Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Focus on what’s good for society, not just the individual
I must reply to Bernard Proshaska who, in a letter to the editor (“Charge Residents a School Tax Based on Use”) in your May 4 issue, said that those who use the schools should pay for them. There are so many things wrong with this sentiment, it is hard to know where to start. First,…
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Election support was gratifying for council candidates
We are writing to thank the voters of Spotswood for the support that they showed for our ticket in the recent election for Borough Council. Against such a strong and crowded field of candidates, it was quite gratifying to have two of us re-elected. We enjoyed mounting a positive issue-based campaign and demonstrating our vision…
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Calls for resignations of 7 Planning Board appointees
The print media is to be congratulated for its expos about Monroe Mayor Richard Pucci. Mayor Pucci does not work alone in dealing with developer Jack Morris. Nothing is built in Monroe without the approval of the Planning Board. The Planning Board is made up of Mayor Pucci, Councilman John Riggs, David DeMarco, Peter Lumia,…
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Students learn dangers of drinking and driving
Middlesex becomes first county to join HERO campaign JEFF GRANIT staff Kim Mosley, 16, of Woodbridge, tries to get control of her golf cart while wearing simulated drunken-driving goggles on a course set up at the Middlesex Vocational and Technical High School’s East Brunswick campus Tuesday. EAST BRUNSWICK – Dozens of “heroes” were born Tuesday,…
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Students’ work will set the scene at Ria Mar
Portuguese landscapes being painted by So. River art students BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff South River High School freshman Debora Fulop, a student in Linda Grimm’s art class, works on a painting that will adorn the walls of the Ria Mar restaurant. SOUTH RIVER – Four students from…
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Greg Bean
Coda Plea to ignore election results is misguided I can usually watch my local council meetings on the community’s public access channel without suffering the fantods, but last week was a different story. In my community, East Brunswick, we’ve faced school budget increases of nearly 30 cents per $100 in valuation every year for the…
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Enchanted evening evoked, created sweet memories
After weeks of anxious waiting, the evening was here – the second annual Senior Prom at Monroe Township High School. My wife, Lila, and I, as well as hundreds of members of the township’s senior community, were here. It was the first of May. Since we were guests at the last prom, we kind of…
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Camille Ferraro
Guest Column Calvano stood alone against the tide Councilwoman Christi Calvano has decided not to seek re-election as a Township Council representative for the people of East Brunswick. This is a loss for our community. But perhaps it is our apathy that has made such a decision a responsible one for Ms. Calvano. At the…
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Students lose due to officials’ ineptitude, spending abuses
This letter is in response to your editorial, “Town Officials Must Act on Message From Voters,” that appeared in the May 4 issue of the Sentinel. The notion that the voters have spoken regarding the recent school budget defeat is really a bit absurd. I would submit that if we laid out the entire budget…
