Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Candidate displays integrity, honesty, decorum
I received a phone call from my good friend, Carol Bjornsen, to announce her candidacy for the Monroe Township Board of Education. I have to say I was thrilled and elated. When I shared the news with my husband, Carl, he said, “It’s about time someone with integrity and good values, who knows about the…
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Obituaries
Obituaries Anna Pawlus Bay Mrs. Bay, 87, of South River, died March 12, 2007, in CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was predeceased by her first husband, John Dragula, and by her second husband, Stephen Bay. Surviving are two daughters, Dorothy Clark, and her husband, Danny, of East Brunswick, and Laverne Jablonski, and her husband,…
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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…
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Molly Magier
School Days A spring break away with friends? Not yet Spring break is coming. That means a trip to the swim shop, day dreams of somewhere warm, and a very patriotic yearn for freedom – from school. This has been the case forever for this generation of teens, and merely looking at the calendar can…
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Asbestos being removed from elementary school
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Asbestos found during ongoing construction at the Central Elementary School, Cranbury Road, is being removed at times when school is not in session, officials said. The material has been located in several areas of the school and at Lawrence Brook Elementary School during…
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Students eager to help street kids in Honduras
Project inspired by Monroe woman’s work with Peace Corps BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer MONROE – Judy Leonard’s fifth-grade class is beginning to realize just how good they have it. Thanks to a project initiated by Leonard, the group of 21 children at Woodland Elementary School is communicating with street children…
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Read Across America
PHOTOS BYMIGUEL JUAREZ staff Rutgers University football players Corey Human and Jamaal Westerman hoist fifth-grader Ahed Syed into the air after Ahed won a basket of goodies during a Read Across America rally at Irwin Elementary School in East Brunswick Friday. The event coincides with the birthday of Dr. Seuss. At left: Fourth-grader Ralph Morin…
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Bill would place another tax on home sales
Another hidden tax is on the horizon. The state Assembly’s Housing and Local Government Committee is considering Bill A3190 that would allow certain municipalities to impose a local realty-transfer fee (RTF) of 50 cents per $500 when a property is sold. If we don’t stop this measure, which applies only to municipalities more than 150,000…
