Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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A new entry in the book of lame excuses
Greg Bean I remember the time my cousin, Danny, ate three cans of pork and beans warmed Boy Scout-style over an open fire. The afternoon was a lot of fun, but when we came back to grandma’s farmhouse that evening, Danny was — not to put too fine a point on it — starting to…
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Letters
Fire department should have facility that meets today I am writing this letter after reading the article in the May 12 issue of the Sentinel relating to the Ford Avenue development project (“Agency, Residents Talk About Ford Avenue”). I am very disturbed by the comments made by Bob Kramer that the money that has been…
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Cut in tax hike saves average resident $38
School budget was defeated by 75 votes in April election BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MILLTOWN — The Borough Council and Board of Education agreed to cut $102,000 from the defeated school budget during a joint meeting last week. The budget of just under $12 million, which residents voted down in…
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Is it time for historical accuracy in sentencing?
Coda Greg Bean Just when you start to think Monmouth County has a lock on criminal behavior among high-profile hooligans, something unexpected comes along to rock your world. And news last week that Richard Walling — a former East Brunswick Township official, teacher and son of local political legend Jean Walling — had been charged…
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Obituaries
Michael Mroz Mr. Mroz, 63, of South River, died May 17 in Veterans Affairs Medical Center, East Orange. He owned an arcade in South River. He was predeceased by his parents, Genevieve and Joseph Mroz. Surviving are a sister, Florence Kremann, and her husband, Andrew, of Cranbury. A graveside service is planned for 10:30 a.m.…
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‘WetPaint’
Spotswood High School junior Jodie Carr (above) stands next to her exhibit at the Spotswood High School art show titled “Wet Paint.” The show was held May 12. At right, junior Terrance DeJesus takes a look at some of the artwork during a reception for the show. PHOTOSBY SCOTT PILLING staff
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If you want good press, it’s gonna cost you
Greg Bean Coda Coda Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph Oxley has a public relations problem — but it isn’t the one he anticipated. Like nearly everyone of my acquaintance in the news business who heard about it, I thought I was imagining things last week when it was reported Oxley had hired a 25-year-old with no…
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Hooters is on its way to E.B., like it or not
If there is a single community issue that seems to have touched a nerve in East Brunswick in recent months, it’s the prospect of a Hooters restaurant coming to town. This is an issue that has angered some people while making others, namely township officials, feel a bit uncomfortable. And no doubt, there are other…
