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Date: May 18, 2002 PRICELESSWoman Killed At SouthAmboy Train Station

A 32-year old Brooklyn, NY womanwas killed on May 6lh by a NJ Transit train atthe Augusta Street crossing. KathleenOsowski was apparently trying to catch atrain to New York City at approximately6:20 p.m., and was hit by a train from NYCheading to Long Branch, as she walked aroundthe safety gates which were down. Her unclehad dropped her off, and saw the fatal acci-dent.

State and local officials planned to meetwith NJ Transit to scrutinize the safety con-ditions at the Augusta Street crossing.

Koval Dies At 82Former Sayreville Councilwoman Flo-

rence Jaworski Koval, 82, of Parlin died onMay 9"'. Florence was a Borough Council-woman in 1968. She was also active in manyother local organizations including theSayreville Lady Democrats, and theSayreville Senior Citizens Thursday Club,having served as club president in 1993 and1994. Koval was a co-founder of theSayreville Committee On Public Education(SCOPE). Florence's efforts to better soci-ety and her Sayreville community will neverbe forgotten.

St. Stan's CarnivalStarts June 29th

St Stan's Annual Carnival is scheduledfor June 26-29 on the parish grounds at MainSt & MacArthur Ave. in Sayreville. Theevent will feature a large selection of rides,games. wheelsofchance-includingaLas VegasWheel, a Super 50/50, and nightly entertain-ment. Hours each evening are from 6-11 p.m.and on Friday from 6-midnight. The famousfood tent will feature a Fish Fry on Friday,June 28, and will offer a wide range of deli-cious homemade food nightly. Fresh seafoodwill be available daily, and also scheduled area pig roast night, a rib night, and a chickennight. For further info, call the parish office at732-254-0212, or Annette Hockenjos for dis-counted ride tickets at 732-238-4528.

Donnelly ReceivesRecognition Award

Middlesex County Vocational and Tech-nical Schools recently selected JosephDonnelly for their Annual Guidance DayRecognition Award. Donnelly, the SouthAmboy Middle School Guidance Counselor,has shown outstanding leadership and excel-lence in support of vocational-technical edu-cation. He does outstanding work with hiscounselees and is loved by his colleagues. Heis a credit to his profession and the SouthAmboy School District. Congratulations!

Spiderman AtDowdell Library

"Spiderman's Reading Adventures" iscurrently on display at Dowdell Library inSouth Amboy, featuring a seven foot tallreplica of the superhero and related bookselections. All are welcome to visit the libraryand meet our newest partner-in-reading! Forfurther information call the library at 732-721 -6060.

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Joseph Ziemba (3rd from left), Supervisor of the County of Middlesex Dept. of VeteransInterment distributes American flags to South Amboy and Sayreville organizations. Theflags will be placed on local graves for Memorial Day to honor deceased service men andwomen. Pictured (l-r)Gladys Creed, Past President and current Chaplain of Luke A. LovelyAmerican Legion Post #62 of South Amboy, Cynthia Harrigfeld, Commander of Luke A.Lovely American Legion Post #62 of South Amboy, Ziemba, Past Commander of SayrevilleVFW #4699, and Past Commandant of John Basilone Marine Corps League, JamesMulvey, Past Commander of Sayreville VFW #4699, Past Commander of SayrevilleAmerican LegionPost #211, and current Service Officer of Middlesex County AmericanLegion, Robert Macdonald, Commander of DAV Chapter 67, South Amboy, ArchiePrusakowski, Commander of Catholic War Veterans of Sacred Heart Church, SouthAmboy. (Photo By Tom Burkard)

Raritan Bay Medical Center Celebrates100th Anniversary

Raritan Bay Medical Center celebratedits 100th Anniversary on May 2"'1!

On May 2,1902, a small hospital with12 beds and 6 members on the medicalstaff opened its doors to the communityand was called Perth Amboy City Hospi-tal. Over the past decade the hospital hasgrown into Raritan Bay Medical Center..

.now boasting two hospitals in Perth Amboyand Old Bridge, a medical staff of 500i . • " • • ~ ' •

ployees. Taking pride in caring each andevery day. the members of the Raritan Bayfamily are thrilled to celebrate this out-standing milestone and serve as a leader inhealth care for the residents of CentralNew Jersey. Congratulations!

Tom Kelly Day Held April 20th

By Tom Burkard

Tom Kelly Day was held on April 20lh

at the Metrodome in Minneapolis-St.Paul,Minnesota, prior to the Twins-ClevelandIndians game. The first 10,000 fans re-ceived a commemorative Tom Kelly Dayposter. The pre-game activities on thefield included a video tribute to "TK,"along with presentations and gifts fromTwins alumni represented by Kent Hrbekand Dan Gladden, current Twins playersand coaches, and front office.

Kelly, who grew up in Sayreville onEvelyn Terrace, not far from the South

Amboy border, played in the South Amboyyouth leagues, and starred for St. Mary'sHigh School. He went on to rack up 1,140wins as skipper of the Twins, the most inthe club's history, and also led his teams toWorld Series Championships in 1987 and1991.

During the pre-game festivities, Tomwas also inducted into the Twins Hall ofFame, joining such greats as HarmonKillebrew, Rod Carew, Tony Oliva, KentHrbek, Kirby Puckett, Calvin Griffith, JimKaat, and broadcaster Herb Carneal. Con-gratulations. Tom!

The family of late South Amboy Police Sergeant John "Jack" McCabe, place the MemorialWreath in memory of the deceased members of the South Amboy Police Department. Theyare assisted by Officers George F. Kern (back left), and Jamie Norek (back right). (PhotoBy Tom Burkard)

Vol. 11 Issue 8Polinski Chosen"Educator of The Year"

Jeanne Polinski was recently selectedCardinal McCarrick High School's "Edu-cator of the Year." Polinski, a longtimeteacher at St. Mary's and CardinalMcCarrick was chosen by her peers andhonored by the Diocese of Metuchen at adinner at the Pines Manor on May 7'\ Con-gratulations to a wonderful and most dedi-cated educator!

Memorial Day Parade-May 26th

The South Amboy Veteran's Alliance,which consists of the American Legion Post62, DAV Chapter 67 and the VFW Post 645.in conjunction with the South Amboy Recre-ation Department will be co-sponsoring theAnnual Memorial Day Parade on Sunday,May 26lh.

The parade will step off at 1 p.m.withline-up taking place on North Stevens Av-enue, near the Knights of Columbus. Paraderoute will be Stevens Ave. to John St.; John St.to Broadway; Broadway to the reviewingstand at City Hall.

Anyone interested in participating in theparade should contact the Recreation Depart-ment at 732-727-7677.

Vassar Eye CenterOffers Free Care

Bayshore Community Hospital'sVassar Eye Center offers FREE eye care forcommunity members who are experiencinglow vision or blindness. Educational mate-rial^ and equipment arc demonstrated bytrained volunteers.

Vassar Eye Center is open Wednes-days 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointment isnecessary. For information call 732-888-5268.

South Amboy PoliceRemembered

The 8lh Annual South Amboy PoliceMemorial was held by South Amboy PBA#63 in front of City Hall on Broadway, May1 y. A crowd of 60 people, comprised mostlyof friends and family of the police attendedthe event to pay tribute by remembering allthe deceased members of the South AmboyPolice Department. The rainy and chillyweather could not dampen the wonderfulmemories shared at this wonderful event.

St. Mary's Pastor, Rev. Father DennisWeezorak gave the invocation, and otherhighlights included the Memorial Roll Callby Ptl. Richard Wojaczyk, and commentsby Mayor John T. O'Leary and Chief ofPolice Steven Pavich.

A Rifle Salute was given by U.S. Ma-rine Corps League, and Ptl. George F. Kernsounded Taps. Mrs. Joan McCabe andfamily placed a Memorial Wreath in memoryof South Amboy's deceased Police Offic-ers. A 911 Memorial Wreath was alsoplaced by South Amboy's Assistant FireChiefs, Mark Herdmann and Mike Coman.

William Schwarick of South Amboy,who retired from the U.S. Secret Serviceafter 29 years of guarding six presidents,said, "It's a wonderful event. It's from theheart and shows concern, and the close-knitcommunity that South Amboy is."Schwarick's son, William of the MorrisCounty Shcri ff' s Dept., played the bag pipes,and is the fourth generation of Schwaricksin law enforcement.

The event was organized by OfficersGeorge Kern and Jamie Norek. Congratu-lations on a fine job!

Flea Market-June 22South Amboy Catholic Daughters Court

Sancta Maria #382 and South Amboy K of C#426 will hold their annual Flea Market onSat., June 22 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the K ofCHall, 308 Fourth St., South Amboy. Tablesare $10 each. Reserve now by calling Fay732-721-7314 or Steve 732-727-1707.

