legendary CoachVince Lombardi off the field after winningSuper Bowl II. *Bart Starr was MVP in thefirst two Super Bowls in 1967-68. TerryBradshaw of the Pittsburgh Steelers wasthe only other player to win back-to-backMVP’s, doing so in 1979-80. *The SuperBowl MVP was named for Pete Rozelle.*In Super Bowl XII, Co-MVP’s werenamed for the first time. Selected wereHarvey Martin and Randy White of theCowboys. *Marcus Allen holds the recordfor the longest run from scrimmage (74yards) in 1984 vs. Washington. *SteveChristie booted the longest field goal forBuffalo (54 yards) in 1994. *The onlySuper Bowl championship team with alosing record the previous year was the ’82Champion San Francisco 49ers (’81 sea-son), had a (6-10) record in 1980. *Theonly player to be on 5 consecutive SuperBowl teams was quarterback Gale Gilbert,who was on the Buffalo roster from 1991-94, and finally played in ’95 with SanDiego.

ST. JUDEMay the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified,

loved and preserved throughout the world now andforever. Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on us. St.Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, helper ofthe hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer nine times a dayfor nine days. It has never been known to fail. Publicationmust be promised. Thank you St. Jude. -K.A.M.

Youth BaseballRegistration

Registration forms for the South AmboyYouth Baseball can be picked up and droppedoff daily at the senior center starting inJanuary. In-person registration dates at thesenior center will be Sat., Feb. 11 from 10a.m. to noon, and on Fri., March 10 from 6-8 p.m.

Girls softball will also be registering onthese dates.

Opening Day is scheduled for April 22,2006 (Several rain dates are set up).

Brian Seres holding plaque celebrates at center court with his family and Board of EducationPresident Cindy Zammit (l) after scoring his 1000th career point. (Photo by Brian Stratton)

1,000 Points ClubBoys

Sayreville-Ron Kuran, Jeff Osowski,Steve Makwinski, Ralph Novak, DanOgborne, Leland Norris, Marcin Ziobron.

Hoffman/South Amboy-Curt Wood,Billy Clayton, Gary Lange, Bob Clayton,Frank Kuziemski, Peter Smith, Gary Kuhn,Ed Behnen, Nick Shaw, Brian Seres, JoeBartlinski.

St. Mary’s/Cardinal McCarrick-GeorgeKrzyzanowski, Rob Zaleski, Dan Blaha,Kevin Burns, Kevin Oliveri.

1,000 Points ClubGirls

Sayreville-Rhonda Rompola, CindyAllman.

Hoffman/South Amboy-Chris Dill,Jamie White, Sue Check, Nancy Garsick,Lynn Ust, Tricia Popowski, Kris Kuziemski,Jen Kuziemski, Jen Ingstrup, KristyParfianowicz, Kim Peterson, Regan Rone,Kiersten McCarthy.

St. Mary’s/Cardinal McCarrick-KathyRedling, Sue Wilson, Mary Jean Sibilia,Janine Barella, JoEllen Paczkowski, KaitlynKatko.

Vincente Roario

Brian Seres goes up to score his 1000th

career point. (Photo by Brian Stratton)


LOCAL SPORTS MEMORY MACHINEBy Tom Burkard

From The CYO Archives. . . Glory Days InLocal Sports

T.H.E.Game

By Tom Burkard

1968-69-Our Lady of Victories talented 7th-8th Grade basketball team consisted of top row(l-r) Head Coach Leo Farley, John Perez, Douglas Cox, John Wojcik, Dave Kwiatkowski,Brad Picher, Walter Rondesko, Coach Frank Uszczak. Bottom row (l-r) Cliff O’Brien, RobertFedor, Jeff Miklos, Ray Lasko, Brian Swider, Brian Jensen, Tim Keenan, John Przybylko.(Photo & names courtesy of John Wojcik)

1968-69-Our Lady of Victories superb cheerleaders are pictured before another big game.Top row (l-r) Robin O’Brien, Nancy Clark, Donna Sabb, Jo Ann Wojcik, Jill Albert. Bottomrow (l-r) Diane Sabb, Charlene Derent, Karen Spille, Pam Dusko, Jean Pozai. (Photo &names courtesy of John Wojcik)

From The Cheerleader Archives. . .

1943-St. Mary’s beatWoodbridge, 29-25 in basketball.John “Jinx” Dowling topped theSaints with 9 points. . .1958-Rutgers Prep hoop shooters beat

Hoffman, 95-80. Bobby Mar-tin topped the Guvs with 30points, and was followed by

George Reick 21, Dave Inman 12 and TomAdams 12. . . 1968-The Eagles had fiveplayers in double figures as they stopped atough St. Rose team, 78-69 in hoops action.Jim McCloud paved the way with 28 points,followed by George Krzyzanowski 14, TedKrzyzanowski 13, Nick Charmello 12, MarkBratus 11. . .1979-Sayreville jolted JFK, 44-38 in basketball play. Tom Lakomski toppedthe Bombers with 12 points, and RalphNovak tossed in 10. . .1982-Hoffman’s jun-ior center, Ron Brown poured in 21 points tolead the Guvs to a 52-46 win overKeansburg’s basketeers. . .1994-Sayrevillegirls basketball team topped Perth Amboy,55-43. Dana Feltz fired in 24 points andgrabbed 20 rebounds. Tara Bouchard con-nected for 17 points, and Stephanie Allocco10. . .2000-Sayreville’s football squadsteamrolled by South Brunswick, 34-9. BenIsabella raced for 2 touchdowns, DarrenSinclair 1, Mike Worthington 1, and King 1.. .

Sport-BasketballYear-1955Teams-St. Mary’s vs. Hoffman (Game

#1) of the City SeriesRecap-In a real thriller, the Eagles pre-

vailed over the Guvs, 58-49. Hoffmanjumped out to a 14-10 first quarter lead, andheld on for a 29-28 margin at halftime. SMtied the contest 42-42 after three stanzas,and Bobby Leslie’s jump shot early in thefinal frame put the Eagles ahead for good.Marty Metzger burned the nets for 25 pointsto easily lead all scorers. Charlie Rehfusswas top point man for Hoffman with 14, andFrank Grimley chipped in with 11 for thePurple & Gold.

