Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Defibrillator use should not be role of employee
After reading letters to the editor and comments from our East Brunswick mayor, administrator and Township Council members about the need for defibrillators in public places such as the Senior Center, I felt compelled to write this letter. There is nothing more important or urgent than trying to save someone’s life. However, I do not…
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Left in place, tax will be as ‘big and onerous as ever’
Left in place, tax will be as ‘big and onerous as ever’ Recently, a local daily newspaper ran two front-page articles along with a few editorials on the need for New Jersey to address the property tax dilemma. In one editorial, the governor was reamed for offering "half measures on tax relief." Unfortunately, the newspaper’s,…
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S.R. Schools schedules kindergarten registration
South River Public Schools will begin kindergarten registration in March. Registration packets may be obtained from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning March 1 in the main office at South River Elementary School, Johnson Place. At the time of pickup, appointments may be made for a physical examination with the school physician, if necessary. The…
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Obituaries
Alexander C. Kucharski Obituaries Alexander C. Kucharski Mr. Kucharski, 82, of the Morgan section of Sayreville, formerly of South River, died Feb. 8 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement in 1984, he was employed as a pipefitter with Hercules Inc., Parlin section of Sayreville, where he worked for 42…
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Your Turn
Mary Ann MangarellaGuest ColumnStory is not over; issue is not closed Your Turn Mary Ann Mangarella Guest Column Mary Ann Mangarella Guest Column Story is not over; issue is not closed I am writing in response to the article, "Board: Investigation Into Allegations Closed," in the Jan. 29 issue of the Sentinel, and also in…
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Defibrillators are needed in schools, health clubs
As a certified athletic trainer at East Brunswick High School, licensed by the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners, I have worked for the past two years to obtain three automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for the high school building. I am a concerned health care provider who has thousands of people, both young and old,…
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School officials fear another tax increase
Officials awaitword from stateon 2003-04 budget aid BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer School officials fear another tax increase Officials await word from state on 2003-04 budget aid BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer JAMESBURG — School officials are reviewing a school budget that may carry another tax increase while they await news regarding state aid. "Everything is…
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Obituaries
1st Lt. Seth J. Dvorin Obituaries 1st Lt. Seth J. Dvorin U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dvorin, 24, of East Brunswick, formerly of South Brunswick, died Feb. 3 near Iskandariyah, Iraq, when a remote-control device exploded. He was a 1998 graduate of South Brunswick High School, where he played football and baseball. He earned a bachelor…
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Proposal misses mark
With all the talk of solving New Jersey’s school tax woes in recent years, it’s sad to see that the only real action being taken at the state level has little to do with the actual problems. Gov. James E. McGreevey, like many state representatives, says he supports a bipartisan effort to look at reforming…
