Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Guest Column
Carri M. BroxmeyerBroxmeyer family member speaks out against negative opinions Carri M. Broxmeyer Broxmeyer family member speaks out against negative opinions I am writing in response to the letter to the editor from Alex R. Wiener ("Action To Halt Wendy’s Was Good for Residents of Milltown") that was printed in the Oct. 24 issue of…
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Don’t put children at risk; turn away radiology group in East Bruns. We have been living in our home in East Brunswick for 17 years. We moved here because East Brunswick had many things to offer, including excellent schools, a library and close proximity to New York. The home we purchased was in a new…
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Resident wants officials to be more forthright in South River gov’t
Once again the citizens of South River have to question what is going on with their Borough Council. After enduring another televised meeting where the sound was atrocious, at the end of the meeting we got to watch a slide show that was blurry and had no sound. What was that all about? The slide…
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Writer: Seniors shouldn’t have to freeze while waiting for flu shots
There we stood at 8:15 a.m., outdoors in a temperature of 45 degrees, approximately 200 "early birds" awaiting entry to the East Brunswick Senior Center for flu shots. I thought: there has to be a better way. Perhaps we could be allowed inside — at least we’d be warm in the reception area or the…
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Proposed changes to road invade residents’ rights
There is a situation that has developed in which the town of East Brunswick is in an adversarial position with a group of residents from Fresh Ponds Road regarding proposed changes to Fresh Ponds Road. In a recent newspaper article, one of the proposed changes was described as the widening of the designated 2,000 feet…
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Community, board handled difficult issues with skill
I just returned from the special Board of Education meeting in Jamesburg held to review a proposal for drastic cuts in spending at our schools, offsetting an unanticipated budget, and I wanted to offer the following observations. First, to the young teachers who will likely be losing their jobs, I want to express a heartfelt…
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South River mayor and council want fair settlement with PBAAs mayor of the borough of South River, I feel compelled to respond to your recent editorial ("Police Deserve Pay Raise") and the article ("Cops Confront Council on Contract Issues") in the Oct. 24 Sentinel with reference to the negotiations between the Policemen’s Benevo-lent Association (PBA)…
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Obituaries
Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. GEORGE W. ANDERSON JR., 76, of Old Bridge died Oct. 27 in Madison Center, Old Bridge. His wife, Julia Anderson, died in 1992. Surviving are two daughters,…
