Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Many deserve thanks for the success of holiday event
As chairwoman of the East Brunswick Hadassah Gift Wrap program, I wish to thank all of the wonderful people who volunteered their time and effort to make our annual holiday program benefiting cancer research such a resounding success. Many thanks are given to Hadassah members, community volunteers and student volunteers from Rutgers University. Without their…
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Your Turn
Frank J. CouryGuest ColumnHeavenly Farms figures just don Your Turn Frank J. Coury Guest Column Heavenly Farms figures just don’t add up Frank J. Coury Guest Column Heavenly Farms figures just don’t add up It has been very interesting to read the various articles pertaining to the proposed purchase of the 147-acre Heavenly Farms. The…
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Free-standing senior center in Monroe is a bad idea
This letter is in response to the article regarding Mayor Richard Pucci’s goals for Monroe Township ("Monroe Democrats Look at the Year Ahead," Sentinel, Jan. 8). One thing we don’t need in Monroe is a free-standing community center for seniors. Every senior complex built in Monroe has a clubhouse meeting center. The township also has…
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Obituaries
Edward P. Fafara Obituaries Edward P. Fafara Mr. Fafara, 60, of Spotswood died Dec. 23 at home. Prior to his retirment, he worked for Bristol Myers-Squibb, North Brunswick, for 36 years. Surviving are his wife, Luda Roschko Fafara; two sons, Marc of Spotswood and Daniel of Hillsborough; and a sister, Evelyn Fafara of South River.…
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Promising year ahead
It’s a new year, complete with a new crop of leaders in some of our local towns, and plenty of fresh ideas that will hopefully bring about change for the better. In the area covered by the Sentinel, the most significant changes can be seen in the smallest town — Helmetta. A new era was…
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Pets need proper care in bitterly cold weather
I am writing to express my concern about the proper care of pets during these frigid, bitterly cold winter days and nights. Where is our compassion and intelligence regarding our pets, both dogs and cats, when the thermometer dips toward zero? Short-haired animals should not be left outside overnight if the temperature is below 40…
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Your Turn
Rich WallingGuest Column Your Turn Rich Walling Guest Column Rich Walling Guest Column Seeking open government in E.B. Government of the people, by the people, for the people …," were the words of Abraham Lincoln as he dedicated the national cemetery at Gettysburg, Pa., in 1863. Now, almost 150 years later, it is more often…
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Family grateful to those who helped beloved pet
On the rainy night of Nov. 5, a very special part of the Rice family passed away. Lying on Route 9 in pain, after being struck by an unknown vehicle, our dog Rocky took his last breath in caring hands. To our knowledge, four young adults witnessed this tragic accident, pulled over, called the police,…
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Lot should be made grass, trees
As I drive down Ryders Lane, it has become evident that the Wawa intends to expand no matter what anyone says. China Moon now stands as a dark sentinel, its windows covered with huge boards, its eyes closed to the desecration to come. The building has become an eyesore to those living nearby and to…
