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South Amboy-Sayreville Times June 25, 2016 1 South Amboy Receives Go Ahead To Start Ferry Site Construction On June 8th, the City received notification that Federal Highway Administration authorized funding up to an amount of $2,054,486.00, for the South Amboy Intermodal Federal Aid Highway Program project in the City of South Amboy, Middlesex County. This will fund the initial costs of Phase 1 of the construction of the Ferry Terminal, which includes a professional services contract for Licensed Site Remediation Services and the successful bidder on the initial construction phase. Mayor Fred Henry said that “The funding by the Federal Highway Administration through DOT was allocated many years ago, South Amboy Man Wins Pick-5-Hershey Patel (l) owner of Main Liquor & Wines, congratulates Steve and we had to go through procedures over Szatkowski of South Amboy for winning the New Jersey Lottery’s Pick-5 drawing. Steve purchased the the last couple of years in getting the whole winning ticket at Main Liquors, located at 533 Main Street, South Amboy. (Photo by Tom Burkard) Brian McLaughlin project completed. This allows us to contract professional services to do remediation and Community Mourns And Remembers An McLaughlin Wins at the same time, send out bids for design of the terminal and parking lot itself. This was Amazing Young Man South Amboy By Tom Burkard major. It was the first good news about this Hugh Riley Rone 19, one of the brightest HS baseball, where he was an All-Division Democratic Primary in quite awhile. The terminal will be a little and most promising young men the city of player in his junior and senior years; South In the South Amboy Primary Election continued on page 7 South Amboy has seen in many years, died Amboy Indoor Soccer, Sayreville Phoenix on June 7th, Democrat Brian H. McLaughlin suddenly on May 31 in a motorcycle accident travel soccer team, and South Amboy High won the First Ward primary by defeating DiPoalo Dies At 85 former fire chief, Democrat Francis “Butch” By Tom Burkard on the Garden State Parkway. School soccer, playing on the Mulvey, 222 to 143. Longtime former Sayreville Board of Riley as he was known was Division championship team Education member, Danny J. DiPoalo passed well-respected and admired his senior year, with his sister away on May 22. Well-known and respected throughout the community, Regan Rone as head coach, and Pisar Gains throughout the local communities, he served and had participated in sports received All-Division soccer Republican Nod For on the Board of Education for 43 years, and since he was a youngster. He player honors. He was also was past president. excelled at baseball, soccer captain of the South Amboy Sheriff DiPoalo was co-owner of Morgan and basketball at South Amboy High School soccer team. Former Middlesex County sheriff’s Lumber on Rt. 35 South for 42 years, and High School, and in 2015, was Young Riley Rone touched officer Peter “Pete” Pisar of South Amboy before retiring in 2013, he was employed named Co-Athlete of the Year so many lives in such a very will be facing Sheriff Mildred Scott, a by CME Associates along with his lifelong friend positive way, and the love Democrat, in the November election. Pisar, in Parlin for 16 years Tim Kales. and admiration for him by the a Republican easily defeated Republican as an office worker. He was currently a student local communities, families challenger David S. Pawski, also a Sheriff’s Danny was a past at Middlesex County College, and friends, was never more Officer from Sayreville by a total of 16,272 captain and 58-year going on to Mercer County evident by the lines that formed to 3,480. member of Morgan Community College to fulfill his lifelong on the sidewalk from the Gundrum Service Pisar, 61, retired 3 years ago from the Hose and Chemical dream, since the age of 3, of becoming a up Bordentown Ave., as people waited to Sheriff’s Dept. after 18 years, starting as a Co., and also a funeral director like his father. Riley was pay their last respects to this fine young dispatcher and working his way up to sheriff’s member of Sayreville employed by his family business, The man, and express their condolences to his officer, and also worked in the investigation Exempt Firemen’s Gundrum Service “Home for Funerals,” and wonderful family. division. Pawski, 32, has worked with the Association. He was very active in also worked as a lifeguard for Sun & Surf. South Amboy Mayor Fred Henry said, department for 7 years, and is assigned to the the community, and all the groups and While working at the front door of the family “You never expect anything like this. The Middlesex