Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Grant will boost security at schools
MILLTOWN — The borough’s school district will be able to increase security monitoring around its buildings. Superintendent of Schools Linda Madison accepted a $6,102 safety grant from the New Jersey School Boards Association Insurance Group (NJSBAIG), a nonprofit entity based in Burlington that provides property, casualty and workers’ compensation insurance at competitive rates to New…
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Veterans thank community for recent drive
The Veterans Council of Monroe and Jamesburg, which consists of all of the veterans organizations in these communities, wishes to thank our neighbors for their generosity in providing gifts for the patients at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. We were able to deliver these requested items when we visited Bethesda on Dec.…
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Help loved ones stay safe on the road
Many families avoid any discussion about safe driving and don’t consider transportation alternatives for their loved ones until there is a crisis. Safe driving is about health and ability, and some people need to stop driving earlier than others, no matter their age. There are things adult children can do to help their loved ones…
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Charter school responds to East Brunswick Board of Education letter
The board of trustees of the Hatikvah International Academy Charter School wishes to express our disappointment at the Dec. 16, 2010, letter about Hatikvah signed by members of the East Brunswick Board of Education. It contained multiple misstatements, and it reflects the board’s pattern of trying to improperly deny parents school choice in East Brunswick.…
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Daisy Zager
Mrs. Zager, 89, of East Brunswick, died Dec. 8, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by a daughter, Judith Ambrose, and by her husband, Dr. David Zager. Surviving are three daughters, Elise Botnick of New Brunswick, Linda Mandelkorn of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Sandra Douglas of East Brunswick; a…
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Barbara Epstein Lederman
Mrs. Lederman, 81, of Monroe, formerly of East Brunswick, died Dec. 20, 2010, at The Elms of Cranbury. Prior to retiring in 2008, Mrs. Lederman was a bookkeeper for ADC, Monroe, where she was employed for more than 15 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Arthur Lederman, in 1996. Surviving are a son, Andrew…
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Lorraine Thurman Schoenthaler
Mrs. Schoenthaler, 81, of Monroe, died Dec. 9, 2010. An educator, she also served nine years on the East Brunswick Board of Education. Surviving are her husband, Charles Schoenthaler; three children, Arnold, John and Mary; two brothers, Dennis and Tom; three sisters, Phyllis, Kay and Donna; and six grandchildren. A memorial gathering to celebrate Mrs.…
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Edmond A. “Doc” Dochod
Mr. Dochod, 91, of New Port Richey, Fla., formerly of Spotswood, died Dec. 7, 2010, in New Port Richey. He served in the Army Air Corps from 1941 to 1945. Prior to his retirement, he was a pipe fitter for Hercules Inc., Parlin, for 35 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Stella, and a…
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