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Talk of The TownsBy Tom Burkard

Schwarick, Kosobucki Will BeMissed

Theresa Schwarick 78, of SouthAmboy died on April 18, and LorraineKosobucki 65, of Sayreville died on April24. Schwarick was a former member andpast president of both the South AmboyBoard of Education and the MiddlesexCounty School Board. She was a schoolteacher for the Woodbridge Townshipschools system for 30 years prior to retiringin 1977. Kosobucki was a past president ofthe St. Stanislaus Kostka Rosary Society,and also St. Stan's PTA. They will be trulymissed.

Bartoloma Becomes DeaconJames Louis Bartoloma, who was bap-

tized at St. Mary's Church in 1976, wascalled to the order of Deacon. He willserve at the Cathedral of The ImmaculateConception in Camden, NJ. Congratula-tions!

Hall of Faraer Promises To VisitCardinal McCarrick H.S.

Cardinal McCarrick High SchoolPrincipal, Dr. Frank lanniruberto recentlyhad the honor of meeting baseball Hall ofFamer Dave Winfield, who starred forseveral teams including the Yankees,lanniruberto was introduced to Winfieldby George Ntim, whose daughter Marga-ret is a McCarrick student. Dr. "I" andWinfield met for several hours discussingeducation and his professional career.Dave promised to visit CardinalMcCarrick in the near future to talk withthe students.

Simnor Wins K of CAward

The OLV Knights of Columbus#2061 of Sayreville recently selected EricSimnor as "Catholic Youth of the Year."Eric is a student at Cardinal McCarrickHigh School. Congratulations!

Pleasant LittleTrivia

By Tom Burkard1 .South Amboy's Recreation Director

in 1950? a.JohnZdanewiczb.Albert Hayesc.Eugene Dobr/ynski

2.South Amboy's City Council Presi-dent from 1936-38? a.John Mullane b.JohnZdanewicz c.Robert Thorgood

3.The Monaghan House in SouthAmboy was once known as? a.Shambalab.Fritz's Bar c.Shamrocks & Shantys

4.Who did Joseph Charmello defeatfor Mayor of South Amboy in '62? a.J.PeterRush b.Richard Schultz c.Frederic Reese

5.Who was Mayor of Sayreville in1962? a.Harold Boehm b.Jesse Seloverc.Mike Maniszewski

6. What yeardid Emma L. Arleth Schoolopen in Sayreville? a. 1949 b.1955 c.1957

7.What order of nuns taught atSt.Mary's? a.Sisters of Charity b.Sisters ofMercy c.Felician Nuns

S.What year did DuPont's open itsdoors in Sayreville? a. 1898 b. 1903 c. 1917

9.In 1980, this 19 year-old was electedto the Sayreville Board of Education?a.Kevin Ciak b.Randy Corman c.AlanAmbosila

I O.She was sworn in as a special po-licewoman in South Amboy in '71 ? a. AliceCichalski b.Rita Hurst c.Margaret Evans

I1 .President of Sacred Heart HolyName Society in 1988? a.Eugene Witkowskib.Chester Zamorski c.Paul Consiglio

12.South Amboy First Aid President in'88? a.George Kern b.Donald Riley Sr.c.James Ryan

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ST. JUDEMay the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, lovedand preserved throughout the world now and forever.Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on us. St. Jude, workerof miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, helper of the hopeless,pray for us. Say this prayer nine times a day for nine days.It has never been known to fail. Publication must bepromised. Thank you St. Jude. -R.F.M.

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South Amboy Science teacher/coach, George Krzyzanowski (in back) oversees hisstudents planting one of 19 flowering dogwood trees near the school on Earth Day 2002.(Photo By Tom Burkard)

Science Teacher Secures Grant To Beautify SchoolGeorge Krzyzanowski, South Amboy en t s- members of the P.T.O., and students all

joined together to overcome the elementsScience teacher, received a grant for $2,700from Middlesex County Urban ForestryCommittee for the year 2002. The grantprovided for Krzyzanowski was for his deci-sion to plant 19 flowering dogwood trees. 14were planted by the gymnasium and theaterof the South Amboy Middle/High School,and 5 around the parking lot exit.

Dr. Patrick Martin and Mayor John T.O'Leary issued proclamations at the event,and the community, including police, par-

Bus Trip To ThunderGame August 10

The Mechanicsville Hose Co. is spon-soring a Bus Trip to the Trenton Thundervs. Binghampton Mets baseball game onAug. 10 in Trenton. There will be fire-works after the game. The bus leaves at 4p.m. from St. Mary's HS parking lot. Costis $30 per person. For more informationcall 732-525-0265.

CorrectionThe caption for a photo on page 18 of

our April issue should have read; SayrevilleCouncilman Tom Marcinczyk donated abeautiful memorial plaque to SayrevilleWar Memorial High School in memory ofthe late Patrick McCarthy, who was a starbaseball player. Pictured are Patrick'sparents Nancy McCarthy, PatrickMcCarthy, Bombers baseball coach, MikeNovak, and Councilman Marcinczyk.We're very sorry for the typo!

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make Earth Day 2002 a most memorableone. Krzyzanowski' s varsity basketbal 1 teamassisted the younger 5"1 grade students in theplanting activities, which despite intermit-tent rain lasted approximately 6 hours. Theyoungsters also pulled weeds and placedmulch in the shrub bed areas around theschool.

Teachers involved with Krzyzanowski'sproject included Mrs. Kelly (5Ih grade teacher),Jennifer Farese (7'h-8'h grade Softball coach)and Gary Kuhn (Asst. Basketball Coach).

Krzyzanowski thanked the following;Supt. Patrick Martin, Mayor O'Leary, GerryGarnett, city workers, and P.T.O. for theirhelp, as well as Broadway Bagels for provid-ing lunch for the participants.

Charity GolfOuting-Aug. 12th

The Sayreville Bar will hold its An-nual Charity Golf Outing on Monday,August 12"' at Bunker Hill Golf Coursewith an 8 a.m. shotgun start. The event willbenefit "Sayreville Brain Injured Children."Cost is $ 110 per golfer. To register or formore information, stop in at SayrevilleBar, 7 Cecelia St., Sayreville.

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Yearbook-St. Mary's 1982Bv Tom Burkard

"Endless Love" by Diana Ross & LionelRichie topped the charts as St. Mary's Classof 1982 returned for its last year in September1981. . .Sister Joan Gavron was principal,and Gary SchrHiber, assistant principal. ..Some of the fine faculty included KathleenTuiic,Sr.M.VeronicaMurray,KevinDeegan,Adele Baluk, Dorothy Holliday, Sr. JanetChristensen, Francis Yusko, Catherine Perry,Carol Jaruszewski...

Erin Toolan and Kelli Quigley wereEditors-In-Chief of the yearbook, which wasdedicated to William Ryan.. .Elise Sattilarowas Editor of the Literary Magazine.. .CindyZdzienicki was president of the Honor Soci-ety. . .Mark Carter was Dungeon Master forthe Dungeons & Dragons Club. . .Othermemorable social activities and clubs were;Performing Arts; Folk Group; Gifted & Tal-ented; French Club; German Club; Olym-pics of the Mind; Math League; ChristmasBall; Fall Dance; Valentine's Day Dance atwhich Mary Judith Zaleski was chosen Queen.

Some of the seniors selected randomlyinclude; Terri Abbatiello, Donna Booker,Renee Bouchard, Kathleen Bronne, JohnCaldon, Kathy Creed, Carole Durski, AnneEshelman, John Fitzsimmons, Mary AnnGolembeski, Peter Higgins, Martin Green,Patty Latham, Kevin Lenahan, Sean Loftus,Ester Martinez, Frank Nebus, John Nebus,Sean Nelthropp, Jacqueline O'Connor, NancyOrlowski, Joanne Pacella, LauriePachkowski, Coleen Petricek, Sal Piccolo,John Prusik, Hitesh Rama, Ted Roxbury,Patricia Silva, Knut Svenningsen, StephenTanchyk, Bill Tarallo (excellent business-man), Karen Testa, Angela Tonzola, MariaViglionese, Lori Woods...

The Class of '82 changed its favoritehangout spot from the Bay to HorseshoeRoad in Sayreville, while on the nationalscene. . .The recession deepened, inflationgrew and unemployment rose. . .E.T., TheEv/raTmY'.vftvW/captured the nation'sheart,and became the highest grossing movie in

history. . .Katharine Hepburn became thefirst person to win 4 acting Oscars.. .PrincessGrace was killed in an auto crash in Monaco.

