Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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E.B. showed responsibility by raising awareness of Darfur
I am proud to live in a community that hosted an event in support of Global Days for Darfur (April 23-29). More than 300 U.S. cities in 44 states planned events, and East Brunswick was one of them. On April 26, children, teens and adults from North Jersey and Central Jersey performed a staged reading…
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Girl Talk
Heartbreak can allow our hearts to grow Clare Marie Celano There’s a great dialogue exchange between John Cusack and Diane Lane in the movie “Must Love Dogs.” Cusack, newly divorced, is on an Internet date with Lane, also divorced. Instead of small talk on this first date, Cusack opts to spill his guts telling Lane…
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Thanks for helping wounded soldiers
On behalf of the Veterans Council of Monroe and Jamesburg, I want to express our thanks to the wonderful people of Monroe, Jamesburg and South Brunswick for their contributions. Their overwhelming generosity made it possible for us to deliver a busload of needed supplies to the wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Hospital. The soldiers…
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Event showed beauty of Chinese dance, culture
My husband and I would like to thank the East Brunswick Arts Commission for sponsoring the “King Lai Cultural Dance Theater.” We attended this wonderful program, Saturday evening, April 21, held at East Brunswick High School. We were certainly in for a “treat.” King Lai, as head choreographer for Chinese cultural dance and contemporary dance,…
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Resident offers advice to gov. on finding sources of revenue
This is a copy of a letter I recently wrote to Gov. Jon Corzine.I have several suggestions on the revenues you need to obtain. First of all, did you look at the income tax deductions? The deduction for a child is $1,500, while for an adult it is $1,000. The child deduction should only be…
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Resident praises efforts of Milltown Fire Department
As one of the countless Milltown residents that was affected by the April nor’easter, I would like to recognize and thank the volunteer members of the Milltown Fire Department for all their hard work and dedication. I had the unfortunate situation of having to bail out my basement bucket by bucket. But thanks to the…
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Vote recount possible in school board election
Rafano, Turner-Smith finish six votes apart in South River BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Shenetta Turner-Smith SOUTH RIVER – For the second consecutive election in the borough, a candidate who lost by a narrow margin is expected to call for a recount. Board of Education candidate Shenetta Turner-Smith said she intends…
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Clean election system shows promise, flaws
Fans of local politics are in for a real treat this year with District 14’s participation in the Fair and Clean Elections Pilot Project (FACE). Rarely will you see candidates compelled to campaign so literally at the grassroots level – standing around in flip-flops at backyard barbecues, walking through neighborhoods and introducing themselves to voters…
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Coda
Even the old news dogs are learning new tricks Greg Bean My first month in the news business, I fell into the middle of a technical revolution that was making the old news hounds miserable. That month, the publisher (a squinty-eyed fellow with a heart the size of a pea) decided to throw out the…
