Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Rail travel will lessen road congestion, as well as cut emissions
This letter is in response to an earlier letter to the editor from Richard Wieland, in which he voiced his opposition to my pro-light-rail letter, which appeared in the Aug. 8 issue of the Sentinel. Wieland’s referral to a "high-speed railroad" is misleading since the proposal is for a light train, which is akin to…
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Local businesses provided generous support during holidays
It is with heartfelt gratitude that I send this letter. On behalf of the U.S. Army, 411th Chemical Company, I would like to thank the following businesses for their support during this past holiday season: Stop and Shop of Somerset, Stop and Shop of Edison, Sam’s Club of East Brunswick and Wal-Mart of North Brunswick.…
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Good wishes aided student on the road to recovery
This is an open letter of thanks to the students and faculty at Joyce Kilmer School in Milltown. Our 14-year-old daughter Stacey is an eighth-grade student at Joyce Kilmer, and she struggles with an extremely rare bone disorder that leaves her nonambulatory a significant portion of the time. She is in the process of a…
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Multicultural societies must support all beliefs
I certainly was relieved to read in the Jan. 23 issue of the Sentinel that the Monroe Township Board of Education did the right thing by reaffirming its ruling permitting township students to form a chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) at the high school. However, I was dismayed when I read the…
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Contributions brought happiness to South River children
Once again the South River Elementary School PTA must say thank you to all of those who supported our Adopt-A-Family program. You made the difference for 107 children in our small community. Because of you, their holidays were brighter and better. Each year this program has touched individuals who thank us for letting them help,…
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Environmental panel has not made decision on MOM
An article in the Dec. 24 issue of the Sentinel ("Milltown-based Watershed Group Seeking Volunteers") discussed the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) rail line and stated that the Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership was in favor of this project. This was an error. The partnership has not had a debate concerning this issue and has not made a…
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SANTO JOHN INTRAVARTOLO, 74, of Jamesburg died Jan. 17 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, N.Y. A local businessman, he served as a Jamesburg Borough Council member for eight years during the 1970s. Surviving are his wife, Helen M. Nemeez Intravartolo; a son, John of Monroe; a daughter, Robin Yeager of Hillsborough; three sisters, Antoinette of…
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EBHS students say ‘I do’
Annual lesson teachesstudents the traditionsinvolved with weddings By jennifer domeStaff Writer Annual lesson teaches students the traditions involved with weddings By jennifer dome Staff Writer Groomsman Keith Jean-Pierre takes a picture of the bride and groom — Elizabeth Ressler and Glenn Kipnis — with their sociology class’s student teacher, James Laster, at East Brunswick High…
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Our View
Opportunity to appreciatework of famed local artist Opportunity to appreciate work of famed local artist Middlesex County will welcome home the work of one of its most acclaimed artists this weekend. The work of the late South Brunswick resident and artist George Segal will be the focus of a four-month exhibit at the Jane Voorhees…