Some interesting nicknames of mem-bers of the Class of '82 were; Cheddar, Nay-Nay, Chim-Chim, Campy, Mongo Duke,Mellow, Yepper, Mo-Mo, Spacey, RollerGirl, Bone, Mr. Bubble, Babs, Smoke,Spanky,Tico,Cha-Cha, Jungle Jim, Animal,Ozzy, Humpty, Tree, Groove...

The athletic program was at its peak in'82. St. Mary's won two state champion-ships, perhaps the only time in the school'shistory [hat this feat was accomplished. Theboys tennis team under Coach Bill Ryancaptured the Parochial B championship, andthe girls softball club, with rookie coach,George Micak at the helm also took theParochial B crown.. .TriviaTeaser-Who wasthe varsity baseball coach in 1982? *Seeanswer at the end of the story.

Some of the many talented senior ath-letes from all sports teams included; TimBerger, Bridget Beshada, Sandy Bravo, An-thony Camporeale, Liz Cantello, ThomasConnor, Mike Connors, Eileen Fallon,Michael Fitzgerald, Francisco Gallegos,Beverly Godlesky, Laurie Gregor, PatrickGrimley, Joe Harrigan, Tom Howarth, TomJohnson, Ken Kopko, Regina Korkowski,Joe Kudelka, Tom Marcano, Sue Morris,John Newsholme, Tom Noble (law enforce-ment), Eileen Reilly, Darcy Onyskow, SalRinaldi, Joe Szaro, Theresa Tabasko, PhillipValdivia, Patricia White, James Venutolo,Mary Judith Zaleski, Cindy Zdzienicki. .."Ebony & Ivory" by Paul McCartney &Stevie Wonder ruled the charts at graduationtime...

I had the honor of getting to know manymembers of this fine group, either throughteaching them in grammar school gym class,or coaching them somewhere along the way,and I can say they were truly the best, respect-ful, yet fun-loving.

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^Black Laced LilyBy Al Gomolka Jr.

Times Poet Laureatec.1975

Me see thee as one black laced lilyA blossom in the 'midst of snowA snowflake rests upon thy petalEnflames thy gut, and black it showsBe wronged, thy planter left thee lieForgotten to a winter chillyAnd yet thou bloomed within this bitterHeed not vengeance, black laced lilyRepristinate! 0 ' florid charRegret but to regret mine viewAnd molt thy pity of thyselfBecome one lily white anewSo pure of beauty flower thineMust cast thy soot from off thy faceMine sense rejoices with thy presenceFor me, erase thy black veiled lace, J

PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN(Never known to fail) Oh, most beautiful llower of Mt. Carmel,Fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, blessed Mother of the Sonof God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. OhStar of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are mymother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heavenand Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heartto succor me in this necessity. There are none that canwithstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are mymother. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us whohave recourse to thee (3 times). Holy Mary, I place this causein your hands (3 times). Say this prayer for 3 consecutivedays. You must publish itanditwillbegrantedtoyou. Thankyou. -B.T.S.

Hoffman Hi-Lites 2002By Chris Jankowski

Spread the word! The 4"' Annual Multi-Year H.G. Hoffman High School Reunion isscheduled for Sat., Aug. 24 from 2-7 p.m., andpromises to be the best one yet. The price ofadmission will remain $30 per person, same aspast years. It includes open bar, bar-b-que, cakeand coffee/tea, with live music.

If you plan to attend, please look for theflyers that will be sent out in June. We will e-mail as many people as possible, and regularmail to others on our directory list. Pleaserespond as soon as possible, so the planningcommittee can estimate the number of attend-ees. Paying in advance is an enormous help.

If anyone is celebrating a milestone yearand wants to reserve a table, please get yourclassmates together and contact a committeemember. Please let us know about any specialreservations by July 31.

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Salt WaterRemember the new fluke regulations

for 2002 are 8 fish at 16 and one halfinches, up a half inch from last year. Sea-son starts May 18 to Sept. 24. Some flukehave been caught already, but must bereturned. The Bay is full of striped basswith bluefish of all sizes and some niceweakfish mixed in. Local beaches areproviding good action for those who baitfish with stripers up to 30 pounds. Floun-ders are just about finished-the seasonwasn't that good. Offshore, the mackeralare gone, replaced by bluefish of all sizes.Ling fishing has gotten better with still agood number of large blackfish and seabass now moving in solid.

Fresh WaterOpening Day trout turned out to be

great for me as I caught 15, keeping mylimit of 6 and releasing the rest, plus asmall bass. Largest was over 13 inches.The next day my wife and I managed 4 inthe noon time. We fished the North Branchat Far Hills. A week later in the afternoon,we both caught 3 apiece in the Pequest atGreat Meadows-total of 6.1 tried there andthe lower Pequest the last weekend ofApril, catching only 3 despite low waterand lots of people. Largest was a rainbowover 13 Q inches. I also tried for shad at theKing Cole Pool off 46, but did nothing.Too much low, cold water. Like I saidbefore, this years shad run so far is not thatgreat.

Garage Sale May 18-19Bayview Rod & Gun Club, a non-

profit organization will hold a garage saleon May 18-19 at the Club, 240 South PineAve., Morgan. The money raised will gotowards sending children to camp.

Mary Coman LeahySouth Amboy native, Mary Coman

Leahy, 85 died on April 8lh in Pensacola,FL She is survived by her husband JamesK. Leahy, 2 sons James K. Jr. of Bedford,TX, David of Dayton, OH, 2 sisters, HelenDodd of Winter Haven, FL, Betty Philionof Cherry Hill, NJ, a brother, WilliamComan of South Amboy. Also, 3 granddaughters and 1 great grand daughter.

ObituariesBartkowicz, John, 87, of Sayreville

died on April 20.Brzezinski, John, 82, of Parlin died on

March 28.Crummy, Daniel Patrick, 33, of Parlin

died on May 1.Fauser, Margaret K., 76, of Morgan

died on May 2.Gasparro, Dominick John, 74, for-

merly of Parlin died on May 13.Gush, Richard M., 75. formerly of

South Amboy died on April 18.Jones, Emerson Jr., 76, of South

Amboy died on May 8.Kosobucki, Lorraine Holda, 65, of

Sayreville died on April 24.Koval,Florence Jaworski,82,of Parlin

died on May 9.Kress, Kathryn, 83, of South Amboy

died on May 1.Kwiecinski, Genevieve Lasek, 72, of

Parlin died on May 1.O'Connell, Ryan Francis, infant, of

Sayreville died on May 4.Schwarick, Theresa C , 78, of South

Amboy died on April 18.Wisniewski, Andrew E., 86, of Parlin

died on April 23.

PRAYER TO ST. JUDE(To be said when problems arise or when one seems to bedeprived of all visible help, on far cases almost despaired of)Most holy Apostle St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus,the church honors and invokes you universally as the patron ofhopeless cases, of things almost despaired of, pray for me, lamso helpless and alone. Make use I implore you of that particularprivilege given to you, to bring visible and speedy help wherehelp is almost despaired of. Come to my assistance in this greatneed that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven inall my necessities, tribulations, and sufferings., and that I maypraise God with you and all the elect forever. I promise 0Blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favor, toalways honor you as my special and powerful patron, and togratefully encourage devotion to you. Amen. Thank You St.Jude.B.T.S.

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"Italian Man of The Year"-Our Lady of Victories Knights of Columbus #2061 of Sayrevillerecently honored Carmen Spezzi as "Italian Man of The Year." Spezzi received a plaquefrom Sayreville Mayor and Council, presented by Council President Frank Makransky, anda proclamation from NJ State Senate & Assembly by Councilman Tom Polanco on behalfof Assemblyman John Wisniewski. Pictured (l-r) are Fred Fingerlin co-chairman, Spezzi,and Nick Visilo co-chairman of the event which drew 175 people.

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Commander Cynthia Harrigfeld

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By Tom BurkardThe Luke A. Lovely American Le-

gion Post #62 of South Amboy has chosenCynthia Harrigfeld as its new Commander.She is the first woman to be elected Com-mander of the Post, and says, "It's veryexciting, just getting used to it. It will begreat because we have a lot of excellentmembers and auxiliary." Cynthia servedin the United States Air Force from 1974-75 and said, "It was a very good experi-ence. I loved it!" She succeeds 4-termCommander Bob "Zak" Sekerak, and wewish her the best of luck throughout herterm.

Dombrowski ToParticipate In 3-Day Walk

Peggy Nieltopp Dombrowski, schoolnurse at Cardinal McCarrick High Schoolwill participate in the Avon Breast Cancer3-Day Walk. The 60-mile trek will be heldon Oct. 11-13 from Bear Mountain toManhattan. Anyone interested in sponsor-ing, please contact Peggy at 732-721 -0748ext. 220 or e-mail:thecrownconnection@yahoo.com.

