Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Letters
Resident impressed with Republicans at county fair Each year, my family and I enjoy several nights of fun at the Middlesex County Fair, namely its great food and celebratory atmosphere. Other amenities include many service-oriented business people providing an abundance of useful information. By being on hand to answer questions shows they obviously want our…
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Towns have no business in the newspaper trade
Coda Greg Bean So, East Brunswick has gone into the newspaper business — without asking a single taxpayer whether that’s a business they want to be in. Generally, I’ve been a supporter of Mayor William Neary and his administration. They’ve done a lot of good work in my home community and there’s a lot to…
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Obituaries
Alberta Logan DeGraw Mrs. DeGraw, 72, of East Brunswick, died Aug. 17 at her son’s East Brunswick home. She was an accounting assistant at Nisonoff and Quadrel, South River, for 36 years, retiring in 2004. Surviving are her husband, Alvin; two sons, Dennis DeGraw and Kevin DeGraw, both of East Brunswick; a sister, Dorothy Feldner…
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Letters
Resident bids East Brunswick goodbye after 30 years After 30 years in East Brunswick, my wife and I will be moving into an active adult community in Ocean County later this month. As empty-nesters, our house has just gotten too big and our real estate taxes have increased far in excess to the perceived value…
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Best to proceed slowly on Route 33 journey
It was once a completely rural stretch called the Manalapan Turnpike, but Route 33 is starting to go the way of other state highways in Monmouth and Middlesex counties, with property owners optioning off their now-pricey acreage for development. It’s been a landscape in transformation for years, with senior housing and commercial plazas popping up…
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Bill aims to improve cable services
Your Turn Robert K. Johnson Guest Column I am writing in response to the article by Seth Mandel titled “Official Takes Stand Against Cable Proposal” that appeared in the Aug. 4 issue of the Sentinel. According to the article, Jamesburg Councilman Chris Maloney is concerned that municipal government officials will lose leverage in negotiating agreements…
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Warehouseville, N.J.: Watch out for trucks
Coda Greg Bean I don’t know for certain where the members of the South Brunswick Planning Board live, but I would be surprised beyond belief to find that any of them live near the once-pristine farmland and rural neighborhoods close to New Jersey Turnpike Exit 8A. The bulk of South Brunswick’s voters don’t live near…
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Obituaries
John J. Besso Mr. Besso, 81, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died July 26 at home. Surviving are his wife, Margaret; four children, Marge McCurdy of Sayreville, John of Spotswood, Kathleen Small of Old Bridge and James of the Morganville section of Marlboro; a brother, Harold of West Paterson; and 10 grandchildren. A Mass…