MVP-Marty Metzger.

55 Years Ago. . .1951-Hoffman High’s basketball team

upset unbeaten Red Bank (12-0), 49-47 inthe Shore Conference semifinals. RB wasundefeated for 2 years in regular seasonconference play.

The Guvs trailed, 39-34 after 3 quar-ters, but battled back in the final frame, andJim Inman’s basket with 3:10 left tied it at40-40. Hoffman, behind 3 straight fieldgoals by Charlie Koerner, Marvin Wood,and John Ciol took a 46-40 lead. Koerner hita 3-point play to make it 49-41, but RedBank came back with 6 straight tallies, tofall short.

Hoffman’s scoring line: Koerner 14Wood 13 Ciol 9 Bill Bouchard 6 JohnKovaleski 5 Inman 2.

*Note-The Purple & Gold lost the ShoreConference title game to Neptune, 61-52,despite Koerner’s 20 points, and Wood’s16. . .

Sacred Heart LittleLeagueBasketball. . .

1963-Tom Cross was the LeagueDirector. . .In the 4th-5th Grade All-StarGame, The East topped the West, 23-13.Tom Weinman was high scorer with 11points to lead the winners, while TedKrzyzanowski added 5. Gene Kaboskipaced the West with 6 points.

In the 6th & 7th Grade All-StarGame, the East won 28-18 over the West.Brylinski hit for 12 points, Larry Kurzawa8 and Dennis Ryan 8 for the winners.Rich Ofsonka socred 9 for the West. . .

In the Little Bigger League Play-offs, LaSalle, which finished 3rd place inthe regular season upset 1st place Man-hattan by 1 point, and then poundedXavier, 45-26 for the championship. RichDanielski fired in 16 points for the win-ners. Bobby Slovik scored 6 for the X-Men. Henry Zupko coached and in-spired LaSalle team. . .

Marquette hammered Notre Dame,16-7 to win the Little League champion-ship. Bobby Duffy was high scorer with8 points, and Rich Lerche scored 3 forthe “Fighting Irish.”

Ken Szaro coached the championsof Marquette. . .

Guvs Won OpenerIn New Gym. . .

1957-The Hoffman Governors basket-ball team christened its new gymnasium onGeorge St. by blasting Jamesburg, 56-34.Bobby Martin and Bob Bloodgood scored15 points apiece to lead the way, and PaulPoetsch popped in 13 markers in the firstgame ever played there. . .

Flashback. . .1971Krzyzanowski Scores 50George Krzyzanowski broke his old

one-game scoring record of 38, by pouringin 50 points to lead St. Mary’s to a 78-64semifinal round victory over South River inthe Msgr. Sullivan Christmas Tournament.His record breaking performance by quar-ters was: 12-12-16-10. Krzyzanowski alsohauled down 21 rebounds. Playmaker, JohnKugel tossed in 15 points for the Saints. . .

Those C.Y.O. Days. ..

1962-8th Grade BasketballCoach Jim Inman’s talented 8th grade

team at Sacred Heart featured a talentedroster of basketball players including LarryGiello, Bob Delikat, Carl Chodkiewicz,Steve Stankiewicz, John Losanevich, BobPomanski, Bobby Knight, Don Szatkowski,Tony Jozefowicz, and Charlie Tobias. . .

1959 Sacred Heart Cheerleaders (HighSchool)

Coach-Mrs. Szarejko. Cheerleaders-Bernadette Prusakowski, Diane Crosby, NanSzarejko, Carol Baranowski, RosemaryLagoda, Gail Smith, Maryann Stelmaszek,Catherine Stochel, Patricia Skarzynski,Peggy Piechocinski. . .

Were You There?Our “Were You There?” photo from

November’s issue featured a few St. Mary’sand Hoffman basketball players, and onlyone that was unidentified. Claire Kuhn tellsus that it was Peter Lake of the Governors,who was wearing the glasses. . .

PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN(Never known to fail) Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt.

Carmel, Fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, blessedMother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist mein my necessity. Oh Star of the Sea, help me and showme, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Motherof God, Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humbly beseechyou from the bottom of my heart to succor me in thisnecessity. There are none that can withstand yourpower. Oh, show me herein you are my mother. OhMary, conceived without sin, pray for us who haverecourse to thee (3 times). Holy Mary, I place this causein your hands (3 times). Say this prayer for 3 consecutivedays. You must publish it and it will be granted to you.Thank you. -K.A.M.

41 Years Ago. . .1965-St. Mary’s Eaglettes girls bas-

ketball finished its season with a thrilling45-41 win over Wickantunk. (Anyone knowwhere this is?) Diane Hayes burned the netsfor 16 points, Peggy Kurtz 14 and Pat O’Hare10. . .


WWW.?

Does this local structure look familiar to you? See if you can correctly identify it, and join ourlist of hot-shot WWW.? Winners. This is not an easy one! Send your answers by e-mail to:[email protected]. (Photo courtesy of Claire Kuhn)

WWW.? WinnersAlthough no contestants gave the entire

name of last month’s structure, which wasChrist Episcopal Church on Main St. inSouth Amboy, we have accepted the follow-ing as winners for identifying it as ChristChurch: Paul H. Bouchard, Estelle Pluskota,W. Tom Kross, Elsie Samuelson, John “But-terball” Prusakowski (Florida), GraceNelson, Bob Allen, Charles Rehfuss(Florida). Congratulations!

Hoffman Hi-Lites 2006By Terry (Jankowski) Kelly

“Lost In The Woods”Survival Program

On Jan. 22nd, Cheesequake State Parkwill offer a 9-point program to help childrenif they get separated from their group whilehiking. “Lost In The Woods” Survival Pro-gram is for ages 6-11, and it starts at 1 p.m.at the Interpretive Center. There is no fee.