Trip To Monmouth Park-June 30

South Amboy K of C #426 sponsor itsannual trip to Monmouth Park, Sunday, June30. The day includes a picnic in the reservedarea, train transportation, program, pen, food,and beverages. Tickets are $25. Reserve nowby calling 732-721 -7314 or 732-721 -2025.

Memorial Service-May 21

The 2nd Annual Memorial Service, hon-oring all veterans will be held on May 21,6:30 p.m. at South Amboy High SchoolTheater. Over 200 people attended last year'sevent. The service is sponsored by SouthAmboy High School History Club. Comeout and honor the Vets!

St. Stan's SummerPolka Party

St. Stan's will be holding a SummerPolka Party on Sat., June 8 from 8 p.m. tomidnight at St. Stan's Auditorium, 225MacArthur Ave., Sayreville. The party willfeature music by Charm City Sound fromMaryland. Refreshments available. (NoBYOB). Advance tickets $11 per person,tickets at door $ 13 p/p. For tickets call Connie732-651-6391; Bernice 732-257-8298;Bernie 732-727-0082; or church office 732-254-0212. Proceeds will benefit the SchoolEndowment Fund.

Charity EventRaises $4,000

A charity event and benefit, was held atConnie's on Route 35 in Morgan on May 5thfor Marc & Ross COTA-Children's OrganTransplant Assoication. The host band wasOdyssey, and the very special guest band wasthe famous The Happenings. Many othergroups donated their time, and the MC workwas done by two radio personalities, Capt.Jack, and Dave The Rave, and also Connie'sowner, Nick DeBiase. This wonderful eventraised $4,000 for COTA. Congratulations!

South Amboy-Sayreville Times May 18, 2002 11

Local Man RecallsTorpedo Accident InWorld War II

By Steve SchmidNavy veteran Bill McAndrewofSouth

Amboy remembers his World War II expe-rience each Memorial Day. McAndrewserved on the battleship Iowa in November1943. The mission was to transport Presi-dent Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Secretaryof State, and Secretary of the Navy toAlgeria to meet with foreign leaders aboutthe war's progress. Roosevelt saw Chineseleader Chiang-Kai-Shek in Algeria beforegoing to Tehran to talk with British PrimeMinister Winston Churchill and RussianPresident Joseph Stalin.

McAndrew recalled the trip was dif-ferent because special elevators and chairshad to be installed on the ship to allowPresident Roosevelt to go from deck todeck. He had trouble walking because ofpolio. The biggest excitement came on theway to Algeria when an American shipmistakenly fired a torpedo directly at theIowa during target practice. McAndrewsaid the crew had to execute an emergencyleft turn to avoid the torpedo which nar-rowly missed them. He added, "everybodybreathed a sigh of relief after this experi-

South Amboy Native AHuge Success In NewYork State Business

By Tom BurkardSusan Morris Minucci and her husband,

Richard Minucci have really made an im-pressive mark with their outstanding busi-ness. The Inn on Gore Mountain, located atNorth Creek, NY.

Susan, daughter of Joe and Mary AgnesMorris of South Amboy, is a graduate ofSacred Heart School and St. Mary's HighSchool. According to a recent issue of "Navi-gator," an inflight magazine for Comair, theDelta commuter airline, Gore Mountain wasplaced second of the "Top 10 Best KeptSecrets Among Ski Resorts In the North-east."

The Inn on Gore Mountain, which isowned and operated by the Minuccis wasalso selected for having the "Best Food," and"Best Nearby Lodging."

This beautiful area of New York Stateoffers plenty of great seasonal attractions.It's a great away from the normal everydayroutine, and offers a scenic rustic setting inthe Adirondacks. For more information, callSusan or Rich at 518-251-2111. Congratula-tions, Susan and Rich!

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ST. JUDEMay the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, lovedand preserved throughout the world now and forever.Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on us. St. Jude, workerof miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, helper of fhe hopeless,pray for us. Say this prayer nine times a day for nine days.tt has never boen knnwn in tail Pubfeetion mud bflpromised. Thank you St. Jude. -E.P.

Kieran Lenahan (r) is congratulated by Mitchell Rait, Chairman of the Hoop-A-Thon.

Lenahan Scores For Huntington's Disease8-year old Kieran Lenahan of South

Amboy, recently participated in a Hoop-A-Thon for the Huntington's Disease So-ciety of America. He was one of theyoungest shooters to put in a record of 92baskets in 10 minutes at the free throw line

and regulation height for the basket. It wastheHDSA-NJ's 1 l'hannual Hoop-A-Thon,and was held at the RAC (Rutgers AthleticCenter), and the chapter raised a total of$55,871. Kieran is looking forward to nextyear's event. Congratulations!

Bridget Riley Downs Giovenco,of Sayreville, received the Sacrament

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Memorial DayPoppies On Sale

American Legion Lenape Post 211 andtheir Auxiliary of Sayreville will be offeringtheir Memorial Poppies to the public throughMemorial Day. This annual event paystribute to those veteraas who sacrificed theirlives, and honors those who served our coun-try. All proceeds are used in local programsto benefit veterans and their families, both athome and in hospitals. Personal donationscan be made to the American Legion LenapePost 211.

Bet You Didn't KnowBy Bill McAndrew

*The cigarette lighter was inventedbefore the match. *Most lipstick containsfish scales. *Like fingerprints, everyone'stongue print is different. *Rats multiply soquickly that in 18 months, 2 rats could haveover a million descendants.

Mary Lee Kleinkauf (2nd from left) of the Credit Union Affiliates of New Jersey proudlypresents a certificate of recognition to the Parlin DuPont Employees Federal Credit Unionin celebration of the 65th anniversary of continued commitment and service to their memberssince 1937. The certificate was presented to Anthony Briscese, President-Board ofDirectors, (2nd from right), Christina Olender, Manager-Treasurer.(r) and James Mershon,Loan Officer, (I). The Credit Union currently provides financial services to past and presentParlin DuPont employees and their families. (Photo By Tom Burkard)

World Trade Center Author/Book/Celebrity BenefitRaises $16,000

Emma L. Arleth and Dwight D.Eiscnhowerelemcntary schools in Sayrevilleorganized a benefit for Staten Island s Res-cue Co. #5. This company lost 12 men onSept. 11, the only company on Staten Islandto lose members.

Donations of autographed books &memorabilia from authors, publishing com-panies, sports teams & players, as well ascelebtritics were collected. Some itemswere from Jon Bon Jovi, Springsteen, JohnTravolta, ESPN Sportscasters, Yankees, Met,Knicks, Nets, and children's authors from allover the world, as well as local baseballauthor, Tom Burkard. NBA Hall of FamerNate "Tiny" Archibald, chatted with andsigned hundreds of autrographs for every-one. Area businesses also made donations,and the prizes totaled over 4(X)!

Food donated by local restaurants, piz-zerias, bakeries, etc. was sold at the eventheld at Arleth School on April 12'". 10authors were on hand from NJ, NY, andWashington, DC to sell & sign their books,donating the proceeds to the event.

Rescue Co. #5 was presented with gifts.

such as a signed Bon Jovi poster, autographedbooks, and 23 Build-A-Bears dressed infireman's garb, appropriately named "Hero"for the 23 children left behind.

A sign language performance of JoshGroban's "To Where You Are" by the Tal-ented & Gifted students was presented to theoverflow crowd.

Coordinators for the outstanding eventwere teacher Grace Gabriele, Eisenhowerparent Donna Goldman and Arleth parentLaura Zack. Their efforts, along with bothschool communities of teachers, students, &parents, raised over $ 16,(XK) for the Rescue 5Family Fund. Congratulations!

PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN(Never known to fail) Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel.Fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, blessed Mother of the Sonof God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. OhStar of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are mymother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heavenand Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heartto succor me in this necessity. There are none that canwithstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are mymother. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us whohave recourse to thee {3 times). Holy Mary, 1 place this causein your hands (3 times). Say this prayer for 3 consecutivedays. You must publish it and it will be granted to you. Thankyou. -B.T.S.

PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN(Never known to fail) Oh. most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel.Fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, blessed Mother of the Sonof God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. OhStar of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are mymother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heavenand Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heartto succor me in this necessity. There are none that canwithstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are mymother. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us whohave recourse to thee (3 times). Holy Mary, I place this causein your hands (3 times). Say this prayer for 3 consecutivedays. You must publish itanditwillbegrantedtoyou. Thankyou. -B.T.S.