County Courthouse. organizations that he was a part of totaled business, he was always a gentleman, with a whole community is devastated. Riley was 100 years of voluntary service! Danny kind word for everyone. always very polite, and well-dressed. He was was a member of Sayreville Knights of Riley was a true patriot and lover of a really good kid.” The mayor also praised Columbus Council #2016, and their 4th history and his country, and looked forward the South Amboy Police Dept. for doing Degree Assembly; Coach for the Morgan to voting for the first time this year. He was “a great job” during the wake and funeral. Little League; Founder and first coach of one of the first to support Donald Trump in Council President Mickey Gross said, “Riley the Morgan Panthers Pop Warner football his bid for president. was a great kid.” team; Co-founder of Sayreville High School The list of sports teams and his Business Administrator Camille Tooker Hall of Fame Committee; A member of the accomplishments throughout the years is stated, “Our hearts go out to Barbara, Hugh Keyport High School Hall of Fame; An lengthy and includes: basketball at St. Mary’s, and the entire Rone family, whose loss is honorary inductee of the Sayreville High Sacred Heart CYO, and South Amboy shared by the residents of our city. Riley School Hall of Fame. Recreation; baseball for the Gundrum Service left his mark on South Amboy...His smile, In a feature interview with The SA Little League team, the Sayreville Riverdogs, his personality, his sense of humor, his love Times three years ago, I asked Danny how he American Legion Post 62, South Amboy continued on page 14 accomplished so much, and he responded, “It was my love of Sayreville. I fell in love with Horseshoe Tournament Fundraiser the town. I raised a family and things were The Friends of Rose will hold a throw horseshoes, come hang out and have good.” The interview is all about Danny’s Horseshoe Tournament fundraiser to fight some fun for the day. illustrious life, and titled “The Ultimate Colorectal Cancer on Saturday, June 25, 11 100% of donations go to “Fight Volunteer: Danny J. DiPoalo Has Served a.m. at the Sayreville Knights of Columbus. Colorectal Cancer.” Friends of Rose is an NEXT ISSUE: July 30th Sayreville 100 Years.” To see it, go to The The single elimination tournament will be organization dedicated to fighting Colorectal SA Times archives at: www.thesatimes.com, open to 32 teams, first come, first serve. Cancer. Go to: http://fightcolorectalcancer. DEADLINES: July 18th and look up the July 27, 2013 issue. The The first round is best out of 5 games, with org/ or www.friendsofrose.org. article can be found on page 15. following rounds best out of 3 games. Cost is If you would like to play or just donate, Summer Spectacular Danny J. DiPoalo will be sadly missed $100 per team/ 2 person teams. The winning contact Eric Hausman 908-420-5470 or by so many, but never forgotten for his good team will receive $500. [email protected]; Keith Rybak 732- FOR ADS CALL: works in the community and much more. God There will be food, drinks, music and 261-1025 or [email protected]. bless Danny J. DiPoalo. prizes at the event, and even if you do not 732-727-0398 OR 732-841-5249 2 June 25, 2016 South Amboy-Sayreville Times Talk Of The Towns By Tom Burkard Teachers Attended Tennessee wonderful family man, and friend to all, Conference he will be sadly missed. Anna Holton, 93, Lauren Gassman and Edward Mish, of South Amboy died on June 11. A kind- science teachers at Sayreville War Memorial hearted lady, she worked at E.I. DuPont for HS, were selected along with 51 others 37 years before retiring. Vincent Higgins, nationwide to attend the 2016 National 84, formerly of South Amboy died on June Science Teachers Association (NSTA) annual 12. He was a ‘49 graduate of St. Mary’s HS, conference, which was held from March and loved his alma mater so much, that he 31-April 3 at Nashville, Tennessee. They led a large group of alumni to try and keep were sponsored by the Science, Technology, the name of St. Mary’s High School, when Education and Mathematics (STEM) it was announced that the school would Barone Honored With Education Award become Cardinal McCarrick HS. He also The Borough of Sayreville municipal served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the recycling coordinator Elyse Barone was the Korean War and was a Cryptographer, who recipient of the Education Award from the used his skills to work with NATO in various New Jersey Clean Communities Council military exercises. A brilliant gentleman, (NJCCC) for helping to educate children who was a Seton Hall University graduate, about the necessity of a clean environment.