Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Obituaries
Nicholas A. Gallo Mr. Gallo, 76, of East Brunswick, died Nov. 7 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Jean Reitzer Gallo; three daughters, Janet Gallo and Joanne Uhrig, both of Monroe, and Denise Beninato of Edison; a brother, Dennis Gallo of Seminole, Fla.; a sister, Marie Gallo, also of…
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Thank freeholders for quality of life in county
I am tired of reading things about Middlesex County government and the Board of Chosen Freeholders in the newspaper stories about the man who pleaded guilty to fraud. There are many reasons why my neighbors and I are lucky to have a county government that really works and that makes living and working here in…
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Tree-lighting festivities set for Dec. 4 in Monroe
The Monroe Township Mothers Club and the Monroe Township Recreation Center will sponsor the annual Monroe Community Tree Lighting Celebration beginning at 6 p.m. on Dec. 4 at Garvey’s Restaurant, intersection of Matchaponix and Gravel Hill Road. Snow/rain date will be Dec. 5. Entertainment and refreshments will be provided, and there will be a special…
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Save taxpayers money, lower school thermostats
With the price of heating oil so high this year, most people are trying to save money by lowering their thermostats. Unfortunately, I do not think the East Brunswick school system believes in doing this. I am taking an evening adult course at the high school, and it is so warm in the classrooms, I…
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Kilmer students to stage ‘Schoolhouse Rock Live’
The students at Joyce Kilmer School will present a junior version of “Schoolhouse Rock Live” at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 18, 19 and 20 in the all-purpose room at the school, West Church Street, Milltown. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m. Tickets cost $6 for adults, $4 for students and senior citizens and will be…
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Put the brakes on ugly signs in East Brunswick
This is an open letter to my fellow East Brunswick residents. As a newcomer to East Brunswick who very quickly began a love affair with the town and its beauty, I am truly upset by something that I believe can easily be corrected. I am disheartened by the amount of signs that clutter the sides…
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Jamesburg council member responds to comments
This letter is in response to a comment by one of the Republican Borough Council candidates reported in the Nov. 4 issue of the Sentinel (“Voters Re-elect Democrats in Jamesburg”). He implied that our claim of a senior discount prescription plan that was mentioned in our campaign literature was false. He is incorrect. I would…
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Obituaries
Frances Picciolo Mrs. Picciolo, 89, of Middletown, died Nov. 7 in Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation, Red Bank. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Picciolo, and by a daughter, Josephine Ann Picciolo. Surviving are three sons, Frank Picciolo, Salvatore Picciolo and Thomas Picciolo, all of Monroe; a daughter, Josephine Agostinacchio of Middletown; a sister, Ann…