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PRAYER TO ST. JUDE(To be said when problems arise or when one seems to bedeprived of all visible help, on far cases almost despaired of).Most holy Apostle St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus,the church honors and invokes you universally as the patron ofhopeless cases, of things almost despaired of, pray for me, i amso helpless and alone. Make use I implore you of that particularprivilege given to you, to bring visible and speedy help wherehelp is almost despaired of. Come to my assistance in this greatneed that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven inall my necessities, tribulations, and sufferings., and that I maypraise God with you and all the elect forever. | promise OBlessed St. Jude. to be ever mindful of this great favor, toalways honor you as my special and powerful patron, and togratefully encourage devotion to you. Amen. Thank You St.Jude.B.T.S.

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St. Mary's High School graduates, Jerry Smith (I), Brian Conlon (c), and Peter Mclntyre (r),have been friends for over 40 years, and are celebrating their 30th Anniversary of workingtogether at the Middlesex County Board of Social Services.

Still TogetherBy Jerry Smith

When The SA Times asked me toreflect on my upcoming 30lh anniversary atMiddlesex County Board of Social Ser-vices, I couldn't resist pointing out thattwo childhood friends have been with meevery step of the way.

Brian Conlon, Peter Mclntyre and Iattended St. Mary's Elementary and St.Mary' s High School together in the 1950\sand 60's. We also attended the samecollege in the early 1970's.

Moreover, we've worked forthe samesocial service agency for virtually all of

our adult lives. For much of the time,we've been in the same department doingsimilar work. Pete now works in AdultProtective Services. Brian works with meon housing-related problems.

Maintaining childhood friendshipsinto adulthood is perhaps more difficulttoday than in earlier generations. Peoplemove, change schools and change jobs sooften. Nevertheless, we've been on a par-allel course for over 40 years. There maycome a day when one of us breaks thestreak, but let's not think about that yet.

Girls' State Delegates ChosenMarie Tischler, Chairperson of NJ

Girls' State for the American Legion Post211 Auxiliary ofSayreville announced thatBrielle Bandola and Kimberly Sherwoodwere selected delegates to attend Girls'State Citizens, which will be held at RiderUniversity in June. Alternates chosen wereMeredith Phair and Natalie Wika. The

girls all attend Sayreville War MemorialHigh School.

Girls' State is a youth citizenshiptraining program in the process of stategovernment. During the week of intensivesessions, young women select state offi-cials, pass bills in a mock legislature, andparticipate in much more.

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Those Were The Days- 40 Years Ago.

These Sacred Heart School girls are dressed as Felician Nuns for a school play in 1962.Pictured are top row (l-r) Barbara Alfrodwicz, Cynthia Rataskiewicz, Bella Ryan, RoseNebus, Cynthia Merski, Donna Bechtel. Middle raw (l-r) Amy Vari, Linda Wisniewski,Elizabeth Gronsky, Karen Ploskonka, Debbie Rogers. Front row (l-r) Mary Ann Jezewski,Irene Ambroziak.

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Dear Editor,I would like to thank the residents of

Sayreville for supporting me in the recentschool boardelection. In particular, 1 wouldlike to thank my family for the support theyhave shown over the past 6 years.

I would also like to thank everyonewho took the time to examine the schoolbudget and who went out to vote. The 400-vote margin is encouraging that our resi-dents want to support our children andmaintain a strong educational system inSayreville.

As a member of the Sayreville Boardof Education, I will continue to work withthe community, local and state govern-ment officials in seeking a way to end theover reliance on property taxes to fundpublic education.

Sincerely,Arthur J. Rittenhouse, Jr.Member, Sayreville Board of Educa-

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Dear Editor,I enjoyed reading your story "Who

Was Who In 1962 In South Amboy." Irecall the political activity generated thatyear, because Middlesex County becamethe 15lh Congressional District and therewas much competition by Republicansand Democrats for the office of Congress-man, beginning with the June primary be-tween George Otlowski and Edward Patten.Patten won and became the first Congress-man from the new 15lh Congressional Dis-trict of Middlesex County.

Adam Kierst(formerly of South Amboy)Seattle, WA

Dear Editor,I would like to take this time to thank

you for your support of the SayrevillePublic Schools, in particular, your partici-pation at the WTC Fundraiser held re-cently at the Arleth Elementary School.

Thank You,Art RittenhouseMember, Sayreville Board of Educa-

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Desiree Berish of Brownie Troop 739 ofSayreville plants a small tree during Arbor Dayactivities near Shop Rite & Kennedy Park inSayreville. The Shade Tree Commission underChairperson Carol Smith did a fine job ingetting the entire community involved in thisoutstanding project! (Photo By JorgeGonzalez, Jr.)

Science FairWinners AtEisenhower School

Mrs. Amy Bertolotti and Mrs. KathyMoskal, coordinators of the EisenhowerSchool Fourth Grade Science Fair, are pleasedto announce the winners of the April 15*event.

In the category ofMost Scientific, the ribbon winners

were: 1.Scott Persaud-Water Acidity;2.Dorian Summerer, Shaina Brook-WhichKeeps Ice Longer?; 3 .Cynthia Clement-Spl it-ting Water.

In the category ofMost Creative, the ribbon winners were:

l.Sean Hart-Sense of Smell; 2.MichaelNicola-Floating Magnets; 3. Andrew Wriolie-Yawning.

The Principal's Award was given toMatthew Galatilis-Hydroelectricity.

All of the students that entered thisannual event did a terrific job on their projects!Congratulations!

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Memorial Day is a patriotic holiday celebrated by all of the United States. It was originally known asDecoration Day in which it honored those in the military who died during the Civil War. Now the holidayhonors all of the men and women who sacrificed their lives in any war. Memorial Day became a federal

holiday in 1971, although many Southern States have their own days for honoring the Confederate dead.

Several communities have tried to claim the originating Memorial Day. In 1966, the United States governmentproclaimed Waterloo, New York, the birthplace of this holiday. On May 6,1866, Waterloo observed this day to honorthose who died during the Civil War.

Major General John A. Login in 1868 named May 30 the day to honor the graves of Union soldiers. He was acommander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization for union veterans of the Civil War. Theyhad charge of the celebration for many years. After World War I, the American Legion took over this duty.

We celebrate Memorial Day in many ways including parades, placing flowers and flags, on the graves of the men andwomen who lost their 1 ives in battle. There are also memorials dedicated on this day. Memorial Day can also be knownfor the poppies that are sold to help the disabled veterans.

We should give thanks to the men and women who gave their lives to keep our country safe and free.

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Branndon Winters (c), a third grade student at St. Stanislaus Kostka School in Sayreville,is shown holding the poster and also the award he received for 1st place in the Pro-LifePoster Contest. Also pictured is Most Rev. Paul G. Bootkoski, Bishop of Metuchen (I) andRev. Msgr. Richard A. Behl (r) who was assigned to St. Mary's Parish, South Amboy backin the 1960's. The photo was taken at the Diocese of Metuchen Awards Banquet.

Winters Wins Diocese Poster ContestBranndon Winters, a third grade stu-

dent at St. Stan's recently won 1" place inthe Pro-Life Poster Contest which wassponsored by the Diocese of Metuchen.His winning poster was chosen from over300 entries, submitted by students in grades1-8 in schools and religious education pro-grams throughout the diocese.

Branndon's outstanding poster will

appear in the 2002/2003 Respect Life cal-endar. All winners were recognized byBishop Paul G. Bootkoski at a specialMass on April 28'h in St. Francis of AssisiCathedral in Metuchen. An awards lun-cheon followed Mass. Branndon is thegrandson of Henry & Virginia Geraltowski,and Walter & Sylvia Winters. Congratula-tions Branndon on your great accomplish-ment!

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On Saturday, May 11"', SayrevilleMayor Kennedy O'Brien cut the ribbon towelcome Sayreville's newest business,Checkers Drive In Restaurant located at978 Rt. 9 South. The restaurant features allof the great food Checkers is known forincluding the signature Cajun style Frenchfries that the 900 unit franchise developed.Also featured is "The Champ," a delicioussandwich. The beautiful new businessoffers all state-of-the-art equipment, aswell as indoor seating for 50 patrons.

Partners Andrew Lynn and BruceKeehn are excited about the new unit. "Weworked very closely with the Borough ofSayreville and developed a restaurant thatwas pleasing to the town and state of the artto the fast food industrv." said Keehn who

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1963-The Beatles began their thirdUK tour in six months. The 21 -date tourwas co-headlined with Roy Orbison andGerry and The Pacemakers, and endedJune 9.

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(as of May 7)Bv Tom Burkard

BaseballSouth Amboy (6-7) Big Sluggers-

Brian Idyk, Billy Seres, Steve Clark, An-drew Lieberman, Ken Batiuk, Dan Rowley.Prime Pitchers-Batiuk, Idyk.