Alumni ProfilesName-Rudolph “Rudy” Gunther, Class

of 1955.Favorite Memory-”Skipping school to

go duck hunting down the “Minnie Ditch,”and Friday night dances.” Greatest accom-plishments-”I survived a chopper crash andcar crash, and I’m still married.” What isRudy doing these days? “My beautiful wifeand I are retired since 2000. We travel toEurope to see our son (USAF), and go fish-ing and boating.”

Name-Skip House, Class of 1955.Favorite Memory-”Embarrassing. We

all threw “Lady of the Lake” books out thewindow in rebellion. Supt. James Tustinwas passing below, and a book hit him. Hecame into class, and mine was the book, ofall 12!” Greatest accomplishment-”Stillahead.”

What is Skip doing these days? “Re-tired. Trying to reform the school tax sys-tem.”

Name-Adele “Del” Galuska Baker,Class of 1955.

Favorite Memory-”Decorating for theprom. We would get out of class and deco-rate the gym, no hotels, no limos, just fun!Greatest accomplishment-”I have notreached my goals yet.” What is Del doingthese days? “The Cake Lady Baking busi-

ness, 4 children, 5 grandchildren (all beau-tiful, of course)!” [email protected]

Name-Elaine Brown Lopez, Class of1956.

Favorite Memory-”The whole classplayed hooky in 9th grade (Mrs. Birming-ham), and all went to Duck’s Nest. Some-one squealed and we were all hauled intoSayreville Police Station.” Greatest accom-plishment-”Staying alive!” What is Elainedoing these days? “Traveling abroad.” e-mail- [email protected]

Claire “Dexy” Dexheimer Kuhn, Classof 1958.

Favorite Memory-”Our class trip toWashington, DC. The boat trip up thePotomac River, when the boat sank on oneside, and we had to be towed in.” Greatestaccomplishment-”Living to reach retire-ment, and seeing my children grow and dowell in life.” What is Claire doing thesedays? “Retired from Wachovia Bank, for-merly South Amboy Trust Co., and enjoy-ing my 6 grandchildren.”

Fried ChickenDinner

Trinity United Methodist Church lo-cated at 815 Bordentown Ave., Sayreville,will sponsor a Fried Chicken Dinner on Sat.,Jan. 28 from 4:30-7 p.m. Tickets are $10 foradults, $5 for children between 5 and 12, andunder 5 FREE. Take out dinners are avail-able. For more info call 732-721-3558.

Pictured (l-r) are Jacqueline Kraus, present principal of OLV School, Sister Mary Lavin andSister Mary Nadine, former principals, and Father Michael Krull, pastor at the recent AlumniReunion.

Stay FocusedDr. Donald J. Noone, PH.D. will hold a

workshop on April 6th from 7:30-9 p.m. atSt. Catherine Parish Hall, Middletown, NJ.Dr. Noone will bring together in one eventmany of the ideas he has been communicat-ing for years. Attendees will receive atemplate that can help increase control overtheir life, feelings, use of time, health, andrelationships with others. Donation is $15p/p. All funds from the workshop go to TheGathering Place, which is run by SisterLouise Gorka, RSM (A St. Mary’s HS grad),and Sister Peggy Noone, RSM. For moreinfo, call 732-495-7615.

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St. Mary’s High School Class of 1955 is pictured at its 50th-Year Reunion. Seated (l-r)Carole (Graul) Wentzel, Evelyn (Zierer) Hoffer, Marylyn (Eckert) Madden, Lavern (Gavron)Bauer, Sheila (Lenahan) Boyle, Carole (Kurzawa) Kurtz, Mary Ann (Lagoda) Wilcox,Barbara Brennan, Mary (Halmi) Noble, Pat (Keating) Mathias, Barbara Gray.Middle row (l-r) Pat (Monaghan) Coulson, Marianne (Zamorski) Hoffman, Sister PhyllisMcGuire, RSM, Mary (Minnick) Pawlowski, Bob Martenak, Ed Dobrinsky, Kay (Kress)Miller, Lorraine (Yvekonis) Weber, Kay (Mulcahy) Bartz, Betty (Lounsbury) Silvaney, Pat(Hogan) Sheffield. Back row (l-r) Bob Leslie, Bob Vona, Dominick Del Rosso, Joe Triggs,Mario “Lefty” Rapetti, Ed Paczkowski, Dennis Desmond, Frances (Kull) Karnish, MartyMetzger, Peter Delaney. (Photo courtesy of Ed Paczkowski)

Rocky Kusic, President of the St. Vincent de Paul Society accepting a $1,000 donation fromGary Bouchard, President of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. This was a Christmas donationto assist the less fortunate in our community. Not only did AOH donate for Christmas, theyalso donated $1,000 to the SVDP Thanksgiving event.

St. Mary’s 50th-Year ReunionSt. Mary’s High School Class of 1955

held its 50th Reunion on Friday, Nov. 11,2005 at the Buttonwood Manor. 32 gradu-ates attended. After the cocktail hour, MCEd Paczkowski introduced Bob Leslie forremarks. He was followed by Mario Rapettiwho gave grace. Paczkowski listed thedeceased members as DJ Rich Hart played“The Bells Of St. Mary’s.” Leslie gave thetoast, and “Stolat” was sung, before dinnerwas served.

Mary Ann (Lagoda) Wilcox with hersister Joan Ryniec, gave a Hawaiian tributeto her classmates, and gifts were awardedfor the following: Most children-EdPaczkowski (7); Married the longest-Frances(Kull) Karnish (47 years); Traveled the fur-thest distance-Mary Ann (Lagoda) Wilcoxfrom Honolulu, Hawaii.

The committee members for this out-standing event were Bob Leslie, BobMartenak, Joe Triggs, Mario Rapetti, EdPaczkowski and their spouses.

Members of the Junior Class at South Amboy High School hold up the 12 foot register receiptfrom their purchase of food items as part of the Spirit Week competitions.

The pantry at St. Vincent DePaul before delivery of the food items collected by the studentsat SA Middle/High School.

