Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Don’t cheat children in budget decisions
It saddened me to read the letter to the editor titled “Cut School Budget, Not Trash Services” (Sentinel, Feb. 12) that implied there is some tradeoff between money spent on garbage pickup and education. I believe it is possible to offer great services at good prices if we are careful about the decisions we make,…
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Jean C. Zdanowicz
Mrs. Zdanowicz, 91, of South River, died Feb. 15, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement, she worked as a credit manager with several local department stores. She was predeceased by her husband, Alexander M. Zdanowicz Sr., and by a son, Alexander M. Zdanowicz Jr. Surviving are two daughters,…
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Raritan Bay converts to tobacco-free campus
In February, Raritan Bay Medical Center became a completely tobacco-free campus. As a result, smoking and all tobacco products are prohibited on all hospital grounds including parking lots and garages. The decision to convert to a tobacco free campus is part of our ongoing commitment to provide the best health care for our communities. The…
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Rosemarie Wingler Cooper
Mrs. Cooper, 72, of Spotswood, died Feb. 8, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was an executive assistant for more than 25 years with the former Borrus Insurance Agency, Old Bridge. Surviving are her husband, Albert B. Cooper; a daughter, Patti Cooper of Sayreville; two sons, Jeff Cooper, and his wife,…
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Property taxes, not mortgages, choking many homeowners
We need to cut property taxes substantially for all; we don’t need meager tax breaks here and there. Many people could afford their home when they bought it. It’s not the mortgages that are strangling many of our homeowners, it is the property taxes. Many homeowners can afford their mortgage payments; they just can’t keep…
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Auto industry column struck positive chord with readers
Coda • GREG BEAN Iget a lot of reader response to this column. Sometimes, I opine about something that rubs some people the wrong way, and I hear about it. Once in a while, though, I write something that strikes a positive chord with readers, and I hear about that, too. That was the case…
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Aldur Ted Johnson
Mr. Johnson, 87, of East Brunswick, died Feb. 10, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Rose Cray Johnson; two daughters, Aileen Johnson of East Brunswick and Karen Forvour, and her husband, Ricky, of Edgewater; a son, Steven Johnson, and his wife, Barbara, of East Brunswick; a sister, Linnea…
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Anthony Foti
Mr. Foti, 66, of East Brunswick, died Feb. 15, 2009, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was predeceased by his parents, Anthony Foti and Angela Foti Abrams. Surviving are his wife, Joanne Cislo Foti; two daughters, Adrienne DiGiorgio, and her husband, James, of Green Brook and Sandy Androsko, and her husband, Steve, of…
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Edmund A. Kennedy
Mr. Kennedy, 84, of Monroe, died Feb. 14, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. His wife, Jennie LoPresti Kennedy, died in 2004. A Mass was offered at Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. Entombment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Arrangements were under the direction of Brunswick Hilda Reyns De Maeyer Mrs.…