Cardinal McCarrick (3-15) Big Slug-gers-Joe Sciortino, Mark Morris, PatBonkowski, James Bueno. Ed Fulham.

Sayreville (4-10) Big Sluggers-SteveToih, Ryan McCarty Ed Goodell, MarkPoore, Dan Louis. Prime Pitchers-BryanLaugherty, Poore, Goodell, and freshmanTim Ballard.

SoftballSouth Amboy (10-4) Big Sluggers-

Danielle Ball, Melissa Poulsen, KerynRosenberger, Kiersten McCarthy, MelissaRainone, Ruskuski. Rosenberger has beensimply outstanding on the mound, pitchingan unbelievable four, 5 inning no-hittersthis season.

Cardinal McCarrick (10-5) Big Slug-gers-Lindsey Tone, Kate Kurzawa, TriciaLemmerman, Caitlyn Solli. Prime Pitcher-Nicole Ciccerale.

Sayreville (4-11) Big Sluggers-JuliaSwitzer, Danielle Martin, Lisa Oriolo.Prime Pitchers-Theresa Holon won herfirst varsity game, stopping Perth Amboy,11-1; Jessica Small.

GolfSayreville (8-10) Top Golfers-Kevin

Nunes, Ed Mount, Brian McDonald

College UpdateFreshman Lauren Switzer is a mem-

ber of the talented Seton Hall Women'ssoftball team. The 2001 Sayreville gradhas 3 stolen bases in 4 attempts for Setonia(28-14) SHU only has 2 seniors on arelatively youthful roster.. .Dan Poulsen, aBloomfield College sophomore right-handed pitcher, is completing his secondyear on the varsity baseball team. He is a2000 South Amboy High graduate. TheDeacons, a very young club with only 1junior on the roster have struggled this

« season with a (4-26) record under rookiecoach Matt Belford...

McCarrick Boys & GirlsWon Basketball Titles

The Cardinal McCarrick boys basket-ball team, under Coach Joe Lewis capturedits 5'h consecutive Gold Division basket-ball championship. Coach DonSzatkowski's girls basketball squadnotched its 3M straight Blue Division crown.Congratulations, Eagles and Lady Eagles!

Paullus Stars ForMonroe Blast

Winning pitcher, Matt Paullus ledMonroe Blast to an 11-1 wipe out overHolbrook Hawks. Paullus allowed only 1hit over 4 innings, and also belted a doubleand scored twice. The Blast is a 15 year oldtraveling U.S. Amateur Baseball Leagueteam. Matt is the only local on the team.His dad, Joe is a coach on this talentedclub.

Locals ReceiveSportsmanship Awards

The Greater Middlesex Conferencehonored athletes who demonstrated goodsportsmanship on and off the field. Localsselected were; Joe Corcione and CarolynDalton, Cardinal McCarrick; EddieBeshada and Melissa Rainone, SouthAmboy; Matt Bodak and Meredith Phair,Sayreville. Congratulations!

Poulsen Third InCounty

By Tom BurkardMelissa Poulsen, hard-hitting South

Amboy High softball sensation is currentlyin third place in the Middlesex County racefor the batting championship, with astandout .500. Keep up the good work,Melissa!

Cardinal McCarrick (4-6) Top Golf-ers-Brian Hoffman, Chris Owsik, EdLuchetto.

TennisSouth Amboy (3-5) Top Players-

Singles; Chris Glomski, Dan Nuzzie, ChrisDeLuca; Doubles; Randy Fallon-JonBouchard; Jay Ziola-Janusz Kmieciak.

Sayreville (2-8) Top Players-Singles;Boleslaw Czachor; Greg Czachor, MichaelRatajczak; Doubles; John Karasiewicz-Chris Frolich; Michael Pangillman-KevinRapach.

Boys TrackSayreville (4-0) Top Performers-Trini

Slavaney, Rafael Valentin, JasonTownsend, Gino LaRocca, Perry Botchway,Lamar Holmes, Rich Torok. Dia Bashara,Matt Pagoda, Matt Bodak, Will Griffiths,Piscitelli, Matt Bodak.

Girls TrackSayreville (4-0) Top Performers-Jes-

sica Roy, Laura Fiorentino, VanessaRodriguez, Alicia Hughes, AndreaSarvetnick, Meredith Phair, Jen Caro, TracyClark, Jessica Tirpak, Nicole Vasallo, JenDidik, Ashley Zakrzewski, Knight, Allen.

Cardinal McCarrick (2-4) Top Per-formers-Amanda Stauss, Ginette Gotta,Tendall, Wardinski, Becky Watkins.

School NotebookWord is that South Amboy's Russ

Heimall is doing a fine job pitching forEast Brunswick Tech... Baseball pitcher,Kevin Mulvey of Bishop Ahr led his teamto a 6-0 romp over Sayreville, by strikingout 9 and allowing only 2 hits. His dadTom, is from Morgan, and is a St. Mary'sgraduate.. .Also starring for Bishop Ahr isSouth Amboy's Jenn Corridon, a talentedsoftball pitcher who has a fine 4-1 record,accounting for half of the Trojans 8 winsthis season...

Ryan 5th HighestIn Victories

Sayreville War Memorial High Schoolsoftball coach, Janet Ryan currently is in 5"'place in career victories for active MiddlesexCounty coaches. Now in her 25lh season atthe helm, she has notched 273 wins for theBlue & Gray. Congratulations, Janet!

Scholar/AthletesChosen At McCarrick

Cardinal McCarrick has selected thefollowing as Scholar/Athletes; GinetteGotta, Stephanie Oels, Cristina Prumos,Daniel Szatkowski, and Brian Weiler.Congratulations!

Idyk Leads CountyIn Batting Average

By Tom BurkardSouth Amboy High's Brian Idyk has

been having an outstanding season. . . Tosay the least! The talented baseball star forCoach Rich Malik's Governors has beentattooing the ol' horsehide for an astronomi-cal .571 clip, which is tops in MiddlesexCounty. He has also blasted three homeruns. Way to go, Brian!

Lady Guvs Pack WallopBy Tom Burkard

Coach Rich Klein*s South Amboy LadyGuvs, clinched yet another Gold Divisionchampionship. The girls, 12-0 in GoldDivision play, and 12-4 overall have ex-celled in all phases of the game, especiallyhitting.

Six players are batting over .300. Me-lissa Poulsen leads the way with a .500mark, followed by Keryn Rosenberger .452,JessRuskuski .421, Kiersten McCarthy .386,Melissa Rainone .349. Danielle Ball hashammered 3 homers and knocked in 24runs.

Rosenberger has excelled both at theplate and on the pitcher's mound. She issecond in the county with 29 rbi's, second inhome runs with 4, and pitching wise, her 11victories place her in the #3 spot, and she has120 strikeouts (3*1), and a 1.15 ERA (6th).Congratulations, Purple & Gold on a fineseason!

South Amboy Knights of Columbus Council #426 recently held an Awards Night to honorthe Free Throw Contest winners. Pictured Top (l-r) District Deputy Ed Marks, Grand KnightSteve Schmid, Free Throw Contest Chairman Marty Lampart. Bottom Row (l-r) "LaurenPuk, "Lauren O'Connor, "Whitney Younghans, *Kyle McCarthy, Jeff Lampart, MattNewcomb. Missing from photo; Rebecca Edelman, "Sean Ryniec, "Christina Keir, AdamSzatkowski. (Photo By Tom Burkard)"Denotes District Winner.

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Glory Days InLocal Sports

By Tom Burkard

1936-St. Mary's edgedPerth Amboy St. Mary's, 2-0 ona 9-strikeout shutout by PaulDolan... 1944-SayreviIleripped

St. Peter's, 13-4. Winningpitcher, Don "Mickey" C/.okfired a 3-hitter and fanned 13.

Ted Gutkowski and Fred Kath each belteda single and double, Ted Galibedes strokeda 2-run single, Homer Dill rapped 3 hits,and John Wortley contributed a 2-run singleto the Bombers powerful attack. . .1954-Key port pounded the Hoffman nine, 16-5.Jim English stroked 2 hits, while FrankGrimley and Ray "Butch" Tomaszewskieach contributed a two-bagger. . .1962-The Eagles of St. Mary's nipped Red BankCatholic, 3-2 on Art O'Donnell's game-winning single in the bottom of the 7'\ JoePohl was the winning pitcher... 1972-BillD'Amico fired a 5-hit shutout to leadSayreville to a 6-0 romp over EastBrunswick. Alan Pastzornyicky blasted a2-run triple for the Bombers. . . 1983-St.Pius belted St. Mary's, 12-3 in Softballaction. Lynn Kilcooley laced 3 hits for theLady Eagles... 1990-Hoffman hammeredPiscataway Tech, 10-5 in baseball play.Freshman Jeff Moskal went 4 for 4 with adouble...

