Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Substance abuse remains pervasive in schools, but students are aware of the dangers
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University recently released its 2007 “National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XII: Teens and Parents” with a press release stating that 80 percent of America’s high school students attend schools “infested with drugs.” The first line of the actual study states, “For…
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Solid fiscal planning benefits residents
All over New Jersey it seems the No. 1 complaint among homeowners is high property taxes. As a resident of Monroe, I admit I can’t complain. Monroe consistently has one of the lowest tax rates in the county. The fact is directly attributable to our township government, led by Mayor Richard Pucci. The mayor and…
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Why would boro pay for removal of resident’s tree?
Iwas shocked to hear that Borough Councilman Mike Skarzynski introduced a resolution to have taxpayer money used to remove a tree from the property of one of our residents. There are a number of things that concern me about this issue, especially since this councilman wants to be elected Milltown’s mayor. The situation was researched…
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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…
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School neighbors feel slighted after construction
BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer Sharon Lydon, of Corona Road, East Brunswick, stands near the retaining wall and soon-to-be-finished fence, which runs along the back of her neighbor’s property behind the Lawrence Brook School and ends on her property. EAST BRUNSWICK – With school construction nearly complete behind their house, Sharon and Tim Lydon are…
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A modest proposal for reducing corruption
Coda GREG BEAN Here’s a hint. If you’re trying to hire a hit man to kill your husband and ask a “friend” to help you find one, there’s a big potential pitfall. When you hear from the prospective hit man and he wants to meet you at Denny’s to talk about the details, remember this:…