The pantry is filled to capacity with the food collected during Spirit Week at SA Middle/HighSchool. Great Job!!! (Photos by Brian Stratton)

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566-0281 Elizabeth “Betty” Farrell was the very popularand respected school nurse at St. Mary’sHigh School from 1957-1978. She touchedmany students’ lives in such a positive way.

ObituariesBacha, Joseph G., 69, of Sayreville died

on Dec. 30.Baranowski, Edward F., 52, of

Sayreville died on Jan. 1.Brumbaugh, Elaine M., 82, of Parlin

died on Jan. 5.Bucelis, Mary, 74, of South Amboy

died on Jan. 5.Creed, Edward B., 88, of Morgan died

on Dec. 19.Cullinane, Alice, 85, formerly of

Sayreville died on Dec. 22.Farrell, Elizabeth “Betty” M., 89, of

South Amboy died on Jan. 4.Geant, Augustus, 73, of South Amboy

died on Dec. 12.Gostkowski, Catherine, 86, of Sayreville

died on Jan. 4.Grover, Dorothy N. Nelson, 81, of South

Amboy died on Dec. 17.Guth, Ruth, 99, of Parlin died on Jan. 3.Hughes, Patricia J., 60, of Parlin died

on Dec. 13.Jurusz, Richard J. Sr., 55, of Parlin died

on Jan. 9.Kennedy, Mary Ann Sembler, 60, of

South Amboy died on Dec. 27.Kilcommons, William F., 81, of Parlin

died on Dec. 23.Kirsch, Peter A., 95, of Morgan died on

Dec. 10.Kotarski, Florence Maciorowski, 82,

formerly of Sayreville died on Jan. 12.Krzywdzinski, Mary, 72, of South

Amboy died on Dec. 31.Kwiecinski, Thomas J., 57, of Sayreville

died on Jan. 9.Lockwood, William V., 82, of South

Amboy died on Jan. 8.Longstreet, James A., 69, formerly of

South Amboy died on Dec. 12.Lovely, Adam B. Sr., 69, of South

Amboy died on Jan. 4.Murphy, Marian, 60, of Sayreville died

on Dec. 11.Nawoj, Wanda, 95, of Sayreville died

on Dec. 27.O’Sullivan, Mary, 61, of Sayreville died

on Dec. 14.Rathbun, Clare, 79, of Morgan died on

Dec. 26.Roj, Robert, 83, of Sayreville died on

Dec. 27.Sauer, Mary Lou, 52, formerly of

Sayreville died on Dec. 12.Schuck, Eleanor M., 66, of South

Amboy died on Jan. 11.Searlaski, Charles, 89, of Parlin died on

Dec. 24.Share, Gloria, 81, of Parlin died on Jan.

10.Silva, Mary A., 72, of Sayreville died

on Dec. 18.Sneck, Paul Sr., 66, formerly of Mor-

gan died on Dec. 24.Suchciki, Loretta Samuel, 83, of Parlin

died on Dec. 16.Sullivan, Rose M., 89, formerly of Parlin

died on Dec. 26.Swiderski, Cecilia J., 95, of South

Amboy died on Dec. 20.Syslo, Joseph M., 73, of South Amboy

died on Jan. 8.Wanson, Paul R. Sr., 78, of Sayreville

died on Dec. 24.Welsh, Frances M., 80, of South Amboy

died on Dec. 28.Wist, Theresa, 82, of Morgan died on

Dec. 24.Wojaczyk, Stephanie, 88, of Morgan

died on Jan. 3.Wojciechowski, Martha, 88, formerly

of South Amboy died on Jan. 12.Wood, Curtis S., 55, of South Amboy

died on Dec. 31.


The Sayreville Phoenix travel soccer team celebrate their 2005 victory in the White WaterCup Classic.

Sayreville Phoenix Win ClassicThe Sayreville Phoenix (a U15 Girls

Travel Soccer Team) won three straightgames to capture the “White Water CupClassic Tournament” Championship Cup inHazleton, Pennsylvania over Labor DayWeekend. The Phoenix shut out the follow-ing teams, the Tuxedo New York Mavericks4-0, the Central Valley Pennsylvania Fury4-0, and the Bloomsburg PennsylvaniaSparks 2-0 for the Championship Cup. ThePhoenix played with heart and focus duringthe tournament and the girls deserve con-gratulations for their team effort. They are:

Goalie, Ashley Pires, defensive players,Maria Lizarzaburu, Deanna Petersen, AshlieRenz, and guest player Emily Roshetar fromthe Lady Blue Devils. Offensive players,Shaina Cesare, Cheyenne Howard, AmandaMathisen, Amanda Rosehtar, Kara Russell,Sneha Shah, Allison Skwiat and guest play-ers Sarah Barnes and Jordan Nolan from theLady Blue Devils. Team members TaylorMiller and Danielle Tucka were unable toattend the tournament. The girls are coachedby Head Coach John Mathisen and Asst.Coach Ron Petersen.

Sayreville Seniors Send Over $4,000 ToKatrina Survivors

“We’ve been watching the effects ofthe disaster in the news, and we wanted tosee if we could find a way to help.” MarieCook, a long time Sayreville Resident andcurrent staff member at Gillette Manor spokeabout their efforts to raise money for Hurri-cane Katrina relief efforts.

The Gillette Manor located on Wash-ington Road in Sayreville houses 100 unitsof affordable housing for senior citizens age60 and over. Although the building housesonly those over 60, it is considered an inde-pendent living facility, and differs from anassisted living community or a nursing home.

“We put up a flier asking for donationsand providing information about the Salva-tion Army and what they could do with themoney to help survivors.” Explained SandraNiemiec, the Executive Director of theSayreville Housing Authority, “We usuallyhave a food drive for the holidays, and wefelt the residents would be interested inthis.”

“The money was collected only fromtenants and staff from Gillette Manor andwill be sent directly to the Salvation Army.”