By DR. JOHN MISIEWICZ

Women & Wellness-Part 1One of the common denominators of

the young and healthy is the ability to beflexible. One of the characteristics ofindividuals as they get older and sicker isthat they become less flexible and morerigid. Flexibility is a very interesting dualtrait because we are born with it and it canalways be relearned.

Middle aged American women aremore physically weak and in more painthan experts assumed based on a recentstudy of more than 9,(K)0 from 40-55 yearsold. The study shows that 20% have troublewith simple tasks like walking one block,walking up a flight of stairs, and carryinggroceries, as well as bathing and dressing.In addition 55% say they felt stiffness orsoreness in their joints, neck or shouldersin the last 2 weeks. These physical limita-tions and lack of flexibility indicate anincreased need for women to utilize medi-cation and require hospitalizations.

Are you aware that the Centers for1 )isease Control and Prevention say that 23million women currently suffer from ar-thritis and it is predicted that the numberswill grow to 36 million sufferers in the next20 years? The next most common com-plaint for women is high blood pressure,which affects 8 million.

A new study finds that women whoexercise after menopause tend to outlivesedentary women and that as little as onewalk a week can make a difference. Themore that older women exercise, the bettertheir chances of a long life, said research-ers in the Journal of American MedicalAssociation. The more hours older womenspend on the move and off their seat, theless likely she is to break a hip says a largenew study.

*Don't miss Women & Wellness-Part2 in the June 22 issue of The SA Times]

PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN(Never known to fail) Oh, most beautilul flower of Mt. Carmel,Fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, blessed Mother of the Sonof God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. OhStar of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are mymother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heavenand Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heartto succor me in this necessity. There are none that canwithstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are mymother. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us whohave recourse 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. Thankyou. -B.T.S.

T.H.E.Game

By Tom BurkardSport-BaseballYear-1951

Teams- Sacred Heart Divinity vs. St.Mary's (Season opener).

Recap-The Eagles trailed 3-2, butbounced back with some daring base run-ning to capture a thrilling 4-3 victory. PeteBailey stole home to tie the game at 3-3 inthe bottom of the 7'\ and George Spieckeralso swiped home for the game-winner inthe same inning. Spiecker also had asuperb game at bat, going 2 for 3 with adouble and triple. Bill Richardson was thewinning hurler in relief.

MVP-George Spiecker, St. Mary's.

Diamond DustBy Tom Burkard

1965-South Amboy Men's SoftballLeague-Protection 10 Gay 90's 0. BobWitkowski fired a O-hitter, and receivedplenty of support from Bob DeJoy whoblasted a grand slam homer, and Joe Crowewho drilled 3 hits. . .1970-South AmboySlow Pitch Softball League-English Chev-ron 8 Mike's Corner 4. Dave "Stretch"Stolte was the winning pitcher, and rookieTom Szatkowski went 2 for 2 with 2doubles. . .1970-Morgan AA MidgetLeague-Morgan Lions 9 Harrison Realty2. Winning pitcher Mark Evaldi blasted ahomer, and Mike Creange also hit a round-tripper. .. 1975-South Amboy Little FellasLeague-Rotary nipped Modern Trans, asGeorge Carroll drilled 3 hits... 1983-SouthAmboy Midget League-Astros 6 Mets 3.Jim Holovacko unloaded a home run...

Newark BearsFireworks Niqht Trip

South Amboy K of C #426 is sponsor-ing a baseball trip to see the Newark Bearshost the Long Island Ducks, Sat., July 27.Bus departs from K of C parking lot, 308Fourth St. at 4:30 p.m. Fireworks dis-played after the game. It's also a Promo-tion Day for children under 14. Cost is $20per person. For information call 732-727-1707 or 732-721-2025.

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St. Stan's School community showed their love and support through the "Shamrocks for theGoods" project that was sponsored by the Student Council. Money was raised for MelanieGood, a 7th grade student, who was diagnosed with leukemia. Pictured (l-r) are ModeratorMs. Volosin, Ms. Good, Melanie Good, President Caitlyn McCarthy, and Moderator Mrs.Pascarello. The H.S.A. sponsored a benefit spaghetti dinner on April 12.

South AmboyDiamondbacks Men'sBaseball Team Schedule

Home Games-May 19 PiscatawayStorm doubleheader (at Vets); June 9Woodbridge Royals (at Vets); June 30Colts Neck Clippers (at Vets); July 7 OldBridge Yankees (Waterfront); July 14Edison Redbirds (Waterfront); July 28Westfield Mariners (Waterfront); Aug. 4Westfield Diamonddogs (Waterfront).

"Pep" Bennett HadBanner Year In 1952

By Tom BurkardSt. Mary's all-around sports super-

star, Bob "Don" "Pep" Bennett had one ofthe finest years in the school's history, bybeing selected 2nd team All-State Parocialin basketball and also 3rt team All-StateAll Groups as an outfielder in baseball.What a year!

"Tiny" Archibald A Class ActBy Tom

Basketball Hall of Famer Nate "Tiny"Archibald (Photo By Tom Burkard)

Basketball Hall of Famer, Nate "Tiny"Archibald did his part to help raise funds atthe WTC Author/Book/Celebrity Benefitfor Staten Island Rescue Company #5.The event, sponsored by Emma L. Arleth,and Dwight D. Eisenhower elementaryschools in Sayreville drew over 1,000people and raised $16,000.

Archibald, who was in the library,signed hundreds of autographs for peopleof all ages, while engaging in some veryinteresting conversations on just aboutanything, including his illustrious career inthe National Basketball Association.

Archibald starred for 14 years in theNBA, and scored 16,481 points (18.8 ppg.)

Burkardand dished out 6,476 assists, as well asbeing a six-time All Star, and winning theAll Star Game MVP in 1981. He wasenshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in1991.

While chatting with Nate, I found outthat he was a real unselfish team player. Inresponse to the question, "What was yourbiggest thrill in basketball?" He didn'teven think twice and responded, "Winningthe World Championship in '81 with theCeltics."

I then asked him which of his team-mates, Wilt Chamberlain or Kareem AbdulJabbar was better, but he wouldn't choose,saying that "They played in different times,so how can you really say who was better?"

When asked what was the most assistshe had in one game, he had no idea, ordidn't care, but stressed the importance ofteam overhis own individual performance."Tiny" also mentioned the pressure he felt,when he was picked in the 2"d round of theNBA draft in 1970 by the old CincinnatiRoyals. "Oscar Robertson was my idol,and I was selected to replace him, so it wastough with lots of pressure," he said.

Archibald certainly did well at replac-ing the basketball legend, and along theway became a legend in his own right. In1996, he was selected along with OscarRobertson to the NBA's 50'h AnniversaryAll-Time Team, as one of the 50 greatestplayers in the history of the game.

My brief conversation with Nate"Tiny" Archibald was one I'll never for-get! He is a very sincere individual, wholoves the game, and also, above everythingelse always put the team first. My hat's offto a first-class person and Hall of Famer!

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Pictured is the talented South Amboy Governors roller hockey team. Top (l-r) Dave Abadie,Neil Abadie, Tim James, Jon Bouchard, Chris DeLucca, Ed Beshada, Asst. Coach DanWilson. Bottom (l-r) Jeffrey Lampart, Neil Kurtiak, Ken Batiuk, Randy Fallon, FrankRichiusa. Missing from photo: Coach Carol McDonnell.

SAHS Roller HockeyTournament

The South Amboy High School RollerHockey team recently competed in a tour-nament at Allaire, NJ. The squad was thefirst in the school's history. Coached byteachers Carol McDonnell and Dan Wil-son, the Governors consisted of Capt. EdBeshada, Asst. Capt. Ken Batiuk, RandyFallon, Asst. Capt. Jon Bouchard, ChrisDeLucca, Neil Kurtiak, David & NeilAbadie, Frank Richiusa, Tim James, andJeff Lampart.

Team Falls In

In the tourney, they faced 3 schoolsfrom LaceyTwp., NJ, West Hilltop fromPA., and the Dayton Falcons, all the wayfrom Ohio. They finished 1 -2 in the tour-ney, topping Dayton, 16-14 in a real thriller.

Leading the Guvs in points wasBeshada with 13 goals and 5 assists,Bouchard 4 goals, 7 assists, Richiusa 3goals, 2 assists, James 2 goals, 2 assists.Batiuk and Fallon shared time as goalie.Congratulations guys on a fine effort!

