Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Obituaries
Charles E. Duma Mr. Duma, 66, of Spotswood, formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Aug. 8, 2007, in Briarwood Care Center, Sayreville. Prior to his retirement in 1991, he was employed as a receiving operator with E.I. DuPont, Parlin, where he worked for 33 years. Surviving are his wife, Barbara Presti Duma; a…
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Lower costs at concessions; impose drink limit at arts center
Iread the editorial titled “Party’s Over at Arts Center” on the opinion page of your Aug. 23 issue. While I agree that teen drinking is a major problem, I wondered why one of the real reasons leading to overindulgence during tailgating is never addressed. In my opinion a part of the reason is the ridiculous…
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MCUA should get rid of old practices, take look at co-composting
At the Aug. 23 meeting of the Middlesex County Utility Authority (MCUA), the directors approved Phase 11 of the Edgeboro-landfill expansion at a cost not to exceed $74.9 million. This expansion continues the old-fashioned practice of the authority, “bury and cover,” a method of disposing garbage that goes back, I’m sure, to medieval times. Concerned…
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EBHS grad brings home gold from Bio Olympiad
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – One of the township’s own is a gold medal winner from this year’s International Biology Olympiad, held in Canada. Mark Shteyn, who graduated from East Brunswick High School in June and is on his way to Massachusetts Institute of Technology this fall, was…
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E.B. schools to launch all-day preschool program
Certified teachers will run user-funded, sessions for ages 3-5 BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The school district will introduce a full-day preschool program for community members and school employees this year. The Board of Education voted earlier this month to approve the program, which will be funded by…
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Time for air travelers to demand a bill of rights
Greg Bean Coda Greg BeanCoda My stepfather has some strong opinions, but he’s a good Republican and hardly the type you’d accuse of being a rabble-rouser. Last time I saw him, though, he was ready to lead a national revolution, and his target was the United States airline industry, which he considers the most arrogant,…
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Global climate change is scientific fact, not just theory
Ron Nash (“Global-Warming Legislation Will Mean New Tax,” Sentinel, Letters to the Editor, Aug. 2) distorts and ignores several facts in his response to my letter, “Congress: Follow New Jersey’s Global-Warming Lead” (Sentinel, Letters to the Editor, July 26). This writer claims I’m using the “newly revised term for global warming, which is global climate…
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Party’s over at arts center
The state issued an abrupt last call for alcohol in the parking lot of the PNC Bank Arts Center last week, ending a decades-long tradition of preconcert tailgating. It seems the winds of change were blowing in that direction since the first concert of the season, when about a dozen underagers were hospitalized due to…
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No good reason to go against master plan
Thank you for covering the continuing controversy regarding the application to build 90 condominium units on Guernsey Lane in East Brunswick. I am one of the many residents who have filled the hall for the Zoning Board of Adjustment meetings on this proposal. This situation presents an opportunity to educate the community further. As I…