Added Marie Cook, “When we send thedonation next week we will also send a listincluding the names of everyone who do-nated. Most of the tenants have made dona-tions, but we are still collecting from a fewmore in hope to bring our total even higher.”

“Some of our residents and staff mem-bers have friends or relatives in the GulfCoastal area who have been affected by thistragedy. People are beginning to realize justhow serious this disaster has been and thoseof us here at Gillette Manor want to showthat we care.”

“We started collecting around the firstof the month, and within two days we werealready up to nearly $3,000, now we havenearly $4,400 and we’re hoping for more.We are only beginning to realize the fullimpact of the hurricane, but for right noweveryone is just happy to give whatever heor she can to help the people who are suffer-ing through it all. This overwhelming showof support and generosity has inspired us allon the staff and we’re all very proud to beworking for these caring individuals.”

Local Cub Scout, Daniel Mace (9), savedhis grandparents house from burning tothe ground on New Years Day. Whilevisiting his grandparents in Woodbridge,Daniel heard some unusal noise comingfrom the upstairs floor†of the house.He went to investigate the sounds &soon found that the entire upstairs floorwas on fire. He raced back down stairs,found his grandfather who then called911.Daniel is picutred here with Sgt DavidKales of the So. Amboy PD & his CubScout Den leader Tom Richter, of Pack391 of So Amboy.

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Snow Shoveling Is Serious StuffYour body was made for use not abuse.

Whether you are in the best physical condi-tion or not, a sudden jerk or impact, a fallwhere you tighten up and don’t “go down”loose, or an unexpected blow or move, mayall be causes for health related injuries.

Shoveling heavy snow requires as muchenergy as running 9 MPH say exerciseexperts. Shoveling snow, breathing cold airand being exposed to the cold all make theheart work harder. This is not necessarily aproblem for healthy people, but it can bedangerous for people who are at risk for aheart attack. If you are over 45, are seden-tary, smoke, have elevated blood pressure,are overweight, and/or have a heart prob-lem, seriously consider getting someoneelse to do the shoveling. This is not theexercise to use to start getting in shape!

Safe Shoveling!Take a few minutes and do some stretch-

ing exercises for the lower back and legsbefore going outside to shovel! Be sure todress in layered clothing so you can peel offclothing if you become too warm. Over-heating puts extra strain on your heart!Pace yourself and take frequent rest breaks.Bend your legs slightly at the knee and letyour thigh muscles do most of the pushingand lifting work. This will reduce the strainon your heart and on your back. Use ashovel with a small scoop and keep yourloads small and light. Wear a scarf overyour nose and mouth to avoid breathing thecold air. Wear a hat to retain body heat.Don’t shovel snow after smoking, drinkingor eating a heavy meal, all these thingsplace an extra load on your cardiovascularsystem!

Tom,Renewal time is always a happy time

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Fishing FlashesJanuary 2006 by Teo “Weebles” Weber

Salt WaterIt’s a Happy New Year for 2006 from

the Weeblemeister once again. I hope youall have a great fishing year. Your best betright now is Mackerel on any Party Boat thatsails for them. They arrived right on timeabout Christmas and its good fishing. Plentyof Sea Herring are mixed in the catch too.Party Boat Black fishing is fair. The limit isnow 4 after January 1st with enough bigBlackfish being caught, some even toppingthe 10 lb mark. Ling are in short supply frominshore but are being caught on inshorewrecks and grounds. Whiting are just aboutnonexistent. The best fishing now, is thespecial offshore long-range trips for Codand giant Sea Bass on a few select PartyBoats. Ling, some Hake and big Porgies arealso being caught on these trips. Some verylarge Pollock up to 40 lbs have been caughttoo. As of now the 2006 Fluke regulationshave not been finalized. The NFMS says weover fished and they want the total catch cut.New Data from biologists and other com-missions are saying we were way under ourallowable quota.Fresh Water

A check of Round Valley Reservoirboat ramps during Christmas week revealedthe reservoir is low. I saw a few people therethat said they caught a few Trout under the15-inch size limit. I did see one angler catcha 16-inch keeper Brown and someone elsewith a 15 inch Rainbow.

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From The LocalBand Archives. . .

1967-The Profits, probably the best Rock ‘N’Roll band ever from St. Mary’s High School,pose for a yearbook shot. This talentedgroup played at countless dances throughoutSouth Amboy and Sayreville fromapproximately 1965-68.Pictured top (l-r) Bobby Toye-lead singer,tambourine; Mike Henry-rhythm guitar; (l)Timmy Tice-drummer; (r) Jim Coan-leadguitar; bottom-Joe “Streak DeLucia-bassguitar.

Local D.J.’s SpotlightThe “Innovator of Insanity,” The “Master of Madness”

By Clem Skarzynski

Locals On TV Trivia TestBy Tom Burkard

1. Brian O’Connor a. Kids Are People Too2. Judy Kurowsky b. Science Age3. Tony Gonsalves c. BJ & The Bear4. Cigus Vanni d. To Tell The Truth5. Ed Kolodziej e. The Joe Franklin Show6. Bailey Malik f. The Milton Berle Show7. Jon Bon Jovi g. One Life To Live8. Tom Burkard h. Sale Of The Century9. Jack McKeon i. $50,000 Pyramid10. Albert Szatmary j. Jersey Talking11. Mary Lou Poulsenk. Jeopardy12. Marco Marcello l. As The World Turns13. Greg Evigan m. Shootout14. Frankie Dill n. The Late Show With David Letterman15. Bill McAndrew o. Saturday Night Live

Answers1e 2g 3i 4k 5m 6l 7o 8j 9n 10b 11h 12f 13c 14a 15d.

Jimmy “D.J. Mushie” Mathisen(Photo by Tom Burkard)

Since 1980, Jimmy “D.J. Mushie”Mathisen has been the local D.J. with shallwe say slightly different ways of providingnot only music, but a vast array of visual andaudience participation to those of us whohave been lucky enough to see him in action.. .