South Amboy Women's Bowling LeagueStandings as of (4-25-02)K.and L. Partners 133-98; Costa Verde

125-106; Ram's Head Tavern 123-108;Lagoda's Saloon 122.5-108.5; Teddy's Bar117.5-113.5; Band's Dental 113-118;Gundrum Service 113-118; MonaghanHouse-108.5-122.5; Mac's Ladies 107.5-123.5; Chud's Subs 92-139.

April 4Cheryl Kuhlthau 553; Fayth Kaminsky

220-552; Dolores Lawnick 205-200-551;Marge Lepore 218-532; Karen Brown 201 -532; Joanne Cassidy 200-521; TeresitaLazaro 515; Jean Hourahan 513; MarianneSeyfried 505; Chris Shereyka 500.

April 11Kaminsky 235-203-620; Diane Toye

215-213-618; Brown 540; Judy Smith 528;Joyce Cancilla 202-521; Ann Quinn 514;Donna Andrejewski 205-506; Seyfried 505;Kuhlthau 206-501.

April 18Brown 235-223-619; Toye 210-549;

Quinn 529; Cassidy 522; Lazaro 204-518;Kuhlthau 515; Kathy Croddick 506; JoyceTomaszewski 500.

April 25Tomaszewski 556; Seyfried 544;

Quinn 201 -536; Carol Jankowski 533; Toye225-532; Judy Smith 510; Kaminsky 501;Linda Pavao 207; Rita Brodniak 201.

Melanie Good Benefit Basketball GameA Benefit Basketball Game for

Melanie Good will be held on May 31 at St.Stan's School Gym, 225 MacArthur Ave.,Sayreville. Melanie, a 7"' grade student atthe school has been diagnosed with leuke-mia.

The game will feature college players,and the doors and the kitchen open at 6p.m. There will be live music, raffles, andfood available. The National Anthem willbe performed by "America's Tenor,"Dominic Mantuano.

Admission is $5 adults, and $3 (12 &under). Advance Tickets are available bycalling Paula Giannace 732-390-9816, PatKaefer732-721-9692, Coleen Meyer 732-651-8205, or the Parish Office 732-254-0212. Tickets will be sold after masses

beginning May 12 through May 26. Tick-ets will be available at the door. Donationsare welcomed.

Giovenco NamedAil-American Scholar

Danny Giovenco, a Sayreville MiddleSchool student has been named an All-American Scholar by the United StatesAchievement Academy. Ail-AmericanScholars must earn a 3.3 or higher gradepoint average. Only scholars selected bya school instructor, counselor, or otherqualified sponsor are accepted. Danny isthe son of George & Eileen Giovenco ofSayreville. Congratulations!

PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN(Never known to fail) Oh, most beautiful liower of Ml. Carmel,Fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, blessed Mother ol the Sonof God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. OhStar ol the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are mymother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heavenand Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heartto succor me in this necessity. There are none that canwithstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are mymother. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us whohave recourse 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. Thankyou. -B.T.S.

PRAYER TO ST. JUDE(To be said when problems arise or when one seems to bedeprived of all visible help, on far cases almost despaired of).Most holy Apostle St. Jude, faithful servant and friend ofJesus, the church honors and invokes you universally as thepatron of hopeless cases, of things almost despaired of, prayfor me, I am so helpless and alone. Make use I implore you ofthat particular privilege given to you. to bring visible andspeedy help where help is almost despaired of. Come to myassistance in this great need that I may receive the consolationand help of heaven in ail my necessities, tribulations, andsuffenngs., and that I may praise God with you and all the electforever. I promise O Blessed St. Jude. to be ever mindful ofthis great favor, to always honor you as my special andpowerful patron, and to gratefully encourage devotion to you.Amen. Thank You St. Jude. B.T.S.

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$1995Includes All You Can Eat Soup,

Salad & Mussel Bar

All-You-Can-Eat $£50Lunch Buffet u

TUESDAYPrime Rib Night

95English Cut Prime Rib

CLAMBAKESSTEAMED LOBSTER, SHRIMPCLAMS, CRAB LEGS,MUSSEL &SALAD BAR, POTATO &CORN ON THE COBSTARTING TUES.JUNE 4TH

$19<

WEDNESDAYSurf & Turf Combo

$139510 oz. Grilled Prime Rib Eye

1/2 Ib. Steamed Snow Crab Legsincludes Soup, Salad & Mussel Bar

CLAMBAKES$-jg95STEAMED LOBSTER,

SHRIMP CLAMS, CRABLEGS, MUSSEL &SALAD BAR, POTATO &CORN ON THE COBSTARTING TUES.JUNE 4TH

BUSINESS PERSON'S LUNCHSTARTING AT

Choice of5 Entrees, 'Soup, Salad

Bar, Dessert & CoffeeTuesdays • Wednesdays - Thursdays

MONDAYALL DAY

&ALL NIGHT

l 1/2 PRICE.DRINKS VISIT US AT OUR WEBSITE

www.sayrevillebarestaurant.comMon.-Fri. Lunch 11-2:30-Dinner 4-10

Sat. Lunch 12-4-Dinner 4-10:30Sun. Dinner 1-10:00

Home7e WS). Mayer Catering'Exclusive caterers of St. Clement's Banquet Center ani Madison Park Banauet Hall

"Anything Goes" We Make It, You Take It!* Trays to Go * Custom Cakes & Fresh Baked Specialties * Party Packages at Sayreville Bar

* Madison Park Banquet Room * St. Clements Banquet Center

7 Cecelia Street • Sayreville, NJ 08872Call (732) 257-4471 or (732) 257-4110

Fax: (732) 257-1652

CLAMBAKESSTEAMED LOBSTER, SHRIMPCLAMS, CRAB LEGS, MUSSEL &SALAD BAR, POTATO ANDCORN ON THE COBSTARTING TUES.JUNE 4TH

Mon., Aug 12thAnnual Charity

Golf OutingBenefiting

"Sayreville Brain Injured Children"Call for Detai ls

MONDAY & FRIDAY

All You Can EatLunch Buffet

(includes soup, salad & dessert)

Sun., July 7thDay at the Races

Monmouth Park Race Tracl

C O U P O N

$ 5 0 0 OFFDinner Check of

$25 or More

S.A.Not valid on advertised specials. 1per table. Not valid on holidays. Notto be combined with any other offers.Exp. 6/21/02

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THURSDAYMl You Can Eat

ST. LOUIS GRILLEDRIBS & CHICKEN

BARBECUE

$-|-|95 Charcoal BBQChicken & Ribs

1-1/2 LBS. GRILLED JUMBO

RIB-EYE STEAKIncludes All You Can

Eat Soup,Salad & Mussel Bar

FRIDAYAll You Can Eat FreshFried Flounder $ i 0 5 0

All You Can EatFriedShrimp

FRIDAY & SATURDAY

PUB'S TASTER'S COMBOFEATURING 1/2 LB. CRAB LEGS, SHRIMP

SCAMPI & NEW YORK STRIP STEAK

SEAFOOD FEASTi95

INCLUDES 1/2 STUFFED LOBSTER,STUFFED FLOUNDER, STUFFED SHRIMP,

FRIED C U M STRIPS AND SHRIMP &SCALLOP SCAMPI OVER RICE.

Both Include All You Can Eat Soup,Salad & Mussel Bar

SUNDAY - Family Day Specials

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT - Every Friday Night

May 24Mike

Wilder TrioMay 31Starfire

Grilled Country Chicken $9.95Fresh Turkey Platter with Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes &

Carrot Souffle $ 1 0 . 9 5

Stuffed Roast Pork Loin with Sausage Stuffing,Mashed Potatoes, Apple Raisin Chutney $ 1 1 . 9 5

Grilled-Smothered Rib Eye Steak, 1 ib Prime-RibEyed grilled with mushrooms & onions $ 1 3 . 9 5

THE MADISON PARK BANQUET ROOM

3011 Cheesequake Road, Parlin, NJHave Your Elegant Reception

At Affordable PricesWithout Cutting the Extras

Accommodations Up to 170 GuestsOPEN HOUSE

Mondays 5 pm - 8 pmCall Our Wedding Consultant for

More Information and Prices

(732) 257-4471

Remember us for your...Showers • Private PartiesCommunion • Graduation

...and much more

Rooms available for up to 45 people.Call for dates & details.

Tfk (Banquet Center at St. ClementCheck out the Best Kept Secret in the Bridal Industry

Catering Done by: WJ. Mayer Catering,

A Division of Sayreville Bar

• Grand Ballroom at Affordable Prices• Garden Room for Cocktail Hour• Private Bridal Suite• Accommodations up to 350 Guests• Wedding Consultant

Open House Every Wednesday 4-8pm andevery Thursday 4-7 p.m. and Saturday 10am-2pm

172 FrmeauAve • Matawan, NJ.vww.tftefkrujuetcentcrats tcfement.com

(732) 591-8180