Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Obituaries
Daniel T. Gjertsen Mr. Gjertsen, 21, of Monroe Township, died Jan. 1, 2007. He was born in Staten Island, N.Y. A graduate of East Brunswick Vocational-Technical School, Mr. Gjertsen was employed by East Brunswick Township. He was a communicant of Holy Trinity Church, Helmetta. Surviving are his mother and stepfather, Lillian and Albert Gatti of…
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New Jersey high school reform focus of meeting at EBHS
EAST BRUNSWICK – The New Jersey High School Redesign Steering Committee will hold a meeting for parents, community members and educators at East Brunswick High School Jan. 23 to discuss statewide high school reform. The steering committee, composed of leaders in education and business from New Jersey, has scheduled five meetings throughout the state, including…
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Widen Route 535 now; drivers have suffered long enough
Finishing the last section of Route 522 with four lanes to Route 535 is a priority this year for South Brunswick’s mayor. That would expedite tractor-trailer traffic to all the warehouses along Ridge Road (Route 522) but would leave a bottleneck on the two-lane Route 535 to the New Jersey Turnpike Exit-8A area. When will…
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Details remain unclear on civil union law
In a series of interviews with area mayors, the Sentinel and a few of its sister publications found that with civil unions soon to become legal, many look forward to officiating the ceremonies, some aren’t totally comfortable with them but will do them anyway, and others are unsure if they’ll take part or not. None…
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Obituaries
Lawrence Edward Mortensen Mr. Mortensen, 59, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., formerly of Longmeadow, Mass., and Monroe, died Dec. 30, 2006. He was predeceased by his father, Jacob Mortensen. Surviving are his wife, Barbara Schaffer Mortensen; three children, Wendy Cerbie, and her husband, Douglas, of Monroe, Karyn McManus, and her husband, Dennis, of East Longmeadow, Mass.,…
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Dems cut Rutgers budget, jump on football bandwagon
Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan (D-18) has, in print, urged Rutgers University to fund six Olympic sports that are due to be eliminated in 2007 (“Rutgers University Board Should Continue Sports Teams,” “Your Turn” guest column, Sentinel, Dec. 29). This was done after the Democratic-controlled state Legislature reduced Rutgers support by $66 million. It seems somewhat strange…
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Your Turn
Parents must bear greater burden for ed. I believe that it is time for the parents of school-age children to realize that they, the parents, need to start paying a larger share for the education and safety of their children. We will all help with the onerous property taxes that everyone in this state pays,…
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Volunteers offer array of fun courses after school
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Monroe Township High School student Danielle Siemons shows nail-care techniques to Woodland School fourth-graders Jacqueline Hur (r) and Samantha Lugo after school Friday during the Hair and Nails minicourse. It is one of many courses being taught by volunteer parents and teenagers in Monroe this winter. MONROE – A group of parents…
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Urges residents to address concerns
Since I was on vacation over the holidays, I could not immediately read the letter to the editor from Bernice and Don McSorley regarding the removal of “all the trees on Main Street” (Sentinel, Dec. 29). I’d like to assure the McSorleys, however, that all the trees on Main Street were not removed, and that…