Infamous for his “Turtle Races,” whichbegan in the Summer of ’80 at Mary’sHusband’s Pub in Belmar, then the “Mush”along with his 15 Painted turtles (Which hehad shipped from Florida!) made their wayback to South Amboy’s Our Place, The 2 x4, 3 Jim’s, and the S.A. Pub, to name a few.. .Yeah, the turtles all had names, but wewon’t get into that here!

The winter months kept “Mushie” localwith gigs at Gerity’s, Chappy’s, Teddy’sand Pepperhead’s, with summer gigs atPaul’s Tavern and The Tropical Pub inBelmar. When the turtles “got tired,”Mushie’s wheels of invention began to spinagain, and along came the “Frozen TurkeyBowling,” complete with assorted sized fro-zen turkeys and 10 plastic bowling pins, anda 10 ft. lane! I, the writer, got in the way ofa couple of those turkeys while enjoying theshow!

Mushie started with the least of profes-sional equipment, like most of the D.J.’sinterviewed have, and just “built-up” as hewent along, spinning 45’s and LP’s of the50’s oldies and 60’s through today’s Rock‘N’ Roll. . .Adding “New Country” into themix. . .

Embarrassing moments? K of C Hall inSayreville, wedding. . .The groom nevershowed up at the church! Most of the bride’sfamily didn’t even know! The “almostbride” decided to go ahead with the “recep-tion” anyway! “Might as well, everythingwas paid for!” Needless to say, Mushie, the“Almost Bride” and guests did a mini-tourof the South Amboy bar scene afterwardstoo!

Lately, Mushie’s been goin’ South toFlorida to do the “Bike Week” and“Biketober Fest” at The Last Resort Loungein Port Orange, Florida. . . .Well “FrozenTurkey Bowling” in 90 plus degree heat

with biker dudes and dudettes,” just didn’tseem the perfect type of audience participa-tion, so. . .How about “Cream Corn Wres-tling?” Yup, mix up some creamed cornwith vegetable oil and milk, and dump it intosome inflatable pools, and watch the fun

begin! Leave it to Mushie! Oh he’s paid theprice too! He’s been an “unwilling partici-pant,” being tossed into the mix by a fewirate “biker ladies.”

As of January 2006, Mushie will bemaking Florida his home, but will be com-ing back home from time to time to do theconvention gigs for the South Amboy Elksand Firemen, and an occasional private gig,so he’s not going to disappear. . .We won’tlet ‘em!

For you SA Times readers, Mushie’stalents not only lie in his D.J. realm. . .Oh no!Mr. Mathisen is an accomplished bass gui-tarist and percussionist. He played in hisfirst band, “The In-Between” in the mid-60’s, which just so happened to be the firstgroup formed by The SA Times Publisher,Tom Burkard. He also performed in FreddieLondon’s “Spice of Life” band. I, the writerhad the pleasure of rockin’ with Mushie inthe ‘70’s and 80’s with “People,” featuringThe Wathington Brothers, doing the Rt. 35and Keansburg circuit gigs. . .

Keep tuned to The SA Times and we’lllet you know when “The Mush” is back intown. Don’t miss him. . .Oh yeah, Mushie’sfamous “Pony Tail”. .When it gets to be afoot long, he will have it cut off and donatedto the local children’s cancer group, “Locksof Love”. . Good for you Mush!

Singing superstar, Kenny Rogers is picturedwith Shaun Curley, who performed with himover the holidays in “Kenny Rogers’Christmas Show” at Toms River. Shaun isthe son of Lisa Gorczynski, formerly of SouthAmboy and a graduate of Sacred HeartGrammar School and St. Mary’s High School.(Photo courtesy of Ed Gorczynski)

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Born To Run 30th Anniversary Edition(1CD/2DVD) –Columbia

With lofty ideals, Bruce Springsteen setout making Born to Run, wanting to soundlike Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound produc-tion, write lyrics like Bob Dylan, and singlike Roy Orbison- all were, and still area fewof his idols. The first DVD is a live showfrom ’75 in London, just after the release ofthe album. It captures the band at the heightof “Springsteenmania”- a label that Brucehated. Opening with a striking, acousticversion of Thunder Road, the DVD takesyou through the bands –over two hours-legendary show, that is completely mesmer-izing and a joy to watch- great restoration! Itdemonstrates why Springsteen and the bandhad earned a reputation for their live shows.The 2nd DVD goes into detail on the makingof Born to Run, giving contemporary inter-views with band members-cool stories aboutthe fun and frustration- and archival foot-age. There’s also a bonus live show from’73 in L.A., including cool, eclectic versionsof “Thundercrack,” and an electrifying“Spirit in the Night.”

The eight songs on the remastered Bornto Run each telling a story that takes place,as Bruce says, on “one endless summernight.” It wasn’t just the music that madethis monumental album, it was also thefeelings of hope, freedom, desperation, andtrapped relationships that were woven intothe fabric of the stories, that would touchanyone who listened, reminding us what it’slike to be alive, and to live life with all it ahsto offer- the good and the bad. Music is agift, and Bruce & the E-Street Band haveshared their gift over the years, with anyonewho felt the need to listen.

Using Dylan, Orbison, and Spector as atemplate, Springsteen achieved all that heset out to do and a whole lot more! Nowthirty, the album “ain’t that young any-more,” but it’s greatness is no less apparent.

Mikell’s Plot- Monster on the Wall([email protected])

Having recently played at the StarlandBallroom in Sayreville- a good show fromwhat I heard- Mikell’s Plot’s new album’s10 songs have a live vibe to them that wouldwork well on stage. Drawing from influ-ences like the Sex Pistols, Doors, etc., theband adds a heavier, alternative feel to themusic- check Shadow of the Past, or Time toChange. Their sound, writing, and the waythey can capture your attention, has im-proved since their demo about a year ago.The addition of Lisa Lynn on back-up vo-cals gives the band a little more balance withher soulful voice, as a counter to MikeO’Connor’s rougher, lead vocals.

