Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Commission apparently out of step with safety, residents’ concerns
BRIAN P. GEBAUER Guest Column Iam writing in response to the letter to the editor written by Jennifer L. Fox of Milltown (“Why Would Borough Pay for Removal of Resident’s Tree?”) that appeared in the Sept. 20 issue of the Sentinel. I am the resident who the tree in question affected. Contrary to the statements…
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Obituaries
Olga Tulejko Mrs. Tulejko, 98, formerly of South River, died Sept. 16, 2007, in Francis Asbury Manor, Ocean Grove. Prior to her retirement in 1987, she was employed for 50 years as a seamstress through the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. Her husband, Michael, died in 1998. Surviving are two granddaughters, Dyann Jacques, and her…
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Scrutinize tobacco more than mac ‘n cheese
Who would have thought that a box of macaroni and cheese is more rigorously regulated than tobacco products, such as a pack of cigarettes produced with poisons and addictive substances, including arsenic, formaldehyde, benzene and nicotine? Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, killing more than 400,000 Americans each year,…
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Library events, expansion important to life in Monroe
Every time I walk into the Monroe Township Public Library, I am impressed by the number of services that are available to all the residents of our community. There are books, DVDs, CDs, events and programs, study and reading areas, for all interests and purposes, from the youngest children to the seniors. And, if it’s…
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Monroe needs Koppel-Egierd to continue work on council
We expect a lot from our local leaders. We expect them to be honest, trustworthy and fair. We want them to have our best interests at heart. We expect them to be able to stand up for what they believe in and fight hard on important issues. We demand that they be responsible and not…
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Baroni, Goodwin, Bushman will continue to work for reform
Bill Baroni possesses a sense of integrity and honesty that is rarely seen among politicians today. We need his leadership in the Statehouse to continue to enact reforms. He is also running with two more reformers, Tom Goodwin and Adam Bushman. Before he was elected to the Hamilton Township Council, Tom promised that he would…
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Board thanks Eagle Scout for rehab of playground
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Children using the Bowne-Munro School playground have local Boy Scouts to thank for the area’s newly improved condition. The playground has suffered from poor drainage over the years, leaving areas full of uneven sand, according to Sameer Sood, 18, who led the effort to rehabilitate the playground…
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Monroe residents asked to name that school
PROVIDED BY MONROE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS An architect’s rendering shows the eventual facade of the new elementary school in Monroe. With construction under way on the school, set to open next September, residents are being asked to come up with its name. MONROE – School officials are asking residents to help them come up with…
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The ‘other guy did it’ won’t work as an alibi
GREG BEAN Coda One of my favorite literary characters is a guy called Otherguy Overby. Otherguy makes his first appearance in a book by Ross Thomas called “Chinaman’s Chance.” In the book, it’s explained that Otherguy got his name because every time he got arrested for a crime, his alibi was that “some other guy…
