Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Note to Readers
The issue of Oct. 24 will be the final edition that will feature letters discussing candidates in the Nov. 6 general elections. All letters must be received prior to noon Monday, Oct. 22 for consideration in that week’s issue. Letters from candidates themselves, campaign chairs, sitting public officials or the immediate family members of candidates…
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A winning performance
ERIC SUCAR staff The Monroe Township High School Marching Band performs for the crowd during the United States Scholastic Band Association competition Sept. 29. This marked the first time that Monroe hosted the event, which raised funds for the Music Parents Association. A week later, the band finished first in the Group V division and…
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School stresses benefits of reading to children
BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer Faith Klemick, teacher of English as a second language at Irwin Elementary School, speaks to parents about the importance of reading to their children, during Family Reading Night in the school Oct. 11. EAST BRUNSWICK – Readers are created on the laps of their parents. That was one of the…
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Obituaries
Lorraine F. Bartol Wenstel Mrs. Wenstel, 74, of South River, died Oct. 1, 2007, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, John Wenstel; three daughters, Christine Feret, and her husband, Ronald, of Memphis, Tenn., Joanne Hutchens, and her husband, John, of the Toms River section of Dover and Karen Burnett, and…
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There’s no substitute for experience on the road
GREG BEAN Coda Last week, there was yet another story in one of our newspapers about a teenager killed in a horrific auto accident. This time the accident happened in East Brunswick near the Brunswick Square Mall. Dead was 16-year-old Dana Centanni of Middletown. Badly injured was 16-yearold Lindsay Capatasto, also of Middletown. She was…
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Elected officials earn their paychecks, usually
Atopic being debated lately at Sayreville Borough Hall is one that has been broached in many towns over the years: How much should our elected officials be paid, if anything at all? It’s a difficult question to answer. Most would agree that those who serve in such important capacities, and who do their homework before…
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Ask questions, demand answers on redevelopment plan
Your Turn ROBERT BELLOFF Guest Column As a resident who intends to make Milltown my home for decades to come and to raise a child here, it is with a mixture of fear and surprise that I view the ever-changing and increasingly murky landscape that is the Ford Avenue redevelopment plan. The most recent developments…
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Dog park neglected, no longer fit for canines or humans
When it opened, the East Brunswick dog park was highly praised by the administration, which took great credit for providing a needed service for the community. During the past summer, the park has been badly neglected. Maintenance is spotty at best. The water fountains leak, spreading the entire area with water and mud. Dogs urinate…
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Impressed by Nothstein’s knowledge, open mind
Iam a Democrat and know that the re-election of Mayor Richard Pucci and his running mates is the likely outcome this fall. But I won’t be voting for them. Many letters to the editor have extolled the leadership shown in getting Monroe to where it is today. But just because someone is good at one…
