Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Monroe Schools sets kindergarten signups
Monroe Township Public Schools will hold kindergarten registration Feb. 8, 9, 16, 17, 24 and 25. Parents should bring their child’s original birth certificate; current immunization record and proof of residency (deed, tax bill, HUD-1 statement or lease and a current utility bill); IEP (Individualized Education Program), if child has one; or custody papers, proof…
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Firehouse will signal end of ‘Main St. USA’
The decision by the South River mayor and Borough Council to tear down the Elks building on Main Street is absolutely insane. When I first heard the news, I thought it was a joke. To encroach on a section of Main Street that is known for its beautiful houses will be the end of what…
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Charter schools drain money from successful districts
Last year Gov. Chris Christie cut aid to school budgets by $820 million, yet he promised that he would not touch the money allotted to charter schools. He also promised that there would be more charter schools in New Jersey in 2011. This is illogical on many counts. Diverting money from already strained school budgets…
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Signs of the times: At least we’ve learned who we are
CODA CODA GREG BEAN Every once in a while, a piece of information falls into your lap that answers somany questions, such as why I’ve always felt a little bit psychotic, sort of like that lady in “The Three Faces of Eve,” except with one less face. And that same information explains why so many…
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Mary Lou Eppinger Campbell
Mrs. Campbell, 76, of Audubon, Pa., formerly of South River, died Jan. 4, 2011, in Montgomery Hospital, Norristown, Pa. She was predeceased by two husbands, Wesley Chapin and George Campbell. Surviving are five siblings, Sheila Eppinger of Brielle, Harold, Peter and William Eppinger, all of Sayreville, and Daniel Eppinger of Eatontown; and many nieces and…
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Phyllis M. Fosello Naughton
Mrs. Naughton, 72, of East Brunswick, died Jan. 4, 2011, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by a daughter, Kerry Thompson. Surviving are her husband, Eugene Naughton; her father, Felix Fosello of Bayonne; two daughters, Karen Killmurray, and her husband, Christopher, of South Brunswick and Sharon Naughton of East Brunswick;…
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Michael Fraass
Mr. Fraass, 45, of Old Bridge, formerly of Sayreville, died Dec. 27, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are two sons, Michael and Brian Fraass; three brothers, Edward Fraass Jr., and his wife, Lynn, of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, Jack Fraass of Lincoln, Del., and Timothy Fraass, and…
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Gertrude DeSciscio
Mrs. DeSciscio, 90, of East Brunswick, died Dec. 24, 2010, in Cranbury Center, Monroe. She was predeceased by her husband, Alphonse. Surviving are three sons, Alphonse of East Brunswick, Robert of Bayonne and Richard of Old Bridge; a daughter, Joan Hebert of East Brunswick; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. A Mass was celebrated at St.…