Hopefully, Mikell’s Plot will be one ofthe top finalists in next years Asbury MusicAwards. They’ve got a lot going for them,and they’ve come a long way in a shortperiod of time.

Good Old Days InMusic

By Tom BurkardDo you remember when almost every-

one and there brother had a band? Well,around 1967, a band called The Carltonsplayed some mighty fine music mostly at H.G. Hoffman High School dances, as well asother parties and events. Joe Tanski was thelead guitarist, Ray Drost on rhythm guitar,Brian Dowling, saxophone, Bert Buehler,drums, Franny Freeman on lead vocals andGreg Evigan (A now famous movie star) onkeyboard. . .

Another group selected randomly wascalled Heatwave. The group was managedby agent John DeFlaminis (AKA JohnnyFlame) and performed locally. The bandconsisted of Jim “Mushie” Mathisen, JohnD. O’Toole, Gary Boyer, and Mike Marrone.Heatwave dazzled local kids at a teenagedance at the South Amboy K of C on March24, 1973. The band’s fabulous light showwas designed by R. Kokowitz. . .

Great TV ThemesBet you remember many of these great

themes from television shows. Just thinkabout them for a minute. . .Go back in yourown little time machine. . .

The Flintstones (1960) The BeverlyHillbillies (1962) Bonanza (1959) The AndyGriffith Show (1960) The Twilight Zone(1960) The Monkees (1966) Hawaii Five O(1968) All In The Family (1971) Batman(1966) Gilligan’s Island (1964) Green Acres(1965) Cheers (1982) Peter Gunn (1958)The Addams Family (1964) The PartridgeFamily (1970) Miami Vice (1984) TheMickey Mouse Club (1955) Rawhide (1959)Leave It To Beaver (1957) Love Boat (1976)Happy Days (1976) Petticoat Junction(1963) Welcome Back Cotter (1975) TheLone Ranger (1892) Laverne & Shirley(1976) Dragnet (1957) Three’s Company(1977) Mister Ed (1961) Taxi (1978).

*Note the years in parenthesis are whenthe theme songs were written.

Bon Jovi Flashback2001-Jon Bon Jovi was the keynote

speaker at commencement ceremonies forthe 2001 graduating class of MonmouthUniversity. He was presented with an hon-orary degree: Doctorate of Humanities,Honoris Causa for his contributions to theentertainment industry in music and film, aswell as his philanthropic and charitable work,especially on the Jersey Shore.


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Wood, Lovelythe team to meet at Vets Field for a

photo for the newspaper. One young, shyand unknowing player wore a suit and tie,and many of the players mocked and beratedhim for getting so dressed up, as most werein casual clothes, and a couple wore sweat-ers. Wood our team leader spoke up andsaid, “Hey guys, layoff the kid. He’s got theright idea. We should all be dressed like thatto look good for the paper.” The playersstopped their teasing and harassing immedi-ately, and what Curt said really made themthink. Thank you Curt!

Ray “Butch” Tomaszewski, whocoached Hoffman High for many years en-joyed having Wood on his team. “He wasthe first 1,000 point scorer, and had a helluvaoutside shot! He scored his 1,000th point inhis junior year, a rarity, and that season, ourteam was outstanding, and won the CJ cham-pionship with Curtie, Clayton and Havlusch.He was a fine all-around athlete, a niceperson, and a gentleman,” statedTomaszewski.

South Amboy native, Joe “Jasko”Jaskowiak now of California was Wood’scatcher for a few years on different clubs inthe ‘60’s. He said, “He was the hardestthrower that I caught except for BobbyKeister from Sayreville, who signed a procontract. After catching Curtie, my handwould swell up, even when I used a spongein the glove. He had a drop/curve that woulddrop and then tail off to the right. I had a realproblem trying to catch it during my firstgame as a rookie in the Babe Ruth League.The last game I caught him was when webeat Oak View Nursing Home, 1-0, for the’65 Babe Ruth title. I told “Woodsie” that hewas the greatest pitcher that I ever caught,”recalled Jaskowiak.

Alex “Jocko” Jakimowicz, was a friendof Wood’s since grammar school, and also ateammate throughout high school. He said,“He was the best teammate and superstarthat H.G. Hoffman ever had. I really don’tthink anyone as great a guy and athlete willever come along in South Amboy again. Iwill miss him tremendously.”

Adam Lovely Sr., 69, of South Amboydied on Jan. 4. He was the current SquadCommander of Luke A. Lovely AmericanLegion Post 62 of South Amboy. A ’55 St.Mary’s graduate, he was a talented baseballand basketball player, who went on to starfor many years in the South Amboy Men’sSenior Basketball League, as well as inmany tournaments throughout the state. Ray“Butch” Tomaszewski played on severalteams with Lovely and said that, “He was aplaymaker and good ball handler. Adamwas an unselfish player who would alwayspass off. You couldn’t ask for a nicer guy.He would always help you anytime.”

Ed Paczkowski, The “All-Time Scor-ing King” in the South Amboy Men’s SeniorBasketball League was a friend of Lovely’sand played on many teams with him. Hecommented that, “He was one of the bestball handlers that I’ve played with. Wecalled him “Cousy” after the legendary Bos-ton Celtic star Bob Cousy, because he wasso good. He played with us on our SacredHeart Men’s team powerhouse. He had avery good two-hand set shot from way out.Adam was a good friend.”

He was a huge baseball fan, and espe-cially followed all the local professionalbaseball players, Allie Clark, John & EddieO’Brien, Eddie “Buddy” Popowski, JackMcKeon and Tom Kelly. He loved going toSpring Training and meeting the players.Adam was respected and admired by all.

Those who got to know either of thesemen were truly blessed! They will never beforgotten.

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Cheesequake State Park will offer aMountain Biking course to teach the begin-ner all aspects of this ever increasinglypopular activity. The course will go overtypes of bicycles to get, as well as properequipment to use and maintain your bike.Meet at the Interpretive Center at 1 p.m.Ages 10 & up, no fee. For more info call732-566-3208.


Confessions of a South Amboy Half-Court Basketball Player

Part 1 :There’s something about the early days.

