Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Urges residents to ensure voting eligibility
The League of Women Voters of Monroe Township reminds all citizens that New Jersey’s presidential primary will take place on Feb. 5, 2008. Registered voters affiliated with either the Democratic Party or the Republican Party may vote for one of that party’s candidates in the primary. If you have voted in a primary before or…
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NJ should emulate feds by printing money
The alternative solution to monetize the state debt is for New Jersey to print its own currency. In the early days of our country, individual banks printed their own money supported by gold or silver holdings. Currently, our national government money supplies are federal reserve notes propped up by the printing presses. New Jersey should…
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Specifics of new school funding formula unfurled
All districts would receive at least 2% increase in state aid; some, up to 20% BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer TRENTON- The state aid figures from Gov. JonCorzine’s proposed newschool funding planwould give area school districts a significant cash increase from Trenton if the new formula passes the Legislature. The proposed newfunding formula,which the governor…
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Politicians seeking more ways to spend taxpayers’ money
The small number of registered voters in New Jersey have run true to form this past election. The voting public had an opportunity to throw the incumbents out of office but chose not to vote (less than one-third of registered voters actually voted) or voted for the incumbents. The incumbents who are bent on taxing…
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Red State/Blue State
If you like the post office, you’ll love universal care DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think.…
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Supporters’ kindness makes holidays happier
As coordinator for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s Adopt-A-Family program, I would like to publicly thank all the wonderful people who contributed to our program this year and made Christmas extra special for many needy families. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a nonprofit organization designed to help the poor meet…
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Adam Zamoyski
Mr. Zamoyski, 89, of South River, died Dec. 17, 2007, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by Ford Motor Co., Edison, where he worked for more than 30 years and retired as benefits coordinator. Surviving are his wife, Maria Butewicz Zamoyski; two children, Mary Stewart of…
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Anne R. Demerast Loss
Mrs. Loss, 81, of Spotswood, formerly of East Brunswick, died Dec. 17, 2007, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 1997, she was a bank teller for PNC Bank, East Brunswick, where she worked for more than 20 years.Adaughter, Patricia McEntee of Old Bridge, died Dec. 20. Surviving are two…
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Eileen A. Curry Sylvester
Mrs. Sylvester, 66, of Old Bridge, died Dec. 14, 2007 at home. Surviving are her husband, Thomas Sylvester; a son, Brian Sylvester, and his wife, Suszanne of SouthAmboy; a daughter, Denise Sylvester of Sayreville; two brothers, Philip Curry of East Brunswick and Thomas Curry of Nanuet, N.Y.; a sister, Marcella Mullaney of Kingspark, N.Y.; and…
