Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Zeal of voters in foreign countries is lesson for all
Looking at how many people voted in Iraq, given all the death threats and terrorism, one has to ask what is our excuse in this country? We complain if we have to travel a few blocks to vote. In Iraq, people stood for hours. Those living in foreign countries traveled hundreds of miles to vote.…
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Cameras bring school new level of security
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Those looking to commit a criminal act at Spotswood High School had better beware: the school has a new state-of-the-art security system. Board of Education President Alan Bartlett said the system will help crack down on people who commit unlawful acts, such as the…
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Income tax is way to fund education
Frank Coury Guest Column To my knowledge, problems have existed at least since 1968 regarding funding education, truck traffic on the highways and the high cost of rental properties. These problems are even worse today, and, in my opinion, have not been addressed in any meaningful way by our state legislators. Such officials have resorted…
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Math scores add up with best worldwide
Scores from students in East Brunswick mirror results in top 5 countries BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Students at Hammarskjold Middle School rank with the top five countries in the world on one of the most important math and science barometers According to a presentation made by district…
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Overlay zone make sense
Nobody wants to see all the remaining undeveloped land in Monroe Township developed with single-family homes, bringing more traffic and taxes and less greenery. What the Township Council has been discussing is probably the best way to address future development — by establishing a Planned Retirement Community overlay zone. Landowners or builders can still develop…
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Obituaries
Donald F. Arnold Mr. Arnold, 76, of East Brunswick, formerly of Metuchen, died Jan. 20 in Care One, East Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Diane Stephens Arnold; three sons, William of East Brunswick, Michael of Freehold and Chris of Princeton; a sister, Mary Louise Bater of Brockport, N.Y.; and six grandchildren. A gathering was held…
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Determination paid off
Congratulations go to the parents and children of the Corpus Christi School in South River, as they have won a hard-fought battle to keep their beloved school open. In what is a great lesson for their children, and anyone else to learn from, the dozens of parents organized and stood behind their message that the…
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MOM line station better off in Matawan or Red Bank
In response to Assemblyman Joseph Azzolina’s letter last week, the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex rail line should be built — but not through South Brunswick. While he espouses the virtues of the Lakehurst to Monmouth Junction alignment, he does not reveal the reason why the 1996 study opted for enhanced bus service on Route 9. According to…
