Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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In tough economy, it’s time for the perfect tax
Coda Coda • GREG BEAN I was in the convenience store this week, listening to smokers gripe about the new 62- cent per-pack tax the federal government has imposed on cigarettes. That means the feds now get $1.01 per package of smokes, or $10.10 per carton. In New Jersey, where they add on $2.57…
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Sees Heavenly Farms as boon to residents
The recent letter to the editor from Frank J. Coury (“On Economic Effect of Open Space Program,” Sentinel, March 19) shows how one-sided his thinking is. Drive by the new Heavenly Farms facility day or night, and it is being used and enjoyed by local East Brunswick residents as well as others who are visiting.…
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Nuclear a safe, dependable energy source
I take issue with your cartoonist’s slant on nuclear energy in New Jersey (Suburban, April 9). We have an administration that is openly allied with the liberal green parties that refuse to consider building new reactors. Oyster Creek has shown that nuclear energy is a safe technology and would solve our need for a dependable…
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Richard Johnson
Mr. Johnson, 78, of East Brunswick, died March 28, 2009, at home. Surviving are his wife, Rita Faul Johnson; a son, Richard, and his wife, Kara; a daughter, Nora, and her husband, Peter Sorrento; a brother, George; two sisters, Geraldine and Mary; and two grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Bartholomew’s Church, East Brunswick.…
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Reduced trash pickup will cut solid-waste volume at landfill
Why is reducing garbagecollection frequency good for us? The need to save money is what inspired the East Brunswick mayor and Township Council to propose reducing the number of garbage-collection days. Opponents of the proposal are concerned about accumulation of garbage between pickup days, and whether the saving is worth it. In the current economy…
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Joseph Intelisano
Mr. Intelisano, 84, of Hazlet, died March 28, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He was a furnace operator at General Cable, Perth Amboy, for 15 years, retiring 22 years ago. He is survived by his wife, Antoinette DeMarco; a son, Anthony of North Brunswick; and a grandson. A Mass of Christian Burial was at…
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Nikolai Kalinin
Mr. Kalinin, 102, of South River, died March 29, 2009, in Summerhill Care Center, Old Bridge. Prior to his retirement in 1976, he was employed as a machine operator with Algrow Knitting Mills, Milltown, where he worked for 30 years. His wife, Olga, died in 2007, and a daughter, Nina, died in 2002. Surviving are…
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Carol Lynn Costello
Ms. Costello, 56, of Old Bridge, died April 6, 2009, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her father, John Costello. She attended the East Brunswick Adult Life Skills program at East Brunswick High School for 25 years. Surviving are her mother, Dorothy Landmesser Costello of Old Bridge; three brothers, John…
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O’Brien is a special individual with a strong ability to lead
This is an open letter to the voters of Spotswood. I am extremely proud to write this letter of support for Richard O’Brien, who is seeking re-election as a member of the Spotswood Board of Education. Throughout life we meet many people. In the course of these events, we come upon one or two special…
