Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Why the change in party for Milltown council candidate?
I recently received a flier from the Milltown Democrats running for Borough Council positions this year. It stated that one of the candidates, Gary Walters, was a former Republican councilman. Only a few years later, he is now running on the Democratic ticket, and he is making a pledge to work on the Ford Avenue…
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Efforts of many made new YMCA possible
The Raritan Valley YMCA’s Board of Directors would like to thank all those who helped us meet our goal of opening the first phase of our new facility at 144 Tices Lane in East Brunswick. State Sen. Barbara Buono educated us about the grant process that resulted in the awarding of a CRDA grant. The…
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Milltown incumbent went back on tax pledge
Like many residents, I was disappointed when I opened my latest tax bill to find yet another increase. Unfortunately, many residents are probably immune to the increases year after year after year. This is probably good news to the Democrat-majority council in Milltown, regardless of what their politicians say. The latest flier from candidates Kevin…
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Obituaries
Marie E. DeLollis Fazio Mrs. Fazio, 99, of Spotswood, died Oct. 8 at home. Her husband, Salvatore Fazio, died in 1983, and a son, Christopher Fazio, died in 1969. Surviving are a daughter, Marie T. Pickens, and her husband, Gene, of East Brunswick; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Visitation is set for 2-4 and 7-9…
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Bus ads a good deal
Now and then you hear about a government initiative so common sensical, you’re surprised it wasn’t being done already. At a press conference in North Brunswick last week, Middlesex County officials announced that they would begin selling advertisements to be placed on the sides of county buses. Middlesex County Area Transit will partner with a…
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Come to terms on McGuire St.
It’s an issue that’s long overdue for resolution. One can only hope the residents and businesses in the vicinity of McGuire Street in East Brunswick can come to terms regarding truck noise related to the industrial park there. Residents last year found themselves in the unfortunate position of having to repeatedly battle to have something…
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Coda
This year, old-fashioned is the height of fashion Greg Bean Like many men of my acquaintance, I have a simple philosophy when it comes to fashion: Pick a look you like and stay with it forever. For me, that means my work wardrobe consists almost entirely of khaki or colored-denim trousers, oxford shirts with buttoned…
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Road cleanup designed to raise awareness of genocide in Darfur
Ask Me About Darfur stickers and genocide-awareness shirts were worn by members of the Committee on Conscience-New Jersey organization on Saturday, Oct. 7, as 24 children, teens and adults took part in the East Brunswick Sponsor-A-Road program. The goal was to raise awareness about the genocide occurring in the Darfur region of Sudan. The participants…
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Pen-pal friendship extends outward
The Aug. 24 issue of the Sentinel contained a story, “For These Pals, a Pen Is a Mighty Matchmaker,” about a New Jersey woman Diana Van Hise, who has been a pen pal with a Czech woman, Jarka Bla’hova, for four decades. There’s an interesting sidebar to this story. One of my distant cousins, who…