The days when you first become aware,aware of yourself and your specific sur-roundings, and of the feeling of being in-tensely alive and connected to thosesurroundings...it happens for different peopleat different times and in different places, butfor me it happened in and around the greatoutdoor basketball courts of South Amboyin the 1950’s.

The basketball courts I’m talking aboutwere the ones “Up the Tank” when there wasonly one basket facing the tank, or Hoffmanoutdoor courts when they were located wherenow stands the grade school, the DohenyHomes courts, the oft-forgotten court atSacred Heart’s parking lot, and at the com-pact Lopy’s court located in the bombed outremains of a garage behind Zimmerman’sliquor store, and , finally, at Saint Mary’stennis courts.

Since we have this treasure of a paper togive us a venue to still speak to those days,and since just about all of those courts stillexist, and many of the players from that timeand on those courts are still around, I hopeI’m up to the task of bringing out somethingof what it was like to be there fifty years agowith a nod to the all the half- court playerssince then and into today who are, I’m sure,still gathering these same experiences.

And if these experiences of feelingintensely alive and connected affected methat way, then it should follow that it hap-

pened also for many of the other players onthose courts waiting on the sidelines to playjust like me. This, then, is a humble effort tocelebrate those by-gone, sun-filled happydays and those expectant players, and thosegreat basketball courts.

The courts were not great in dimensionor in design. In fact, to ride by these courtstoday it seems amazing that we were able toplay a decent game on them at all consider-ing the tilt of the court, or the degree of windconstantly blowing that seemed somehowpart and parcel of these locations.

Oh, but that is the pragmatic and soberview of the grown up mind and far removedfrom the way we saw those basketball courtsfrom the point of view of the lush romanti-cism of youth. It’s not that we weren’t awareof the shortcomings of the locations, butwe†were thrilled beyond words to have abasketball court at our disposalwith foullines and nets and even some with twobaskets!

Therefore, we accepted these problemsand learned to deal with them and in doingso maybe learned a bit of how to deal withthe inequities and shortcomings and disap-pointments that were sure to plague all of usin our upcoming adult lives at one futuretime or another.

Next Time: “Up the TankTill then “Thanks”, and oh yeah,

Winner’s Outs!The Ghost of South Amboy Half-Court

Basketball Games Past

New York Giant Tiki Barber

Dr. Dan’s Sports HeroesTiki Barber, premiere running back for

the New York Football Giants has beennamed by the Football Writer’s Associationas the Player of the Year. Tiki Barber hasbeen a New York Giant running back sincehis arrival in 1997 when the Giants draftedhim in the second round from the Universityof Virginia, where he tore up the turf with hisrunning and scoring touchdowns. He wascredited with 19 -100 yards rushing games,ran for 3,389 (2nd in VU history), and accu-mulated 4,883 all purpose yards of runningand receiving.

In the his nine years as a Giant he hasmade Giant football history by breakingmost franchise records. This year alone hehad two 200 yard games and accomplishedseven 100 yard games in a row until inter-rupted by Washington late in the seasonwhen he ran for only 80- yards in a loss to theRedskins. Tiki needed a good game that dayfor the Giants to clinch the NFC EasternDivision Title. Tiki did not click nor did theGiants. They had to wait until the very lastgame of the season in Oakland to wrap upthe title. Tiki clicked as did his teammatesand the Giants won the Eastern Division tomake it to the play offs as we went to press.

Tiki Barber was named the NFC Offen-sive Player of the Week, for the third timethis season and the second time in threegames. Tiki Barber rushed for 203 yards on28 carries and caught six passes for 60 yards

in the last game of the regular season inOakland. His biggest play was a 95-yardtouchdown run, which was the longest runin Giants history, breaking a record set byHap Moran in 1930. It was Barber’s third200-yard rushing performance of the sea-son, including a team-record 220-yard gameagainst Kansas City and a 206-yard effortversus Washington. He was named Playerof the Week after each of his 200-yardrushing games.

Tiki Barber is the first Giant to win theaward three times in a season since it wasinstituted in 1984. The Giants have won fourof the 2005 season’s NFC Offensive Playerof the Week awards. Plaxico Burress alsoreceived the award, following his 10-catch,204-yard performance against the St. Louis,Rams on Oct. 2.

The Giants’ successful 2005 regularseason – which ended with an 11-5 recordand the NFC East championship – producedmany statistical achievements, especiallyfor RB Tiki Barber.†Barber is the only playerin NFL history with at least 1,800 rushingyards (1,860) and 500 receiving yards (530)in the same season. His 2,390 total yardswere second-most in NFL history.

This writer has been most fortunate tohave spent many days at the Giants Trainingcamp at Giant Stadium and have gotten tolearn about the man as well as the footballplayer. I truly believe that Tiki Barber is notonly one of the greatest running backs of alltime as his records will demonstrate but healso a very special human being who alwayshas something nice to say about his teammates as well as his opponents. Tiki has aposter next to his locker in which he sup-ports drinking three glasses of milk everyday. And if you ask him he will tell you thathe does just that. Perhaps that accounts forhis pearly bright white teeth that compli-ment his remarkable smile.

We have learned that Tiki Barber is alsoa new author. He has written two children’sbooks. Visit your local book store to find hisbooks, By My Brother’s Side and GameDay. Or go to Amazone.com on the Internetto obtain further information about thesetwo enjoyable children’s books.

The South Amboy-Sayreville Timesinvites readers to suggest what professionalsports†athletes you would like to learn moreabout in future issues of our paper in thisnew column, Dr. Dan’s Sports Heroes.

Readers may reach Dr. Dan Miller viaemail at [email protected].

Students from the Samsel Upper Elementary School in Sayreville recently had a great timevisiting the Sayreville Historical Society Museum on Main St. Mrs. Theresa Semasko incooperation with Historical Society President, Carol Kadi, organized the event. TeachersBonnie Brady and Kathy Mazur supervised the students.

Story & Photo by Dr. Dan Miller


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