Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Tessler has credentials, qualities to be effective board member
My wife, Vickie, and I have known Ira Tessler for more than 11 years. Ira is running for a seat on the Monroe Township Board of Education, and we want to show our support by bringing Ira’s credentials to the people of Monroe who do not know him. First, he is a trusted and loyal…
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Keep an open mind to asset monetization
I have been reading and listening about the topic of asset monetization, especially, selling or leasing the New Jersey Turnpike or some other state assets, such as state lottery, naming rights, air rights, fiber optic networks, just to name a few. I have also been reading with great interest about the opposition to the Gov.…
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Board should live with state aid, stop taking from taxpayers
The East Brunswick Board of Education has succeeded in insulting the intelligence of every taxpayer in this town. Instead of using the state aid for education to reduce our taxes and thus alleviate the financial drain on our taxpayers, the board considers it inadequate and has the audacity to increase our taxes. This is sheer…
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Helmetta school tab holds tax levy stable
Long-awaited increase in state aid helps board hold the line on taxes BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer BY BRIAN DONAHUEStaff Writer HELMETTA – Residents concerned about the recent property revaluation’s effect on their next tax bill at least won’t have to worry about an increased school tax levy. Thanks to a boost in state aid…
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Obituaries
George H. Driscoll Mr. Driscoll, 83, of Sayreville, formerly of East Brunswick, died Feb. 27, 2007, at home. His wife, Stella Chamas Driscoll, died in 1984. Surviving are a son, Timothy Driscoll, and his wife, Ramonette, of Florida; a daughter, Kerry Joan of Sayreville; two brothers, James of Long Island, N.Y., and Robert of Florida;…
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Acting out
PHOTOSBY SCOTT PILLING staff Above: Stephanie Gere and Garrett Miller of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High School, East Brunswick, perform a scene from “A Bright Room Called Day” during dress rehearsal Tuesday. The school’s performing arts students will present the show tonight through Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Rues Lane campus. Tickets…
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Greg Bean
Coda New Jersey behind China on eminent domain reform If Americans want to prevent losing their homes to eminent domain abuse, maybe they ought to consider moving to a place that has a higher regard for the notion of private property rights. Somewhere like China. According to a recent story in the Washington Post, lawmakers…
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Greg Bean
Coda An election where the few spent the money of many The next time you think your vote doesn’t count, just look at the recent Fire District No. 1 election in East Brunswick, where each of 30 votes was worth about $200,000 in bonding. Fire district elections in New Jersey are notoriously low-turnout affairs. They’re…
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Court decision boosts N.J. residents’ rights
The New Jersey Supreme Court struck a blow for the rights of Garden State citizens last week when it delivered a unanimous ruling that people have a right to videotape public meetings. The case that was decided by the court arose from an issue in Pine Hill, Camden County, where the local government refused to…
